Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's pole vault
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Andries du Plessis | South Africa | 13 ft 5+3⁄4 in (4.11 m) | GR |
| | Les Fletcher | Australia | 13 ft 0+1⁄4 in (3.97 m) | |
| | Stuart Frid | Canada | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) | |
| 4 | Frederick Webster | England | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) | |
| 5 | Ted Winter | Australia | 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) | |
| 6 | Ian Barratt | Southern Rhodesia | 12 ft 4+1⁄2 in (3.77 m) | |
| 7 | Fred Woodhouse | Australia | 12 ft 4+1⁄2 in (3.77 m) | |
| 8 | Bill Cartwright | Australia | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) | |
| 9 | Arthur Dep | British Ceylon | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) | |
| | John Clarke | Northern Ireland | NM | |
