Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault


The men's pole vault was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme.
Five athletes competed in the pole vault. The two Americans far outclassed the three Greeks, starting higher than the Greeks could clear and taking first and second places. Damaskos and Theodoropoulos tied for third, while Xydas took fifth.

Results

The three Greeks began with the bar at 2.40 metres. All three made that mark. The bar was then raised.10 metres at a time, eliminating Xydas after he failed the second jump and the other two after they failed the fourth height. The American pair did not jump at any of those heights, instead beginning at 2.80 metres, a height that gave neither any difficulty. Tyler was unable to clear the 3.30 metres height, and Hoyt failed at 3.40 metres only.
RankNameNationHeightNotes
William Hoyt3.30
Albert Tyler3.20
Evangelos Damaskos2.60
Ioannis Theodoropoulos2.60
5Vasilios Xydas2.40