Men Pole Vault Athletics V Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden 1912 - Thursday, 11th July - Gold Medal: Harry Babcock, United States

Men Pole Vault Athletics V Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden 1912 - Thursday, 11th July - Gold Medal: Harry Babcock, United States

Final		Height	340	350	360	365	375	380	385	395	406
1. Harry Babcock	United States	3.95m OR	O	O	O	-	O	O	O	O	XXX
2. Frank Nelson	United States	3.85m	O	O	O	XO	O	O	XO	XXX
2. Marc Wright	United States	3.85m	O	O	O	O	XO	XO	XO	XXX
4. William Halpenny	Canada	3.80m	O	XO	O	O	XO	XO
4. Frank Murphy	United States	3.80m	O	O	XO	XO	O	O	XXX
4. Bertil Uggla	Sweden	3.80m	O	O	O	O	O	XO	XXX
7. Sam Bellah	United States	3.75m	O	O	XO	O	XO	XXX
8. Frank Coyle	United States	3.65m	O	O	XO	XO	XXX
8. Gordon Dukes	United States	3.65m	O	O	O	XXO	XXX
8. Bill Fritz	United States	3.65m	O	XO	XO	XXO	XXX
11.Robert Pasemann	Germany	3.40m	XO	XXX

world Men Pole Vault History

Venue: Stockholm Olympic Stadion 20,000.

25 competitors from 11 nations.

World Record: 4.02m Marc Wright, United States Cambridge, MA (USA) June 8, 1912

Olympic Record: 3.71m Edward Cook, United States London (GBR) July 24, 1908

Olympic Record: 3.71m Alfred Carlton Gilbert, United States London (GBR) July 24,1908

The Olympic record was equalized or improved 18 times during this competition. Finally Harry Babcock set a new Olympic record with 3.95 metres.

Halpenny was forced to withdraw after he broke two ribs while clearing 3.80m and had to be carried off the field on a stretcher.

Qualification - Wednesday, 10th July

Mark 3.65m. 11 Athletes passed the mark and advanced to Final.

Ranking		Height	GR	300	320	340	350	360	365
1. Harry Babcock	United States	3.65m	A		O	O	O	O	O
1. Frank Nelson	United States	3.65m	A	O		O	O	O	XO
1. Marc Wright	United States	3.65m	A			O	O	O	XO
1. William Halpenny	Canada	3.65m	A			O	O	O	O
1. Frank Murphy	United States	3.65m	B		O	O	O	XXO	O
1. Bertil Uggla	Sweden	3.65m	A	O	O	O	O	O	XO
1. Sam Bellah	United States	3.65m	B			XO	XXO	XO	O
1. Frank Coyle	United States	3.65m	B			O	O	O	XXO
1. Gordon Dukes	United States	3.65m	A		XXO	O	XXO	O	O
1. Bill Fritz	United States	3.65m	B		O	O	O	O	O
1. Robert Pasemann	Germany	3.65m	A	O	O	O	O	XXO	O
eliminated
12.Carl Hårleman	Sweden	3.60m	A		XO	O	XO	O	XXX
12.Richard Sjöberg	Sweden	3.60m	B	O	O	O	O	XXO	XXX
12.Clas Gille	Sweden	3.60m	B		O	O	XXO	XXO	XXX
15.Fernand Gonder	France	3.50m	A	XO	XO	O	O	XXX
16.Ulrich Baasch	Russia	3.40m	B	O	O	O	XXX
16.Fritz Bøchen Vikke	Denmark	3.40m	B	O	O	O	XXX
18.Magnus Nilsson	Sweden	3.20m	A		O	XXX
18.Hugo Svensson	Sweden	3.20m	B	O	O	XXX
18.Sander Santesson	Sweden	3.20m	B	XO	O	XXX
18.Viktor Franzl	Austria	3.20m	B	XXO	O	XXX
18.Georgios Banikas	Greece	3.20m	A	XO	XO	XXX
23.Jindřich Jirsák	Bohenia	3.00m	B	O	XXX
23.Manlio Legat	Italy	3.00m	B	O	XXX
-. Johann Martin	Russia	NM	A	XXX

index Athletics

Stockholm 1912 index

Stockholm

Athletics Stockholm 1912
Men 100m	Men 200m
Men 400m	Men 800m
Men 1500m	Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men 3000m Team Race
Men High Jump
Men Standing High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Men Standing Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Men Shot Put 2 Handed
Men Discus Throw
Men Discus Throw 2 Handed
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw
Men Javelin Throw 2 Handed
Men 10km Walk
Men Decathlon
Men Pentathlon
Men Cross-Country
Men Cross-Country Team
Men 10km Track Walk
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