1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
Appearance
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]
Just before the meeting, the IAAF council approved the optional use of glass fibre poles.[2]
Medalists
Gold | Pentti Nikula![]() |
Silver | Rudolf Tomášek![]() |
Bronze | Kauko Nyström![]() |
Results
Final
15 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Pentti Nikula | ![]() |
4.80 | CR |
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Rudolf Tomášek | ![]() |
4.60 | |
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Kauko Nyström | ![]() |
4.60 | |
4 | Risto Ankio | ![]() |
4.55 | |
5 | Maurice Houvion | ![]() |
4.55 | |
6 | Roman Lešek | ![]() |
4.55 | NR |
7 | Günter Malcher | ![]() |
4.50 | |
8 | Manfred Preußger | ![]() |
4.50 | |
9 | Bernard Balastre | ![]() |
4.50 | |
10 | Ihor Petrenko | ![]() |
4.40 | |
11 | Petre Astafei | ![]() |
4.40 | |
12 | Kjell Hovik | ![]() |
4.40 | |
13 | Klaus Lehnertz | ![]() |
4.30 | |
14 | Janusz Gronowski | ![]() |
4.30 |
Qualification
13 September
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Janusz Gronowski | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Klaus Lehnertz | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Maurice Houvion | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Günter Malcher | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Kauko Nyström | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Ihor Petrenko | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Risto Ankio | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Kjell Hovik | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Roman Lešek | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Bernard Balastre | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Manfred Preußger | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Petre Astafei | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Rudolf Tomášek | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Pentti Nikula | ![]() |
4.40 | Q | |
Gérard Barras | ![]() |
4.30 | ||
Mirko Kuzmanović | ![]() |
4.30 | ||
Dimitar Khlebarov | ![]() |
4.30 | ||
Mikael Schie | ![]() |
4.20 | ||
Franc Rojko | ![]() |
4.20 | ||
Reidulv Førde | ![]() |
4.20 | ||
Christos Papanikolaou | ![]() |
4.20 | ||
Valbjörn Þorláksson | ![]() |
4.10 | ||
Roland Gras | ![]() |
4.00 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Bulgarien (1)
Czechoslovakia (1)
East Germany (2)
Finnland (3)
Frankreich (3)
Griechenland (1)
Island (1)
Norwegen (3)
Polen (1)
Rumänien (1)
Soviet Union (1)
Schweiz (1)
West Germany (1)
Yugoslavia (3)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ Federation's Approval, Glasgow Herald, September 12, 1962, p. 5, retrieved September 1, 2014