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

Men's pole vault at the Commonwealth Games

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

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Riaan Botha	South Africa	5.60	GR
	Paul Burgess	Australia	5.50
	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