| Final 14:00 | Height | | | 1. Pentti Nikula |  FIN | 4.80m | CR | | 2. Rudolf Tomášek |  TCH | 4.60m | | | 3. Kauko Nyström | FIN | 4.60m | | | 4. Risto Ankio | FIN | 4.55m | | | 5. Maurice Houvion |  FRA | 4.55m | | | 6. Roman Lešek |  YUG | 4.55m | NR | | 7. Günter Malcher |  GDR | 4.50m | | | 8. Manfred Preußger | GDR | 4.50m | | | 9. Bernard Balastre | FRA | 4.50m | | | 10.Igor Petrenko |  URS | 4.40m | | | 11.Petre Astafei |  ROU | 4.40m | | | 12.Kjell Hovik |  NOR | 4.40m | | | 13.Klaus Lehnertz |  FRG | 4.30m | | | 14.Janusz Gronowski |  POL | 4.30m | |
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| History Men Pole Vault | | World and European Record: Nikkola (FIN) 4.94m | | Qualification Standard: 4.40m |
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Qualification - Thursday 13.09 | | mark 4.40m - 14 Athletes |
| Ranking | Height | | | 1. Janusz Gronowski | POL | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Klaus Lehnertz | FRG | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Maurice Houvion | FRA | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Günter Malcher | GDR | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Kauko Nyström | FIN | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Igor Petrenko | URS | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Risto Ankio | FIN | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Kjell Hovik | NOR | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Roman Lešek | YUG | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Bernard Balastre | FRA | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Manfred Preußger | GDR | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Petre Astafei | ROU | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Rudolf Tomášek | TCH | 4.40m | Q | | 1. Pentti Nikula | FIN | 4.40m | Q | | eliminated | | 15.Gérard Barras |  SUI | 4.30m | | | 16.Mirko Kuzmanović | YUG | 4.30m | | | 17.Dimitar Khlebarov |  BUL | 4.30m | | | 18.Mikael Schie | NOR | 4.20m | | | 19.Franc Rojko | YUG | 4.20m | | | 20.Reidulv Førde | NOR | 4.20m | | | 21.Christos Papanikolaou |  GRE | 4.20m | | | 22.Valbjörn Þorláksson |  ISL | 4.10m | | | 23.Roland Gras | FRA | 4.00m | |
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