Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

Athletics at the
1956 Summer Olympics
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
20 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

These are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The final was held on the third day of the track and field competition, on Monday November 26, 1956.

Final classification

RANK NAME ATHLETEHEIGHT
 Bob Richards (USA) 4.56 m
 Bob Gutowski (USA) 4.53 m
 Georgios Roubanis (GRE) 4.50 m
4.  George Mattos (USA) 4.35 m
5.  Ragnar Lundberg (SWE) 4.25 m
6.  Zenon Wazny (POL) 4.25 m
7.  Eeles Landström (FIN) 4.25 m
8.  Manfred Preussger (EUA) 4.25 m
9.  Vladimir Bulatov (URS) 4.15 m
 Giulio Chiesa (ITA) 4.15 m
11.  Anatoly Petrov (URS) 4.15 m
12.  Zbigniew Janiszewski (POL) 4.15 m
13.  Vitaly Tchernobai (URS) 4.00 m
 Matti Sutinen (FIN) DNQ
 Peter Denton (AUS) DNQ
 Rolando Cruz (PUR) DNQ
 Bruce Peever (AUS) DNQ
 Victor Sillon (FRA) DNQ
 Allah Ditta (PAK) DNQ

References

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