Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920 and on Friday, August 20, 1920. 16 pole vaulters from seven nations competed.[1]
| Men's pole vault at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 18–20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 3 km walk | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 56 lb weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 4.02 |  |
Cambridge, MA (USA) | June 8, 1912 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3.95 | |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 11, 1912 |
At first Frank Foss set a new Olympic record with 4.00 metres. Then he set a new world record with 4.09 metres.
Results
The qualification was held on August 18, 1920. The qualification height was 3.60. Only three pole vaulters were eliminated. In the final held on August 20, 1920 only seven athletes were able to clear 3.60 metres again. Foss cleared 4.00 metres and also the new world record of 4.09 metres in his third try.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. | 4.00 | 4.09 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3.60 | XXO | XXO | 4.09 WR |
| 2 |  | 3.60 | 3.70 | ||
| 3 | | 3.60 | 3.60 | ||
| 4 | | 3.60 | 3.60 | ||
| 5 |  | 3.60 | 3.60 | ||
| 6 | | 3.60 | 3.60 | ||
| 7 | | 3.60 | 3.60 | ||
| 8 | | 3.60 | 3.50 | ||
| 9 | | 3.60 | 3.50 | ||
| 10 |  | 3.60 | 3.40 | ||
| 11 | | 3.60 | 3.40 | ||
| 12 |  | 3.60 | 3.40 | ||
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3.60 | 3.30 | ||
| 14 | | 3.50 | — | ||
| — |  | NM | — | ||
| NM | — |
References
- "Athletics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
Sources
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2007.