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Pole Vault, Men

Date	9 – 10 July 1924
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade Yves-de-Manoir, Colombes
Participants	20 from 13 countries

The world record holder was Charles Hoff (NOR) but an injured ankle kept him out of the event. He competed in Paris, however, making the final of the 800 metres, in which he placed eighth. That made the favorite Ralph Spearow (USA) but he would finish only sixth, off-form on the day. The Americans swept the medals, led by Lee Barnes and Glenn Graham, who tied for first. Barnes won the gold in a jump-off with Graham. They started the jump-off at 3.90 metres, and each missed one attempt at that attempt. After a failure by both at 3.85 metres, Barnes won the title by clearing 3.80 metres as Graham missed. American Jim Brooker completed the USA sweep by winning the bronze medal in a jump-off over Denmark’s Henry Petersen. Barnes was only 17-years-old in 1924.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Lee Barnes	USA	3.66 (=1)	3.80 (1 h1)	Gold	1
2	Glenn Graham	USA	3.66 (=1)	3.80 (2 h1)	Silver	2
3	Jim Brooker	USA	3.66 (=1)	3.80 (1 h2)	Bronze	3
4	Henry Petersen	DEN	3.66 (=1)	3.80 (2 h2)		4
5	Vic Pickard	CAN	3.66 (=1)	–
6	Ralph Spearow	USA	3.66 (=1)	–
7	Maurice Henrijean	BEL	3.66 (=1)	–
=8	Paul Dufauret	FRA	3.55 (=8)	–
=8	Irvine Francis	CAN	3.55 (=8)	–
=8	Maurice Vautier	FRA	3.55 (=8)	–
=11	Eurico de Freitas	BRA	3.40 (=11)	–
=11	Harry de Keijser	NED	3.40 (=11)	–
=11	Marcel Muzard	FRA	3.40 (=11)	–
=11	Robert Duthil	FRA	3.40 (=11)	–
=15	Argyris Karagiannis	GRE	3.20 (=15)	–
=15	František Fuhrherr-Nový	TCH	3.20 (=15)	–
=15	John Campbell	GBR	3.20 (=15)	–
=15	Stefan Adamczak	POL	3.20 (=15)	–
=15	Valter Ever	EST	3.20 (=15)	–
=15	Yrjö Helander	FIN	3.20 (=15)	–
DNS	Richard Haselsteiner	AUT	–	–
DNS	Kalle Korpi	FIN	–	–
DNS	Emilio Paggetti	ITA	–	–
DNS	Jan Mildev	BUL	–	–
DNS	Raimund Held	AUT	–	–
DNS	Károly Brausz	HUN	–	–
DNS	Giacinto Lambiasi	ITA	–	–
DNS	Louis Dejoie	HAI	–	–
DNS	René Joannes-Powell	BEL	–	–
DNS	Jindřich Jirsák	TCH	–	–
DNS	Laurits Jørgensen	DEN	–	–
DNS	János Karlovits	HUN	–	–
DNS	Carlo Butti	ITA	–	–
DNS	Charles Hoff	NOR	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	9 July 1924 — 14:00
Format	All those clearing 3.66 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared
=1	Lee Barnes	USA	3.66	Q
=1	Jim Brooker	USA	3.66	Q
=1	Vic Pickard	CAN	3.66	Q
=1	Glenn Graham	USA	3.66	Q
=1	Henry Petersen	DEN	3.66	Q
=1	Maurice Henrijean	BEL	3.66	Q
=1	Ralph Spearow	USA	3.66	Q
=8	Paul Dufauret	FRA	3.55
=8	Irvine Francis	CAN	3.55
=8	Maurice Vautier	FRA	3.55
=11	Eurico de Freitas	BRA	3.40
=11	Robert Duthil	FRA	3.40
=11	Harry de Keijser	NED	3.40
=11	Marcel Muzard	FRA	3.40
=15	Argyris Karagiannis	GRE	3.20
=15	František Fuhrherr-Nový	TCH	3.20
=15	John Campbell	GBR	3.20
=15	Stefan Adamczak	POL	3.20
=15	Valter Ever	EST	3.20
=15	Yrjö Helander	FIN	3.20

Group A

Date	9 July 1924

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared
=1	Lee Barnes	USA	3.66
=1	Jim Brooker	USA	3.66
3	Vic Pickard	CAN	3.66
4	Paul Dufauret	FRA	3.55
=5	Eurico de Freitas	BRA	3.40
=5	Robert Duthil	FRA	3.40
=7	Argyris Karagiannis	GRE	3.20
=7	František Fuhrherr-Nový	TCH	3.20
=7	John Campbell	GBR	3.20

Group B

Date	9 July 1924

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared
=1	Glenn Graham	USA	3.66
=1	Henry Petersen	DEN	3.66
=1	Maurice Henrijean	BEL	3.66
=1	Ralph Spearow	USA	3.66
=5	Irvine Francis	CAN	3.55
=5	Maurice Vautier	FRA	3.55
=7	Harry de Keijser	NED	3.40
=7	Marcel Muzard	FRA	3.40
=9	Stefan Adamczak	POL	3.20
=9	Valter Ever	EST	3.20
=9	Yrjö Helander	FIN	3.20

Final Round

Date	10 July 1924 — 14:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared
1	Lee Barnes	USA	3.95
2	Glenn Graham	USA	3.95
3	Jim Brooker	USA	3.90
4	Henry Petersen	DEN	3.90
5	Vic Pickard	CAN	3.80
6	Ralph Spearow	USA	3.70
7	Maurice Henrijean	BEL	3.66

Jump-Off for 1-2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 3.90 m	Attempts at 3.85 m	Attempts at 3.80 m
1	Lee Barnes	USA	3.80	x	x	o
2	Glenn Graham	USA	3.80	x	x	x

Jump-Off for 3-4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 3.80 m
1	Jim Brooker	USA	3.80	oo
2	Henry Petersen	DEN	3.80	ox