SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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OLYMPIC GAMES. HISTORY 
MEN'S Pole Vault 
 
1896
1. William Hoyt (US) ........................ 10-10 ........ ....3.30
2. Albert Tyler (US) .......................... 10-6 .............. 3.20
=3. Evangelos Damaskos (Gre) .......... 8-6 1/4 ......... 2.60
=3. Ioannis Theodoropoulos (Gre) ....... 8-6 1/4 ......... 2.60
=3. Vasilios Xydas (Gre) .................... 8-6 1/4 ......... 2.60
1900
1. Irving Baxter (US) ......................... 10-10 ........... 3.30
2. Meredith Colkett (US) ................... 10-8 ............. 3.25
3. Flisa Andersen (Nor) ..................... 10-6 ............ 3.20
1904
1. Charles Dvorak (US) ..................... 11-6 ............. 3.50
2. Leroy Samse (US) ........................ 11-3 ............. 3.43
3. Louis Wilkins (US) ........................ 11-3 ............. 3.43
1908
=1. Edward Cooke (US) .................... 12-2 ............. 3.71
=1. Alfred Gilbert (US) ...................... 12-2 ............. 3.71
=3. Ed Archibald (Can) ..................... 11-9 ............. 3.58
=3. Charles Jacobs (US) ................... 11-9 ............. 3.58
=3. Bruno Soderstrom(Swe.) ............. 11-9 ............. 3.58
1912
1. Harry Babcock (US) ...................... 12-11 1/2 ..... 3.95
=2. Frank Nelson (US) ...................... 12-7 1/2 ....... 3.85
=2. Marc Wright (US) ........................ 12-7 1/2 ....... 3.85
1920
1. Frank Foss (US) ........................... 13-5 ............. 4.09 WR
2. Henry Petersen (Den) .................... 12-1 3/4 ....... 3.70
3. Edwin Myers (US) ......................... 11-9 3/4 ....... 3.60
1924
1. Lee Barnes (US) ......................... 12-11 1/2 ........ 3.95
2. Glenn Graham (US) ..................... 12-11 1/2 ....... 3.95
3. James Brooker (US) .................... 12-9 1/2 ......... 3.90
1928
1. Sabin Carr (US) ........................... 13-9 1/4 ..........4.20
2. William Droegemuller (US) ........... 13-5 1/4 ...........4.10
3. Charles McGinnis (US) ................ 12-11 1/2 .........3.95
1932
1. Bill Miller (US) ............................. 14-1 3/4 ......... 4.31
2. Shuhei Nishida (Jpn) .................... 14-1 1/4 ......... 4.30
3. George Jefferson (US) .................. 13-9 1/4 ......... 4.20
1936
1. Earle Meadows (US) .................... 14-3 1/4 ......... 4.35
=2. Shuhei Nishida (Jpn) .................. 13-11 1/4 ....... 4.25
=2. Sueo Oe (Jpn) ........................... 13-11 1/4 ....... 4.25
1948
1. Guinn Smith (US) ........................ 14-1 1/4 ......... 4.30
2. Erkki Kataja (Fin) ........................ 13-9 1/4 ......... 4.20
3. Bob Richards (US) ....................... 13-9 1/4 ........ 4.20
1952
1. Bob Richards (US) ....................... 14-11 1/4 ....... 4.55
2. Don Laz (US) .............................. 14-9 ............... 4.50
3. Ragnar Lundberg (Swe) ................ 14-5 1/4 .......... 4.40
1956
1. Bob Richards (US) ....................... 14-11 1/2 ....... 4.56
2. Bob Gutowski (US) ...................... 14-10 1/4 ....... 4.53
3. Georgios Roubanis (Gre) .............. 14-9 .............. 4.50
1960
1. Don Bragg (US) ........................... 15-5 ............. 4.70
2. Ron Morris (US) ........................... 15-1 ............. 4.60
3. Eeles Landstrom (Fin) .................. 14-11 ............ 4.55
1964
1. Fred Hansen (US) ........................ 16-8 3/4 ........ 5.10
2. Wolfgang Reinhardt (WG) ............. 16-6 3/4 ........ 5.05
3. Klaus Lehnertz (WG) .................... 16-4 3/4 ........ 5.00
1968
1. Bob Seagren (US) ......................... 17-8 1/2 ....... 5.40(A)
2. Claus Schiprowski (WG) ................ 17-8 1/2 ....... 5.40
3. Wolfgang Nordwig (EG) .................. 17-8 1/2 ....... 5.40
1972
1. Wolfgang Nordwig (EG) ................. 18-1/2 .......... 5.50
2. Bob Seagren (US) ......................... 17-8 1/2 ....... 5.40
3. Jan Johnson (US) .......................... 17-6 1/2 ....... 5.35
1976
1. Tadeusz Slusarski (Pol) ................. 18-1/2 ......... 5.50
2. Antti Kalliomaki (Fin) ..................... 18-1/2 ......... 5.50
3. Dave Roberts (US) ........................ 18-1/2 ......... 5.50
1980
1. Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz (Pol) ........ 18-11 1/2 ......5.78 WR
=2. Konstantin Volkov (SU) ............... 18-6 1/2 ....... 5.65
=2. Tadeusz Slusarski (Pol) .............. 18-6 1/2 ....... 5.65
1984
1. Pierre Quinon (Fra) ...................... 18-10 1/4 ..... 5.75
2. Mike Tully (US) ........................... 18-6 1/2 ....... 5.65
=3. Earl Bell (US) ............................ 18-4 1/2 ....... 5.60
=3. Thierry Vigneron (Fra) ................ 18-4 1/2 ....... 5.60
1988
1. Sergey Bubka (SU) ..................... 19-4 1/4 ....... 5.90
2. Rodion Gataullin (SU) .................. 19-2 1/4 ....... 5.85
3. Grigoriy Yegorov (SU) .................. 19-1/4 .......... 5.80
1992
1. Maksim Tarasov (SU) .................. 19-1/4 .......... 5.80
2. Igor Trandenkov (SU) ................... 19-1/4 .......... 5.80
3. Javier Garcia (Spa) ...................... 18-10 1/4 ..... 5.75
1996
1. Jean Galfione (Fra) ..................... 19-5 ............ 5.92
2. Igor Trandenkov (Rus) ................. 19-5 ............ 5.92
3. Andrei Tivontchik (Ger) ............... 19-5 ............. 5.92
2000
1. Nick Hysong (USA) ......................................... 5.90
2. Lawrence Johnson (USA) ................................. 5.90 
3. Maksim Tarasov (RUS) .....................................5.90 

Medals
18 - 13 - 10  USA
  2 - 3 - 1     Soviet Union
  2 - 1 - 0     Poland
  2 - 0 - 1     France
  1 - 0 - 1     East Germany
  0 - 3 - 0     Japan
  0 - 2 - 1     Finland
  0 - 2 - 1     West Germany
  0 - 1 - 1     Russia
  0 - 1 - 0     Denmark
  0 - 0 - 4     Greece
  0 - 0 - 2     Sweden
  0 - 0 - 1     Norway
  0 - 0 - 1     Canada
  0 - 0 - 1     Spain
  0 - 0 - 1     Germany

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