| Event: | Men's pole vault |
| Games: | 1962 |
| Venue: | Perry Lakes Stadium |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Label: | Winning height |
| Win Value: | 14feet GR |
| Gold: | Trevor Bickle |
| Goldcga: | AUS |
| Silver: | Danie Burger |
| Silvercga: | FRN |
| Bronze: | Ross Filshie |
| Bronzecga: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1958 |
| Next: | 1966 |
The men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.
The event was won by 19-year-old Australian Trevor Bickle. Bickle won by three inches ahead Danie Burger from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Australian champion Ross Filshie. Bickle's jump of 14feet set three new records. It broke the British Empire and Commonwealth record by one inch, Geoff Elliott's Games record set in Vancouver eight years ago by nine inches and Filshie's Australian national record by three inches.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR, CR | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | |||||