Pole vault at the Olympics
Thiago Braz da Silva (2016) | |
|---|---|
| Women | 5.05 m Yelena Isinbayeva (2008) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Armand Duplantis (SWE) |
| Women |  Katie Moon (USA) |
The
The Olympic records for the event are 6.24 m (20 ft 5+1⁄2 in) for men, set by
Medalists
Men
- A Youtube video showcasing all pole vault's male Olympic winners can be found here
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Richards | United States (USA) |
1948–1956 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Bob Seagren | United States (USA) |
1968–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tadeusz Ślusarski |  Poland (POL) |
1976–1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Renaud Lavillenie |  France (FRA) |
2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Nordwig |  East Germany (GDR) |
1968–1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Maksim Tarasov |  Russia (RUS) Unified Team (EUN) |
1992–2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Thiago Braz |  Brazil (BRA) |
2016–2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Shuhei Nishida |  Japan (JPN) |
1932–1936 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Igor Trandenkov | Russia (RUS) Unified Team (EUN) |
1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 19 | 15 | 13 | 47 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Unified Team (EUN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 30 | 30 | 34 | 94 | |
- United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany.
- A YouTube video showcasing all medal-winning countries can be found here.
Women
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia (RUS) |
2004–2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Jennifer Suhr |
United States (USA) |
2008–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia (RUS) |
2004–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medalists by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Greece (GRE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 ROC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Iceland (ISL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Intercalated Games
The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.[2]
Continuing its presence since the first Olympics, a men's pole vault event was contested at the 1906 Games. France's
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1906 Athens
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Non-canonical Olympic events
In addition to the main
The handicap event returned at the 1904 Summer Olympics. LeRoy Samse, the runner-up in the main Olympic pole vault, won with 3.58 m and a handicap of one inch. Walter Dray, sixth in the Olympic event, came second with 3.58 m and a ten-inch handicap, while Olympic fifth placer Claude Allen recorded 3.55 m off a seven-inch handicap.[5]
These events are no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the pole vault or the athletics programme in general. Consequently, medals from these competitions have not been assigned to nations on the all-time medal tables.[5]
References
- Participation and athlete data
- Athletics Men's Pole Vault Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
- Athletics Women's Pole Vault Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
- Olympic record progressions
- Mallon, Bill (2012). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
- Specific
- ^ 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook Berlin 2009 (pgs. 546, 645). IAAF (2009). Retrieved on 3 May 2014.
- ^ 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 3 May 2014.
- ^ Bruno Söderström. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b c Handicap Olympic Athletics Events. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 18 April 2014.
- ^ Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault, Handicap. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 5 May 2014.
- ^ Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Special Scratch Pole Vault #1. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 5 May 2014.
- ^ Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Special Scratch Pole Vault #2. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 5 May 2014.
- ^ Charles Dvorak. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 5 May 2014.
External links
- IAAF pole vault homepage
- Official Olympics website
- Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News
- A video showcasing all pole vault's male Olympic winners
- A Youtube video showcasing all medal-winning countries
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