Men Pole Vault Athletics XIV Olympic Games London 1948 - Monday 02.08 - Gold Medal: Guinn Smith, United States
Final 14:30HeightY395410420430440
1. Guinn SmithUSA United States4.30m28XOXOOXXOXXX
2. Erkki KatajaFIN Finland4.20m24OOOXXX
3. Bob RichardsUSA United States4.20m22OXOXOXXX
4. Erling KaasNOR Norway4.10m32OOXXX
5. Ragnar LundbergSWE Sweden4.10m23OXXOXXX
6. Boo MorcomUSA United States3.95m27O-XXX
7. Hugo GöllorsSWE Sweden3.95m28XOXXX
7. Valto OleniusFIN Finland3.95m27XOXXX
9. Joe BarbosaPUR Puerto Rico3.95m19XXOXXX
9. José VicentePUR Puerto Rico3.95m26XXOXXX
9. Victor SillonFRA France3.95m20XXOXXX
12.Allan LindbergSWE Sweden3.80m30XXX

world Men Pole Vault History

Venue: Empire Stadium, Wembley.
World Record: 4.77m Cornelius Warmerdam, United States Modesto, United States May 23, 1942
Olympic Record: 4.35 Earle Meadows, United States Berlin, Germany August 5, 1936
The war years deprived Cornelius Warmerdam (USA) of the opportu- nity of winning two gold medals. The first man to clear 15 feet (4.57), Warmerdam was generally considered the best ever vaulter prior to the advent of Sergey Bubka. By 1948 Warmerdam was coaching, and the best vault of 1948 was 10cm below 15’, coming in the US Trials where Richmond “Boo” Morcom beat Guinn Smith on countback, with Bob Richards third after clearing 4.42. Morcom had an ankle injury in London but qualified at 4.00 and then cleared 3.95 in the final, before gambling on clearing 4.20. In the rainy conditions, which left the runway waterlogged, this was a tactical error which left him watching Kataja, the leader, fight Smith and Richards for the medals. After Kataja and Richards missed three times at 4.30, Smith, who was suffering the effects of a knee injury, levered himself over the bar to maintain the USA’s winning streak in the event.

Qualification - Saturday 31.07 11:00

mark - 4.00m. 12 athletes reached the mark.
RankingHeightY
1. Guinn SmithUSA United States4.00m28
1. Erkki KatajaFIN Finland4.00m24
1. Bob RichardsUSA United States4.00m22
1. Erling KaasNOR Norway4.00m32
1. Ragnar LundbergSWE Sweden4.00m23
1. Boo MorcomUSA United States4.00m27
1. Hugo GöllorsSWE Sweden4.00m28
1. Valto OleniusFIN Finland4.00m27
1. Joe BarbosaPUR Puerto Rico4.00m19
1. José VicentePUR Puerto Rico4.00m26
1. Victor SillonFRA France4.00m20
1. Allan LindbergSWE Sweden4.00m30
13.Georges BreitmanFRA France3.90m28
14.Theodosios BalafasGRE Greece3.80m24
14.Torfi BryngeirssonISL Iceland3.80m21
16.Luis GanozaPER Peru3.70m
17.Charles BouvetFRA France3.60m29
17.Dick WebsterGBR Great Britain3.60m33
17.Jaime PiquerasPER Peru3.60m
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London 1948 index
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Athletics London 1948
Men 100mWomen 100m
Men 200mWomen 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m HurdlesWomen 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m RelayWomen 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High JumpWomen High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long JumpWomen Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot PutWomen Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 10km Track Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon
Men 100m Decathlon
Men Long Jump Decathlon
Men Shot Put Decathlon
Men High Jump Decathlon
Men 400m Decathlon
Men 110m Hurdles Decathlon
Men Discus Throw Decathlon
Men Pole Vault Decathlon
Men Javelin Throw Decathlon
Men 1500m Decathlon
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