Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

Men's pole vault
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Charles Dvorak in action on the way to his gold medal.
VenueFrancis Field
DatesSeptember 3
Competitors7 from 2 nations
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   United States
Athletics at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m   men
100 m men
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
110 m hurdles men
200 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
2590 m steeplechase men
4 mile team race men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Standing long jump men
Standing triple jump men
Standing high jump men
Shot put men
Discus throw men
Hammer throw men
56 pound weight throw men
Combined events
Triathlon men
All-around men

The men's pole vault was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. Seven pole vaulters from two nations participated. The competition was held on Saturday, September 3, 1904.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record 3.69(*) France Fernand Gonder Paris (FRA) June 26, 1904
Olympic Record 3.30 United States William Hoyt Athens (GRE) April 10, 1896 (NS)
3.30 United States Irving Baxter Paris (FRA) July 15, 1900

(*) unofficial

Charles Dvorak set a new Olympic record of 3.50 metres. All 5 of the vaulters whose results are known bested the previous Olympic record.

Results

Place Athlete Height
1 Charles Dvorak (USA) 3.50 OR
2 LeRoy Samse (USA) 3.35
3 Louis Wilkins (USA) 3.35
4 Ward McLanahan (USA) 3.35
5 Claude Allen (USA) 3.35
6 Walter Dray (USA)
7 Paul Weinstein (GER)
LeRoy Samse clearing the bar on the way to the silver medal.
Louis Wilkins clearing the bar on the way to the bronze medal.
Ward McLanahan in action on the way to finish in fourth place.

Sources

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