| 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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| «1936 | 1952» | ||||||
| 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. The final was won by American Guinn Smith.
Contents |
| 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 | ||
| Erkki Kataja | Finland | o | o | o | xxx | 4.20 | |||
| 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 |
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