1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

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Men's pole vault
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's pole vault at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 15 September 1962. [1]

Contents

Just before the meeting, the IAAF council approved the optional use of glass fibre poles. [2]

Medalists

Gold Pentti Nikula
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver Rudolf Tomášek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze Kauko Nyström
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Results

Final

15 September

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Pentti Nikula Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4.80CR
Silver medal icon.svg Rudolf Tomášek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4.60
Bronze medal icon.svg Kauko Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4.60
4 Risto Ankio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4.55
5 Maurice Houvion Flag of France.svg  France 4.55
6 Roman Lešek Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 4.55NR
7 Günter Malcher Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4.50
8 Manfred Preußger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4.50
9 Bernard Balastre Flag of France.svg  France 4.50
10 Ihor Petrenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4.40
11 Petre Astafei Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 4.40
12 Kjell Hovik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4.40
13 Klaus Lehnertz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4.30
14 Janusz Gronowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4.30

Qualification

13 September

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Janusz Gronowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4.40Q
Klaus Lehnertz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4.40Q
Maurice Houvion Flag of France.svg  France 4.40Q
Günter Malcher Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4.40Q
Kauko Nyström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4.40Q
Ihor Petrenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4.40Q
Risto Ankio Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4.40Q
Kjell Hovik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4.40Q
Roman Lešek Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 4.40Q
Bernard Balastre Flag of France.svg  France 4.40Q
Manfred Preußger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4.40Q
Petre Astafei Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania 4.40Q
Rudolf Tomášek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4.40Q
Pentti Nikula Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4.40Q
Gérard Barras Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4.30
Mirko Kuzmanović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 4.30
Dimitar Khlebarov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 4.30
Mikael Schie Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4.20
Franc Rojko Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 4.20
Reidulv Førde Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4.20
Christos Papanikolaou Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 4.20
Valbjörn Þorláksson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4.10
Roland Gras Flag of France.svg  France 4.00

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. Federation's Approval, Glasgow Herald, September 12, 1962, p. 5, retrieved September 1, 2014