Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
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| Men's pole vault at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 31 (qualifying) August 2 (final) |
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 10 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's pole vault event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 31 and August 2. During the final, a rainstorm came in during the jumps at 4.10. All the jumpers at 4.20 and higher had to deal with wet conditions on the runway and with their poles. The final was won by American Guinn Smith. Erkki Kataja had held the lead with a perfect set of jumps until Smith's last attempt clearance of 4.30.
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Results
Qualifying
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.95 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | Result | Notes |
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Guinn Smith |  United States |
xo | xo | o | xxo | xpp | 4.30 | |
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Erkki Kataja |  Finland |
o | o | o | xxx | 4.20 | ||
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Bob Richards | United States |
o | xo | xo | xxx | 4.20 | ||
| 4 | Erling Kaas |  Norway |
o | o | xxx | 4.10 | |||
| 5 | Ragnar Lundberg |  Sweden |
o | xxo | xxx | 4.10 | |||
| 6 | Boo Morcom | United States |
o | pass | xxx | 3.95 | |||
| 7 | Hugo Göllors | Sweden |
xo | 3.95 | |||||
| 7 | Valto Olenius | Finland |
xo | 3.95 | |||||
| 9 | José Barbosa |  Puerto Rico |
xxo | 3.95 | |||||
| 9 | José Vicente | Puerto Rico |
xxo | 3.95 | |||||
| 9 | Victor Sillon |  France |
xxo | 3.95 | |||||
| 12 | Allan Lindberg | Sweden |
xxx | 3.80 |
References
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's pole vault, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-07-11.
