Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Friday, July 24, 1908. 15 pole vaulters from seven nations competed. It is the only one of the 111 events featured in 1908 to not have any competitors from the host nation. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3.90' |  Walter Dray | Danbury | June 13, 1908 |
| Olympic Record | 3.50 | Charles Dvorak | St. Louis | September 3, 1904 |
| Olympic Record | - | - | - | - |
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Both Edward Cook and Alfred Carlton Gilbert set a new Olympic record with 3.71 metres.Results
All jumpers had three attempts at each height.
| Place | Name | Nation | Height |
| 1 | Edward Cook | | 3.71 metres |
| 1 | Alfred Carlton Gilbert | | 3.71 metres |
| 3 | Edward Archibald | | 3.58 metres |
| 3 | Clare Jacobs | | 3.58 metres |
| 3 | Bruno Söderström | | 3.58 metres |
| 6 | Georgios Banikas | | 3.50 metres |
| 6 | Sam Bellah | | 3.50 metres |
| 8 | Kálmán Szathmáry | | 3.35 metres |
| 9 | Stefanos Kountouriotis | | 3.25 metres |
| 10 | Robert Pascarel | | 3.20 metres |
| 10 | Carl Silfverstrand | | 3.20 metres |
| 12 | Thomas Jackson | | 3.05 metres |
| 12 | Gaston Koëger | | 3.05 metres |
| 14 | Coen van Veenhuijsen | | 2.89 metres |
| 15 | Bram Evers | | 2.82 metres |
