Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

field event at the 1960 Olympic Games
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

took place on September 5 and September 7.

Results

Top twelve jumpers and ties and all jumpers reaching 4.40 metres advanced to the finals. All heights are listed in metres.

Qualifying

Rank	Name	Mark	3.80	4.00	4.20	4.30	4.40
1T	Khristo Khristov Khristo Khristov Khristo Khristov is a Bulgarian fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4.40	p	o	o	o	o
1T	Matti Sutinen	4.40	p	o	o	o	o
3	Don Bragg Don Bragg Don Bragg was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He competed for the United States in the men's pole vault event at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he won the gold medal.Bragg grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High...	4.40	p	p	o	xo	o
4T	Eeles Landström Eeles Landström Eeles Enok Landström is a Finnish Olympic medalist and double European Champion in pole vault, a former member of the Finnish parliament and former business executive...	4.40	p	o	o	xo	o
4T	Günter Malcher	4.40	p	o	xo	o	o
6	Rudolf Tomášek Rudolf Tomášek Rudolf Tomášek is a retired pole vaulter who represented Czechoslovakia.He was born in Karlovy Vary, and represented the clubs RH Praha...	4.40	o	xo	o	o	o
7	Leon Lukman	4.40	p	o	xxo	o	o
8T	Rolando Cruz Rolando Cruz For the Rolando Cruz related to the Illinois criminal case, see Rolando Cruz caseRolando Cruz is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956...	4.40	p	o	o	o	xxo
8T	Igor Petrenko	4.40	p	o	o	o	xxo
10	Jānis Krasovskis	4.40	p	p	o	xo	xxo
11	Ron Morris	4.30	p	p	o	o	xxx
12T	Dimitar Khlebarov Dimitar Khlebarov Dimitar Petrov Khlebarov is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He set his personal best in 26 September 1965 at a meet in Sofia.-Achievements:-References:**...	4.20	p	o	o	o	xxx
12T	Andrzej Krzesiński	4.20	p	o	o	o	xxx
14T	Peter Laufer Peter Laufer Peter Laufer is an independent journalist, broadcaster and documentary filmmaker working in traditional and new media. He is the James Wallace Chair in Journalism at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.-Career:...	4.20	p	o	o	p	xxx
14T	Manfred Preußger	4.20	p	o	o	p	xxx
14T	Roman Lešek	4.20	p	o	o	xxx
14T	Valbjörn Þorláksson Valbjörn Þorláksson Valbjörn Thorlaksson was an Icelandic track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon and pole vault in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Summer Olympic Games....	4.20	p	o	o	xxx
18T	Dave Clark	4.20	o	o	o	xxx
18T	Janusz Gronowski	4.20	o	o	o	xxx
18T	Georgios Roubanis Georgios Roubanis Georgios Roubanis is a Greek athlete. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, he won a bronze medal in thepole vault, as he scored 4.50m .In order to attend the Melbourne event, Roubanis lost a semester...	4.20	o	o	o	xxx
18T	Victor Sillon Victor Sillon Victor Sillon is a French athlete who specialises in pole vault. Sillon competed in the Men's pole vault at the 1948 Summer Olympics,1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Lamentin, Martinique.- References :...	4.20	o	o	o	xxx
22	Noriaki Yasuda	4.20	p	xxo	o	xxx
23T	Bjørn Andersen	4.00	p	o	xxx
23T	Gérard Barras	4.00	p	o	xxx
23T	Raymond Van Dijck	4.00	p	o	xxx
26	Allah Ditta II	4.00	xo	o	xxx
-	Owen Okundaye	-	p	xxx
-	Mohamed Abdullah	-	xxx
-	Orhan Altan	-	xxx

Final

Rank	Name	Mark	4.00	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.55	4.60	4.70	4.82	Notes
	Don Bragg Don Bragg Don Bragg was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He competed for the United States in the men's pole vault event at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he won the gold medal.Bragg grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where he attended Penns Grove High...	4.70	p	p	o	xo	o	o	o	o	xxx	OR
	Ron Morris	4.60	p	p	o	o	xo	o	xo	xxx
	Eeles Landström Eeles Landström Eeles Enok Landström is a Finnish Olympic medalist and double European Champion in pole vault, a former member of the Finnish parliament and former business executive...	4.55	p	o	p	xo	xo	o	xxx
4	Rolando Cruz Rolando Cruz For the Rolando Cruz related to the Illinois criminal case, see Rolando Cruz caseRolando Cruz is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956...	4.55	o	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx
5	Günter Malcher	4.50	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
6T	Igor Petrenko	4.50	p	o	p	xxo	o	xxx
6T	Matti Sutinen	4.50	p	o	p	xxo	o	xxx
8	Rudolf Tomášek Rudolf Tomášek Rudolf Tomášek is a retired pole vaulter who represented Czechoslovakia.He was born in Karlovy Vary, and represented the clubs RH Praha...	4.50	o	o	o	xxo	o	xxx
9	Leon Lukman	4.40	o	o	o	o	xxx
10	Khristo Khristov Khristo Khristov Khristo Khristov is a Bulgarian fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4.40	p	xo	o	o	xxx
11	Dimitar Khlebarov Dimitar Khlebarov Dimitar Petrov Khlebarov is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He set his personal best in 26 September 1965 at a meet in Sofia.-Achievements:-References:**...	4.30	p	o	o	xxx
12	Andrzej Krzesiński	4.30	o	o	o	xxx
13	Jānis Krasovskis	4.30	p	p	xo	xxx

Key: OR = Olympic record; o = clear ; p = pass; x = fail

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