Dates July 10–11 | Competitors 25 from 11 nations | |
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Venue Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||
The men's pole vault was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 10, 1912 and on Thursday, July 11, 1912.
Contents
Twenty-five pole vaulters from eleven nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
The Olympic record was equalized or improved 18 times during this competition. Finally Harry Babcock set a new Olympic record with 3.95 metres.
Results
Halpenny was forced to withdraw after he broke two ribs while clearing 3.80m and had to be carried off the field on a stretcher.
References
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA