Earle Meadows

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Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for United States
Gold	1936 Berlin	Pole vault

Earle Elmer Meadows (June 29, 1913 – November 11, 1992) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault and twice broke the world record in 1937.

He competed for the United States in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the pole vault where he won the gold medal.

His winning vault is featured in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympiad, followed by a close-up him saluting as the "Star Spangled Banner"" is played, crossfading to the US flag.

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Olympic Champions in the Men's Pole Vault

1896: Welles Hoyt • 1900: Irving Baxter • 1904: Charles Dvorak • 1906: Fernand Gonder • 1908: Edward Cook/Alfred Gilbert • 1912: Harry Babcock • 1920: Frank Foss • 1924: Lee Barnes • 1928: Sabin Carr • 1932: William Miller • 1936: Earle Meadows • 1948: Guinn Smith • 1952: Bob Richards • 1956: Bob Richards • 1960: Don Bragg • 1964: Fred Hansen • 1968: Bob Seagren • 1972: Wolfgang Nordwig • 1976: Tadeusz Ślusarski • 1980: Władysław Kozakiewicz • 1984: Pierre Quinon • 1988: Sergei Bubka • 1992: Maksim Tarasov • 1996: Jean Galfione • 2000: Nick Hysong • 2004: Tim Mack

Records
Preceded by Bill Sefton	Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder May 8, 1937 – May 29, 1937	Succeeded by Bill Sefton
Preceded by Bill Sefton	Men's Pole Vault World Record Holder May 29, 1937 – April 13, 1940	Succeeded by Cornelius Warmerdam