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Events
Pole Vault, Men
United States
Results for United States in Pole Vault, Men
Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Games
Athlete/Team
Placement
1896 Summer Olympics
Bill Hoyt
1
Gold
Albert Tyler
2
Silver
Charles Vanoni
DNS
1900 Summer Olympics
Irv Baxter
1
Gold
Meredith Colket
2
Silver
Alex Coleman
DNS
Bascom Johnson
DNS
Charles Dvorak
DNS
Daniel Horton
DNS
1904 Summer Olympics
Charles Dvorak
1
Gold
LeRoy Samse
2
Silver
Lou Wilkins
3
Bronze
Ward McLanahan
4
Claude Allen
5
Walter Dray
6
1906 Intercalated Games
Ed Glover
3
Bronze
Bert Kerrigan
=10
Ellery Clark
DNS
James B. Connolly
DNS
Meyer Prinstein
DNS
Martin Sheridan
DNS
Frank Connolly
DNS
Tom Cronan
DNS
1908 Summer Olympics
A. C. Gilbert
=1
Gold
Ed Cook
=1
Gold
Clare Jacobs
=3
Bronze
Sam Bellah
=6
Thomas Jackson
=12
Charles Campbell
DNS
Barton Haggard
DNS
Harry Parker
DNS
Claude Allen
DNS
Walter Dray
DNS
Roy Mercer
DNS
Frank Nelson
DNS
1912 Summer Olympics
Harry Babcock
1
Gold
Frank Nelson
=2
Silver
Marc Wright
=2
Silver
Frank Murphy
=3
Bronze
Sam Bellah
7
Frank Coyle
=8
Gordon Dukes
=8
Bill Fritz
=8
Barton Haggard
DNS
Stanley Wagoner
DNS
Roy Mercer
DNS
1920 Summer Olympics
Frank Foss
1
Gold
Ed Myers
3
Bronze
Edward Knourek
4
Eldon Jenne
7
1924 Summer Olympics
Lee Barnes
1
Gold
Glenn Graham
2
Silver
Jim Brooker
3
Bronze
Ralph Spearow
6
1928 Summer Olympics
Sabin Carr
1
Gold
Bill Droegemueller
2
Silver
Charles McGinnis
3
Bronze
Lee Barnes
5
1932 Summer Olympics
Bill Miller
1
Gold
George Jefferson
3
Bronze
Bill Graber
4
1936 Summer Olympics
Earle Meadows
1
Gold
Bill Sefton
4
Bill Graber
5
1948 Summer Olympics
Guinn Smith
1
Gold
Bob Richards
3
Bronze
Boo Morcom
6
1952 Summer Olympics
Bob Richards
1
Gold
Don Laz
2
Silver
George Mattos
9
1956 Summer Olympics
Bob Richards
1
Gold
Bob Gutowski
2
Silver
George Mattos
4
1960 Summer Olympics
Don Bragg
1
Gold
Ron Morris
2
Silver
Dave Clark
=18 r1/2
1964 Summer Olympics
Fred Hansen
1
Gold
Billy Gene Pemelton
8
John Pennel
11
1968 Summer Olympics
Bob Seagren
1
Gold
John Pennel
5
Casey Carrigan
20 r1/2
1972 Summer Olympics
Bob Seagren
2
Silver
Jan Johnson
3
Bronze
Steve Smith
18 r1/2
1976 Summer Olympics
Dave Roberts
3
Bronze
Earl Bell
6
Terry Porter
=13
1984 Summer Olympics
Mike Tully
2
Silver
Earl Bell
=3
Bronze
Doug Lytle
6
1988 Summer Olympics
Earl Bell
4
Kory Tarpenning
10
Billy Olson
12
1992 Summer Olympics
Kory Tarpenning
4
Dave Volz
5
Tim Bright
AC r2/2
1996 Summer Olympics
Lawrence Johnson
8
Jeff Hartwig
=11
Scott Huffman
13
2000 Summer Olympics
Nick Hysong
1
Gold
Lawrence Johnson
2
Silver
Chad Harting
=26 r1/2
2004 Summer Olympics
Tim Mack
1
Gold
Toby Stevenson
2
Silver
Derek Miles
7
2008 Summer Olympics
Derek Miles
3
Bronze
Jeff Hartwig
=19 r1/2
Brad Walker
AC r1/2
2012 Summer Olympics
Jeremy Scott
14 r1/2
Brad Walker
AC r2/2
Derek Miles
NH
2016 Summer Olympics
Sam Kendricks
3
Bronze
Logan Cunningham
=28 r1/2
Cale Simmons
=28 r1/2
2020 Summer Olympics
Chris Nilsen
2
Silver
KC Lightfoot
=4
Matt Ludwig
=19 r1/2
2024 Summer Olympics
Sam Kendricks
2
Silver
Jacob Wooten
22 QR
Chris Nilsen
=26 QR