Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault
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The men's pole vault was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London.
It is the only one of the 111 events featured in 1908 to not have any competitors from the host nation.
[edit] Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Edward CookeUnited States of America Alfred GilbertUnited States of America |
None |  Edward ArchibaldCanada Charles JacobsUnited States of America  Bruno SöderströmSweden |
[edit] Results
All jumpers had three attempts at each height.
| Place | Name | Nation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Cooke | United States of America |
3.71 metres |
| Alfred Gilbert | United States of America |
3.71 metres | |
| 3 | Edward Archibald | Canada |
3.58 metres |
| Charles Jacobs | United States of America |
3.58 metres | |
| Bruno Söderström | Sweden |
3.58 metres | |
| 6 | Georgios Banikas |  Greece |
3.50 metres |
| Samuel Bellah | United States of America |
3.50 metres | |
| 8 | Szathmáry Károly |  Hungary |
3.35 metres |
| 9 | Stefanos Kountouriotis | Greece |
3.25 metres |
| 10 | Robert Pascarel |  France |
3.20 metres |
| Carl Silfverstrand | Sweden |
3.20 metres | |
| 12 | Thomas Jackson | United States of America |
3.05 metres |
| G. Koeger | France |
3.05 metres | |
| 14 | Coenraad Van Veenhuijsen |  Netherlands |
2.89 metres |
| 15 | Bram Evers | Netherlands |
2.82 metres |
[edit] Sources
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at [1].
| The 1908 Summer Olympics in London |
| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
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100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 110 m hurdles | 400 m hurdles | 3200 m steeplechase | medley relay | 3 mile team race | 5 miles | marathon | 3500 m walk | 10 mile walk |
