Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

Men's pole vault
at the Games of the I Olympiad
VenuePanathinaiko Stadium
DatesApril 10
Competitors5 from 2 nations
Medalists
 
 
 
 
Athletics at the
1896 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
110 m hurdles men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Shot put men
Discus throw men

The men's pole vault was one of four jumping events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. Five athletes competed in the pole vault. The two Americans far outclassed the three Greeks, starting higher than the Greeks could clear and taking first and second places. Damaskos and Theodoropoulos tied for third, while Xydas took fifth.

Results

Place Athlete Height
1  William Hoyt (USA) 3.30 m
2  Albert Tyler (USA) 3.20 m
3  Evangelos Damaskos (GRE) 2.60 m
 Ioannis Theodoropoulos (GRE) 2.60 m
5  Vasilios Xydas (GRE) 2.40 m

The three Greeks began with the bar at 2.40 metres. All three made that mark. The bar was then raised .10 metres at a time, eliminating Xydas after he failed the second jump and the other two after they failed the fourth height. The American pair did not jump at any of those heights, instead beginning at 2.80 metres, a height that gave neither any difficulty. Tyler was unable to clear the 3.30 metres height, and Hoyt failed at 3.40 metres.

References

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