Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault


The men's pole vault was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Seven pole vaulters from two nations participated. The competition was held on Saturday, September 3, 1904.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
World Record3.69' Fernand GonderParis June 26, 1904
Olympic Record3.30 William HoytAthens April 10, 1896
Olympic Record3.30 Irving BaxterParis July 15, 1900

' unofficial
Charles Dvorak set a new Olympic record of 3.50 metres. All 5 of the vaulters whose results are known bested the previous Olympic record.

Results