Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault

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The men's pole vault event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 20 September in Kuala Lumpur.

New Zealand's Denis Petushinskiy originally won the silver with 5.55 metres, which would have been the new national record, but he tested positive for a banned substance, stanozolol. He was disqualified and his result annulled.

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Riaan Botha  South Africa 5.60 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Burgess  Australia 5.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kersley Gardenne
 Mauritius 5.35
4 Matt Belsham  England 5.25
5
Kevin Hughes
 England 5.15
6 Marcus Popp  Canada 5.05
7 Neil Young  Northern Ireland 4.80
Ian Tullett  England NM
Denis Petushinsky
 New Zealand DQ
Dominic Johnson  Saint Lucia DNS
Rob Pike  Canada DNS

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