| Venue: Empire Stadium, London. |
| Final | Height | Y | 395 | 410 | 420 | 430 | 440 | | 1. Guinn Smith |  USA | 4.30m | 28 | XO | XO | O | XXO | XXX | | 2. Erkki Kataja |  FIN | 4.20m | 24 | O | O | O | XXX | | 3. Bob Richards | USA | 4.20m | 22 | O | XO | XO | XXX | | 4. Erling Kaas |  NOR | 4.10m | 32 | O | O | XXX | | 5. Ragnar Lundberg |  SWE | 4.10m | 23 | O | XXO | XXX | | 6. Boo Morcom | USA | 3.95m | 27 | O | - | XXX | | 7. Hugo Göllors | SWE | 3.95m | 28 | XO | XXX | | 7. Valto Olenius | FIN | 3.95m | 27 | XO | XXX | | 9. Joe Barbosa |  PUR | 3.95m | 19 | XXO | XXX | | 9. José Vicente | PUR | 3.95m | 26 | XXO | XXX | | 9. Victor Sillon |  FRA | 3.95m | 20 | XXO | XXX | | 12.Allan Lindberg | SWE | 3.80m | 30 | XXX |
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Qualification - Saturday 31.07 | | mark - 4.00m. 12 athletes reached the mark. |
| Ranking | Height | Y | | 1. Guinn Smith | USA | 4.00m | 28 | | 1. Erkki Kataja | FIN | 4.00m | 24 | | 1. Bob Richards | USA | 4.00m | 22 | | 1. Erling Kaas | NOR | 4.00m | 32 | | 1. Ragnar Lundberg | SWE | 4.00m | 23 | | 1. Boo Morcom | USA | 4.00m | 27 | | 1. Hugo Göllors | SWE | 4.00m | 28 | | 1. Valto Olenius | FIN | 4.00m | 27 | | 1. Joe Barbosa | PUR | 4.00m | 19 | | 1. José Vicente | PUR | 4.00m | 26 | | 1. Victor Sillon | FRA | 4.00m | 20 | | 1. Allan Lindberg | SWE | 4.00m | 30 | | 13.Georges Breitman | FRA | 3.90m | 28 | | 14.Theodosios Balafas |  GRE | 3.80m | 24 | | 14.Torfi Bryngeirsson |  ISL | 3.80m | 21 | | 16.Luis Ganoza |  PER | 3.70m | | | 17.Charles Bouvet | FRA | 3.60m | 29 | | 17.Dick Webster |  GBR | 3.60m | 33 | | 17.Jaime Piqueras | PER | 3.60m | |
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