Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

Men's pole vault
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
VenueOlympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 18–20
Competitors16 from 7 nations
Medalists
   United States
   Denmark
   United States
Athletics at the
1920 Summer Olympics
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

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.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record 4.02 United States Marc Wright Cambridge, MA (USA) June 8, 1912
Olympic Record 3.95 United States Harry Babcock 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  Frank Foss (USA) 3.60 XXO XXO 4.09 WR
2  Henry Petersen (DEN) 3.60 3.70
3  Edwin Myers (USA) 3.60 3.60
4  Edward Knourek (USA) 3.60 3.60
5  Ernfrid Rydberg (SWE) 3.60 3.60
6  Laurits Jørgensen (DEN) 3.60 3.60
7  Eldon Jenne (USA) 3.60 3.60
8  Georg Högström (SWE) 3.60 3.50
9  John Mattsson (SWE) 3.60 3.50
10  André Francquenelle (FRA) 3.60 3.40
11  Paul Lagarde (FRA) 3.60 3.40
12  Jussi Ruoho (FIN) 3.60 3.40
13  René Joannes-Powell (BEL) 3.60 3.30
14  Étienne Gajan (FRA) 3.50
 Johann Martin (EST) NM
 Lars Erik Tirén (SWE) NM

References

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