Men Pole Vault Athletics VII Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium 1920 - Friday, 20th August - Gold Medal: Frank Foss, United States
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1. Frank FossUSA United States4.09m WRXOOOX-O
2. Henry PetersenDEN Denmark3.70mXOXXX
3. Edwin MyersUSA United States3.60mXXX
4. Edward KnourekUSA United States3.60mXXX
5. Ernfrid RydbergSWE Sweden3.60mXXX
6. Laurits JørgensenDEN Denmark3.60mXXX
7. Eldon JenneUSA United States3.60mXXX
8. Georg HögströmSWE Sweden3.50m
9. John MattssonSWE Sweden3.50m
10.André FrancquenelleFRA France3.40m
11.Paul LagardeFRA France3.40m
12.Jussi RuohoFIN Finland3.40m
13.René Joannes-PowellBEL Belgium3.30m

world Men Pole Vault History

Venue: Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp.
16 competitors from 7 nations.
Qualification
Jump-Off dor 2nd placeHeight
2. Henry PetersenDEN Denmark3.75m
3. Edwin MyersUSA United States3.70m
4. Edward KnourekUSA United States
5. Ernfrid RydbergSWE Sweden
6. Laurits JørgensenDEN Denmark
7. Eldon JenneUSA United States
World Record: 4.02m Marc Wright, United States Cambridge, MA (USA) June 8, 1912
Olympic Record: 3.95m Harry Babcock, United States Stockholm (SWE) July 11, 1912
At first Frank Foss set a new Olympic record with 4.00 metres. Then he set a new world record with 4.09 metres.
All finalists cleared 3.60 in the qualifying round. Foss was the favourite after winning the US Trials with 3.99, but Myers had cleared the same height, and Jenne had jumped 3.98 elsewhere, so the winner was in doubt before the final. By the time the bar reached 3.80, only Foss and the 19 year-old Petersen were left. Foss cleared, leaving Petersen in silver medal posi- tion; Myers beat Knourek 3.75 to 3.70 in a jump-off for third. Foss went on to clear 3.90, and after a failure at 4.00 he moved to a world record of 4.10, which he cleared first time. On remeasurement it was found to be 4.09, still a record. The relatively small (1.73m/66kg) Foss remains one of only two men to have set a world record in Olympic pole vault competition.

Qualification - Wednesday, 18th August

Mark 3.60m. 13 Athletes passed the mark and advanced to Final.
FinalHeight
1. Frank FossUSA United States3.60m
1. Henry PetersenDEN Denmark3.60m
1. Edwin MyersUSA United States3.60m
1. Edward KnourekUSA United States3.60m
1. Ernfrid RydbergSWE Sweden3.60m
1. Laurits JørgensenDEN Denmark3.60m
1. Eldon JenneUSA United States3.60m
1. Georg HögströmSWE Sweden3.60m
1. John MattssonSWE Sweden3.60m
1. André FrancquenelleFRA France3.60m
1. Paul LagardeFRA France3.60m
1. Jussi RuohoFIN Finland3.60m
1. René Joannes-PowellBEL Belgium3.60m
eliminated
14.Étienne GajanFRA France3.50m
-. Johann MartinEST EstoniaNM
-. Lars Erik TirénSWE SwedenNM
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