Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
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The men's pole vault was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, July 10, 1912, and on Thursday, July 11, 1912. Twenty-five pole vaulters from eleven nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] It was the second straight Games in which more than 3 medals were awarded in the event. The event was won by Harry Babcock of the United States, the nation's fifth consecutive victory in the event. Fellow Americans Frank Nelson and Marc Wright tied for second and were both awarded silver; normally, this would have constituted a medal sweep. However, bronze medals were awarded to the three men tied for fourth place. This put both Canada and Sweden on the podium for the second consecutive Games and awarded the United States a total of four medals in the 1912 pole vault.
Men's pole vault at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Dates | July 10–11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||||||||
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