Men Pole Vault Athletics IV Olympic Games London, Great Britain 1908 - Friay, 24th July - Gold Medal: Edward Cook, United States and Alfred Gilbert, United States
Final RankingHeight
1. Edward CookUSA United States3.71m OR
1. Alfred Carlton GilbertUSA United States3.71m OR
3. Edward ArchibaldCan Canada3.58m
3. Clare JacobsUSA United States3.58m
3. Bruno SöderströmSWE Sweden3.58m
6. Georgios BanikasGre Greece3.50m
6. Sam BellahUSA United States3.50m
8. Kálmán SzathmáryHUN Hungary3.35m
9. Stefanos KountouriotisGre Greece3.25m
10.Robert PascarelFRA France3.20m
10.Carl SilfverstrandSWE Sweden3.20m
12.Thomas JacksonUSA United States3.05m
12.Gaston KoëgerFRA France3.05m
14.Coen van VeenhuijsenNED Netherlands2.89m
15.Bram EversNED Netherlands2.82m

world Pole Vault History

Venue: White City Stadium.
15 Competitors from 7 nations.
World Record: 3.90m -Walter Dray, - Danbury (USA), June 13, 1908.
Olympic Record: 3.50m - Charles Dvorak, - St. Louis, (USA), September 3, 1904.
Gonder, having won an Olympic title, turned to rugby in 1908 and so missed the London Games, leaving Alfred “A. C.” Gilbert, winner of the US Eastern Trials with a national record 3.855, as favourite. Another to miss London was Walter Dray, who placed second in the US Trials but then cleared 3.90 in a minor meeting before being injured. The qualifying competition was held on the morning of 24 July in three sections, with Söderström winning the first section with 3.58 from Jacobs – 3.50. Cooke won the next section with an Olympic record 3.71 ahead of Gilbert – 3.66 – and Archibald 3.58. Bellah won the last section with 3.43. Performances were carried forward to the final, and Gilbert out- jumped Cook 3.71 to 3.66 in a competition disrupted by the excitement surrounding the finish of the marathon. The two shared the gold medal on the basis of Cook’s earlier 3.71, with Archibald, Jacobs and Söderström sharing third place after all three cleared 3.58.
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