Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924, on Thursday, July 10, 1924. Twenty pole vaulters from 13 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Lee Barnes of the United States, the nation's seventh consecutive victory in the men's pole vault. Americans Glen Graham (silver) and James Brooker (bronze) completed the sweep, the second time (after 1904) the United States had done so—though the Americans had taken two golds and a bronze in 1908 and a gold, two silvers, and a bronze in 1912.

Men's pole vault
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Lee Barnes vaulting
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DatesJuly 9 (qualifying)
July 10 (final)
Competitors20 from 13 nations
Winning height3.95
Medalists
Lee Barnes
 United States
Glen Graham
 United States
James Brooker
 United States

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from the 1920 Games was silver medalist Henry Petersen of Denmark. The biggest threat to American dominance of the event was Charles Hoff of Norway, the world record holder; however, he was injured and did not compete in the pole vault. Ralph Spearow was the top American coming into the event.[2]

Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, and Poland each made their first appearance in the event. The United States made its seventh appearance, the only nation to have competed at every Olympic men's pole vault to that point.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the two-round format introduced in 1912, with results cleared between rounds. Vaulters received three attempts at each height.

In the qualifying round, all vaulters clearing 3.66 metres advanced to the final.[2][3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World record Charles Hoff (NOR)4.21Copenhagen, Denmark22 July 1923
Olympic record Frank Foss (USA)4.09Antwerp, Belgium20 August 1920

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 9 July 192414:00Qualifying
Thursday, 10 July 192414:30Final

Results

The current world record holder at that time [Charles Hoff] did not participate in this competition due to an injured ankle.

Qualifying

The qualification was held on Wednesday, July 9, 1924, and started at 2:00 p.m. All pole vaulters who were able to clear 3.66 metres qualified for the final. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available.

RankAthleteNationHeightNotes
1Lee Barnes United States3.66Q
James Brooker United States3.66Q
Glen Graham United States3.66Q
Maurice Henrijean Belgium3.66Q
Henry Petersen Denmark3.66Q
Victor Pickard Canada3.66Q
Ralph Spearow United States3.66Q
8Paul Dufauret France3.55
Irvine Francis Canada3.55
Maurice Vautier France3.55
11Robert Duthil France3.40
Eurico de Freitas Brazil3.40
Harry de Keijser Netherlands3.40
Marcel Muzard France3.40
15Stefan Adamczak Poland3.20
James Campbell Great Britain3.20
Valter Ever Estonia3.20
František Fuhrherr-Nový Czechoslovakia3.20
Yrjö Helander Finland3.20
Argyris Karagiannis Greece3.20

Final

The final was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924, and started at 2:30 p.m. The jumping order and the jumping series are not available.

Barnes won the gold medal in a jump-off beating Graham]]. Brooker won the bronze medal in a jump-off beating Petersen.

RankAthleteNationHeight
Lee Barnes United States3.95
Glen Graham United States3.95
James Brooker United States3.90
4Henry Petersen Denmark3.90
5Victor Pickard Canada3.80
6Ralph Spearow United States3.70
Maurice Henrijean BelgiumNo mark

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. "Pole Vault, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. Official Report, p. 136.
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