Men Pole Vault Athletics XVI Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia 1956 - Monday, 26th November - Gold Medal: Robert Richards, United States
Final 13:30HeightSOLMJ400415425435440445450453456459
1. Robert RichardsUSA United States4.56m OR8.1110OOOOOOOOXOXXX
2. Bob GutowskiUSA United States4.53m4.0412OOOXOXOXXOOOXXX
3. Georgios RoubanisGRe Greece4.50m11.019OOXOXOOOOXXX
4. George MattosUSA United States4.35m13.003O-OOXXX
5. Ragnar LundbergSWE Sweden4.25m10.002O-OXXX
6. Zenon WaznyPOL Poland4.25m9.003OOOXXX
7. Eeles LandstromFIN Finland4.25m6.112O-XOXXX
8. Manfred PreussgerGER UT Germany4.25m2.125OXOXOXXX
9. Vladimir BoulatovURS Soviet Union4.15m--.013XOOXXX
9. Giullio ChiesaITA Italy4.15m--.013XOOXXX
11.Anatoly PetrovURS Soviet Union4.15m--.113OXOXXX
12.Zbigniew JaniszewskiPOL Poland4.15m--.124XOXOXXX
13.Vitaly TchernobaiURS Soviet Union4.00m--.001OXXX
-. Matti SutinenFIN FinlandNM--. XXX
World Record: 4.77m Cornelius Warmerdam, United States Modesto, United States May 23, 1942
Olympic Record: 4.35 Robert Richards, United States Helsinki, Fimland July 22, 1952

world Men Pole Vault History

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground 120,000. 19 competitors from 12 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.
Strong winds reduced the heights achieved by 15-20cm, and some sur- prises occurred. The three USSR vaulters, all 4.40 performers, were unable to clear higher than 4.15, while Eeles Landström, European Champion and record holder, failed at 4.35. The best European was Roubanis, who was using a new fibreglass pole, rather than the metal poles popularised during the 1940s. The Greek UCLA student joined the flawless Richards and Gutowski in clearing 4.40, leaving George Mattos in fourth place. All three then cleared the next two heights with Roubanis second on countback ahead of Gutowki. At 4.53, the Americans cleared first time with Gutowski making the better jump before Richard grazed the bar. Roubanis missed, and at the next height Richards again cleared while making the bar wobble, and so won the gold medal. Richards consid- ered that in good conditions he might have cleared 4.72.

Qualification - Saturday, 24th November 10:00

Mark 4.15m. 14 Atletes passed the Mark and advanced to Final.
RankingHeight LMJ370385400415
1. George MattosUSA United States4.15mQ002-O-O
2. Vladimir BoulatovURS Soviet Union4.15mQ003-OOO
2. Giullio ChiesaITA Italy4.15mQ003-OOO
2. Zbigniew JaniszewskiPOL Poland4.15mQ003-OOO
5. Ragnar LundbergSWE Sweden4.15mQ004OOOO
5. Georgios RoubanisGRe Greece4.15mQ004OOOO
7. Bob GutowskiUSA United States4.15mQ013XO--O
8. Anatoly PetrovURS Soviet Union4.15mQ014-OXOO
8. Vitaly TchernobaiURS Soviet Union4.15mQ014-XOOO
8. Zenon WaznyPOL Poland4.15mQ014-XOOO
11.Robert RichardsUSA United States4.15mQ025-OXXOO
12.Eeles LandstromFIN Finland4.15mQ104OOOXO
12.Manfred PreussgerGER UT Germany4.15mQ104OOOXO
12.Matti SutinenFIN Finland4.15mQ104OOOXO
eliminated
-. Allah DittaPAK Pakistan4.00m 135-XXOXOXXX
-. Rolando CruzPUR Puerto Rico4.00m 202OOXXOXXX
-. Peter DentonAUS Australia3.85m 102OOXXX
-. Bruce PeeverAUS Australia3.85m 113XOOXXX
-. Victor SillonFRA FranceNM -X-
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