Men Pole Vault Athletics XV Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 1952 - Tuesday 22 July - Gold Medal: Robert Richards, United States
Final 15:00HeightSOLMJ360380395410420430440450455460
1. Robert RichardsUSA United States4.55m OR19.2310 OOOOOXOXXOXXX
2. Donald LazUSA United States4.50m14.117 OOOOOXOXXX
3. Ragnar LundbergSWE Sweden4.40m13.015 O OXOOXXX
4. Pyotr DenisenkoURS Soviet Union4.40m16.016 OOXOOOXXX
5. Valto OleniusFIN Finland4.30m18.125 OXOXOXXX
6. Bunkichi SawadaJPN Japan4.20m5.026 OXXOOOXXX
7. Vladimir BraznikURS Soviet Union4.20m6.115 OOOXOXXX
8. Viktor KnjazevURS Soviet Union4.20m12.126 OOXOXOXXX
9. George MattosUSA United States4.20m--.236 OXOXXOXXX
10.Erkki KatajaFIN Finland4.10m--.002 OOXXX
11.Lennart LindSWE Sweden4.10m--.003 OOOXXX
11.Tamas HommonnaiHUN Hungary4.10m--.003 OOOXXX
13.Milan MilakovYUG Yugoslavia4.10m--.014 OXOOXXX
14.Rigas EfstathiadisGRe Greece3.95m--.002 OOXXX
14.Torfi BryngeirssonISL Iceland3.95m--.002 OOXXX
16.Erling KaasNOR Norway3.80m--.001 OXXX
17.Theodoseos BalafasGRE Greece3.80m--.002OOXXX
18.Zeno DragomirROU Romania3.80m--.112 XOXXX
18.Jukka PiironenFIN Finland3.80m--.112 XOXXX

world Men Pole Vault History

Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion 70,000.
31 competitors from 21 nations.
Qualification
Tye-Breaks
1.L - misses at last cleared height.
2.M - all misses before elimination height.
3.J - all jumps before elimination height.
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
Nineteen of 25 competitors cleared 4.00 in qualifying, which meant that another long final was in prospect. It took five hours to complete, with four men beating the previous Olympic record. Olenius of Finland failed to clear 4.40, but made 4.30 to set a Finnish record in fifth place. All of the four contenders cleared 4.40 first time, and then all missed 4.50 with their first attempts. Laz and then Richards cleared on their second jumps, though Richards brushed the bar on his jump. Laz then failed three times at 4.55, bringing the prospect of a jump-off if Richards missed. He produced his best jump of the day, and leaped out of the pit triumphantly. Third place was decided on the basis of Lundberg having taken fewer jumps than Denisenko, though they had the same number of failures.

Qualification - Monday, 21st July 10:00

Mark 4.00m. 19 Athletes passed the Mark and advanced to Final.
RankingHeight GrLMJ360380390400
1. Pyotr DenisenkoURS Soviet Union4.00mQA002-O-O
1. Tamás HomonnayHUN Hungary4.00mQA002-O-O
1. Erkki KatajaFIN Finland4.00mQB002-O-O
1. Ragnar LundbergSWE Sweden4.00mQB002-O-O
1. Jukka PiironenFIN Finland4.00mQB002-O-O
6. Zeno DragomirROU Romania4.00mQA003-OOO
6. Don LazUSA United States4.00mQB003-OOO
6. Lennart LindSWE Sweden4.00mQB003OO-O
6. George MattosUSA United States4.00mQB003-OOO
6. Bob RichardsUSA United States4.00mQB003-OOO
11.Rigas EfstathiadisGRe Greece4.00mQA015OOXOO
11.Erling KaasNOR Norway4.00mQB015XOOOO
13.Valto OleniusFIN Finland4.00mQB112---XO
14.Viktor KnyazevURS Soviet Union4.00mQB113-O-XO
15.Volodymyr BrazhnykURS Soviet Union4.00mQA114OO-XO
16.Theodosios BalafasGRE Greece4.00mQA115OOOXO
16.Torfi BryngeirssonISL Iceland4.00mQA115OOOXO
18.Bunkichi SawadaJPN Japan4.00mQB125-OXOXO
19.Milan MilakovYUG Yugoslavia4.00mQB225OO-XXO
eliminated
20.Walter HofstetterSUI Switzerland3.90m A014OXOOXXX
21.Ronald MillerCAn Canada3.90m B113-OXOXXX
22.Tim AndersonGBR Great Britain3.80m A002OO-XXX
22.Geoff ElliottGBR Great Britain3.80m A002OO-XXX
22.Zenon WażnyPOL Poland3.80m B002OOXXX
25.Helcio da SilvaBRA Brazil3.60m A001OXXX
26.Gamal El-SherbiniEGy Egypt3.60m A223XXOXXX
-. Georgios RoubanisGRe GreeceNH B -XXX
-. José VicentePUR Puerto RicoNH B XXX
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index Athletics
Helsinki 1952 index
Helsinki_1952
Athletics Helsinki 1952
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
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