| Date | 1 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| Participants | 20 from 13 countries |
| Olympic Record | 4.09 WR / Frank Foss  USA / 20 August 1920 / Details |
In 1927, Sabin Carr broke the world record by vaulting 4.27 to win the IC4As in Philadelphia. This was the first-ever clearance of 14-feet. At the West Coast Relays in 1928, defending gold medalist Lee Barnes bettered that with 4.30, and was favored in Amsterdam.
The final was held in a pouring rain. Five vaulters were left after 3.95 (12-11½) – Carr, Barnes, two other Americans (Bill Droegemueller and Charles McGinnis), and Canadian Vic Pickard. Only Carr and Droegemueller succeeded at 4.10. When Carr cleared 4.20 (13-9¼), the gold medal was his. The Americans swept the medals, as they had in 1924.
Third to seventh places were decided in jump-offs. McGinnis cleared 4.10 to take the bronze medal, while Pickard and Barnes missed at that height and also at 3.95. They both then cleared 3.80, and the bar was moved back up to 3.95 metres, at which Pickard cleared for fourth place, while Barnes settled for fifth. Yonetaro Nakazawa and Henry Lindblad jumped off for sixth and seventh places. They both cleared 3.95 metres and 3.80 metres, and the bar was then lowered to 3.65, at which Nakazawa was successful while Lindblad was not.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 518 | Sabin Carr | USA | Gold | ||
| 2 | 524 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | Silver | ||
| 3 | 549 | Charles McGinnis | USA | Bronze | 1 | |
| 4 | 664 | Vic Pickard |  CAN | 2 | ||
| 5 | 505 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3 | ||
| 6 | 256 | Yonetaro Nakazawa |  JPN | 4 | ||
| 7 | 852 | Henry Lindblad |  SWE | 5 | ||
| 8 | 24 | János Karlovits |  HUN | |||
| 9 | 730 | Julius Müller |  GER | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 615 | Maurice Henrijean |  BEL | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 699 | Aksel Nikolajsen |  DEN | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 369 | José Culí |  ESP | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 443 | Laurence Bond |  GBR | |||
| =14 r1/2 | 623 | Gérard Noël | BEL | |||
| =14 r1/2 | 128 | Stelios Benardis |  GRE | |||
| =14 r1/2 | 336 | Age van der Zee |  NED | |||
| AC r1/2 | 617 | René Joannes-Powell | BEL | |||
| AC r1/2 | 102 | Pierre Ramadier |  FRA | |||
| AC r1/2 | 111 | Robert Vintousky | FRA | |||
| AC r1/2 | 131 | Argyris Karagiannis | GRE | |||
| 805 | Väinö Salo |  FIN | ||||
| 19 | Dezső Hadhazy | HUN | ||||
| 110 | Maurice Vautier | FRA | ||||
| 82 | Marcel Muzard | FRA | ||||
| 172 | Alfonso de Gortari |  MEX | ||||
| 195 | Arne Petersen |  NOR | ||||
| 408 | Raimund Held |  AUT | ||||
| 838 | Peroslav Ferković |  YUG | ||||
| 257 | Mikio Oda | JPN | ||||
| 18 | Frigyes Hevizi | HUN | ||||
| – | István Király | HUN | ||||
| 821 | Ervin Tamman |  EST | ||||
| 321 | Tjeerd Pasma | NED | ||||
| 696 | Ernst Larsen | DEN | ||||
| 231 | Danilo Innocenti |  ITA |
| Date | 1 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Format | All those clearing 3.66 metres advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 24 | János Karlovits | HUN | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 505 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 524 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 256 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 549 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 852 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 730 | Julius Müller | GER | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 518 | Sabin Carr | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 664 | Vic Pickard | CAN | 3.66 | ||
| =10 | 699 | Aksel Nikolajsen | DEN | 3.50 | ||
| =10 | 443 | Laurence Bond | GBR | 3.50 | ||
| =10 | 369 | José Culí | ESP | 3.50 | ||
| =10 | 615 | Maurice Henrijean | BEL | 3.50 | ||
| =14 | 336 | Age van der Zee | NED | 3.30 | ||
| =14 | 623 | Gérard Noël | BEL | 3.30 | ||
| =14 | 128 | Stelios Benardis | GRE | 3.30 | ||
| 617 | René Joannes-Powell | BEL | – | |||
| 131 | Argyris Karagiannis | GRE | – | |||
| 102 | Pierre Ramadier | FRA | – | |||
| 111 | Robert Vintousky | FRA | – | |||
| 805 | Väinö Salo | FIN | – | |||
| 19 | Dezső Hadhazy | HUN | – | |||
| 110 | Maurice Vautier | FRA | – | |||
| 82 | Marcel Muzard | FRA | – | |||
| 172 | Alfonso de Gortari | MEX | – | |||
| 195 | Arne Petersen | NOR | – | |||
| 408 | Raimund Held | AUT | – | |||
| 838 | Peroslav Ferković | YUG | – | |||
| 257 | Mikio Oda | JPN | – | |||
| 18 | Frigyes Hevizi | HUN | – | |||
| – | István Király | HUN | – | |||
| 821 | Ervin Tamman | EST | – | |||
| 321 | Tjeerd Pasma | NED | – | |||
| 696 | Ernst Larsen | DEN | – | |||
| 231 | Danilo Innocenti | ITA | – |
| Date | 1 August 1928 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 6 | János Karlovits | HUN | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 17 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 18 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 3 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 3.66 | ||
| =5 | 15 | Aksel Nikolajsen | DEN | 3.50 | ||
| =5 | 16 | Laurence Bond | GBR | 3.50 | ||
| =7 | 14 | Age van der Zee | NED | 3.30 | ||
| =7 | 5 | Gérard Noël | BEL | 3.30 | ||
| =7 | 2 | Stelios Benardis | GRE | 3.30 | ||
| 4 | René Joannes-Powell | BEL | – | |||
| 1 | Väinö Salo | FIN | – | |||
| 7 | Dezső Hadhazy | HUN | – | |||
| 8 | Maurice Vautier | FRA | – | |||
| 9 | Marcel Muzard | FRA | – | |||
| 10 | Alfonso de Gortari | MEX | – | |||
| 11 | Arne Petersen | NOR | – | |||
| 12 | Raimund Held | AUT | – | |||
| 13 | Peroslav Ferković | YUG | – |
| Date | 1 August 1928 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 17 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 10 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 3 | Julius Müller | GER | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 16 | Sabin Carr | USA | 3.66 | ||
| =1 | 11 | Vic Pickard | CAN | 3.66 | ||
| =6 | 9 | José Culí | ESP | 3.50 | ||
| =6 | 4 | Maurice Henrijean | BEL | 3.50 | ||
| 1 | Argyris Karagiannis | GRE | – | |||
| 8 | Pierre Ramadier | FRA | – | |||
| 7 | Robert Vintousky | FRA | – | |||
| 2 | Mikio Oda | JPN | – | |||
| 5 | Frigyes Hevizi | HUN | – | |||
| – | István Király | HUN | – | |||
| 12 | Ervin Tamman | EST | – | |||
| 13 | Tjeerd Pasma | NED | – | |||
| 14 | Ernst Larsen | DEN | – | |||
| 15 | Danilo Innocenti | ITA | – |
| Date | 1 August 1928 — 16:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 3.90 m | Attempts at 3.95 m | Attempts at 4.10 m | Attempts at 4.20 m | Attempts at 4.31 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 518 | Sabin Carr | USA | 4.20 | o | xxo | o | o | xxx | ||
| 2 | 524 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | 4.10 | o | xxo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 3 | 549 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 3.95 | o | o | xxx | – | – | 6 | |
| 4 | 664 | Vic Pickard | CAN | 3.95 | o | o | xxx | – | – | 7 | |
| 5 | 505 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.95 | o | o | xxx | – | – | 8 | |
| 6 | 256 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 3.90 | xo | xxx | – | – | – | 9 | |
| 7 | 852 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | 3.90 | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | 10 | |
| 8 | 24 | János Karlovits | HUN | 3.80 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 730 | Julius Müller | GER | 3.65 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 1 August 1928 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 4.10 m | Attempts at 3.95 m | Attempts at 3.80 m | Attempts at 3.95 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 549 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 4.10 | o | – | – | – | 11 | |
| 2 | 664 | Vic Pickard | CAN | 3.95 | x | x | o | x | 12 | |
| 3 | 505 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.80 | x | x | o | x | 13 |
| Date | 1 August 1928 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 3.95 m | Attempts at 3.80 m | Attempts at 3.65 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 256 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 3.65 | o | o | o | 14 | |
| 2 | 852 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | - | o | o | x | 15 |
