Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
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Men's pole vault at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||||||||
Date | July 24 | |||||||||||||||
Competitors | 15 from 7 nations | |||||||||||||||
Winning height | 3.71 OR | |||||||||||||||
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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. The competition was held on Friday, July 24, 1908. 15 pole vaulters from seven nations competed.[1] It is the only one of the 111 events featured in 1908 to not have any competitors from the host nation. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] The event was won by Edward Cook and Alfred Carlton Gilbert of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive victory in the men's pole vault. The tie was permitted, rather than a jump-off being held, due to the length of the competition. Similarly, bronze medals were awarded to all three men who had cleared 3.58 metres for third place. Sweden and Canada thus received their first medals in the pole vault, while the United States had the unusual distinction of winning three medals in an event but not sweeping.