Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
| Men's pole vault at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | July 9 (qualification) July 10 (final) |
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| Competitors | 20 from 13 nations | |||||||||
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Lee Barnes United States
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Glen Graham United States
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James Brooker United States
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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.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
The current world record holder at that time Charles Hoff did not participate in this competition due to an injured ankle.
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.
Group 1
Group 2
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 and Brooker won the bronze medal in a jump-off beating Petersen.
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