Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 31 and August 2. During the final, a rainstorm came in during the jumps at 4.10. All the jumpers at 4.20 and higher had to deal with wet conditions on the runway and with their poles. The final was won by American Guinn Smith. Erkki Kataja had held the lead with a perfect set of jumps until Smith's last attempt clearance of 4.30.[1]
| Men's pole vault at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 31 (qualifying) August 2 (final) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  |
4.77 m | Modesto, United States | 23 May 1942 |
| Olympic record | |
4.35 m | Berlin, Germany | 5 August 1936 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 11:00 | Qualifications |
| Monday, 2 August 1948 | 14:30 | Finals |
Results
Qualifying round
Qual. rule: qualification standard 4.00m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinn Smith | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Erkki Kataja |  | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Bob Richards | | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Erling Kaas |  | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Ragnar Lundberg |  | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Boo Morcom | | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Hugo Göllors | | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Valto Olenius | | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Joe Barbosa |  | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | José Vicente | | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Victor Sillon |  | 4.00 | Q |
| 1 | Allan Lindberg | | 4.00 | Q |
| 13 | Georges Breitman | | 3.90 | |
| 14 | Theodosios Balafas | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3.80 | |
| 14 | Torfi Bryngeirsson |  | 3.80 | |
| 16 | Luis Ganoza | .svg.png){kind=small} | 3.70 | |
| 17 | Charles Bouvet | | 3.60 | |
| 17 | Richard Webster |  | 3.60 | |
| 17 | Jaime Piqueras | | 3.60 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.95 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Guinn Smith | |
xo | xo | o | xxo | xpp | 4.30 | |
 | Erkki Kataja | |
o | o | o | xxx | 4.20 | ||
 | Bob Richards | |
o | xo | xo | xxx | 4.20 | ||
| 4 | Erling Kaas | |
o | o | xxx | 4.10 | |||
| 5 | Ragnar Lundberg | |
o | xxo | xxx | 4.10 | |||
| 6 | Boo Morcom | |
o | pass | xxx | 3.95 | |||
| 7 | Hugo Göllors | |
xo | 3.95 | |||||
| 7 | Valto Olenius | |
xo | 3.95 | |||||
| 9 | José Barbosa | |
xxo | 3.95 | |||||
| 9 | José Vicente | |
xxo | 3.95 | |||||
| 9 | Victor Sillon | |
xxo | 3.95 | |||||
| 12 | Allan Lindberg | |
xxx | 3.80 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
External links
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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