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


The men's pole vault field event at the 1960 Olympic Games 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

RankNameNationalityMark3.804.004.204.304.40Notes
1TKhristo Khristov4.40poooo
1TMatti Sutinen4.40poooo
3Don Bragg4.40ppoxoo
4TEeles Landström4.40pooxoo
4TGünter Malcher4.40poxooo
6Rudolf Tomášek4.40oxoooo
7Leon Lukman4.40poxxooo
8TRolando Cruz4.40poooxxo
8TIhor Petrenko4.40poooxxo
10Jānis Krasovskis4.40ppoxoxxo
11Ron Morris4.30ppooxxx
12TDimitar Khlebarov4.20poooxxx
12TAndrzej Krzesiński4.20poooxxx
14TPeter Laufer4.20poopxxx-
14TManfred Preußger4.20poopxxx-
14TRoman Lešek4.20pooxxx--
14TValbjörn Þorláksson4.20pooxxx--
18TDave Clark4.20oooxxx--
18TJanusz Gronowski4.20oooxxx--
18TGeorgios Roubanis4.20oooxxx--
18TVictor Sillon4.20oooxxx--
22Noriaki Yasuda4.20pxxooxxx--
23TBjørn Andersen4.00poxxx---
23TGérard Barras4.00poxxx---
23TRaymond Van Dijck4.00poxxx---
26Allah Ditta4.00xooxxx---
–Owen Okundaye–pxxx----
–Mohamed Abdullah–xxx-----
–Orhan Altan–xxx-----

Final

RankNameNationalityMark4.004.204.304.404.504.554.604.704.82Notes
Don Bragg4.70ppoxoooooxxxOR
Ron Morris4.60ppooxooxoxxx--
Eeles Landström4.55popxoxooxxx---
4Rolando Cruz4.55oooooxoxxx---
5Günter Malcher4.50pooooxxx----
6TIhor Petrenko4.50popxxooxxx----
6TMatti Sutinen4.50popxxooxxx----
8Rudolf Tomášek4.50oooxxooxxx----
9Leon Lukman4.40ooooxxx-----
10Khristo Khristov4.40pxoooxxx-----
11Dimitar Khlebarov4.30pooxxx------
12Andrzej Krzesiński4.30oooxxx------
13Jānis Krasovskis4.30ppxoxxx------

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