| | Event type
Pole Vault, Men
| Date | 1 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| Participants | 20 from 13 countries |
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 Droegemuller and Charles McGinnis, and Canadian Vic Pickard. Only Carr and Droegemuller succeeded at 4.10. When Carr cleared 4.20 (13-9¼) the gold medal was his. Third-fifth places were decided in a jump-off. The Americans swept the medals, as they had in 1924.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying Round | Final Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 518 | Sabin Carr |  USA | 3.66 (=1) | 4.20 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 524 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | 3.66 (=1) | 4.10 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 549 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 3.66 (=1) | 3.95 (3) | Bronze | 1 | |
| 4 | 664 | Vic Pickard |  CAN | 3.66 (=1) | 3.95 (4) | 2 | ||
| 5 | 505 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.66 (=1) | 3.95 (5) | 3 | ||
| 6 | 256 | Yonetaro Nakazawa |  JPN | 3.66 (=1) | 3.90 (6) | 4 | ||
| 7 | 852 | Henry Lindblad |  SWE | 3.66 (=1) | 3.90 (7) | 5 | ||
| 8 | 24 | János Karlovits |  HUN | 3.66 (=1) | 3.80 (8) | |||
| 9 | 730 | Julius Müller |  GER | 3.66 (=1) | 3.65 (9) | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 615 | Maurice Henrijean |  BEL | 3.50 (=10) | – | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 699 | Aksel Nikolajsen |  DEN | 3.50 (=10) | – | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 369 | José Culí |  ESP | 3.50 (=10) | – | |||
| =10 r1/2 | 443 | Laurence Bond |  GBR | 3.50 (=10) | – | |||
| =14 r1/2 | 623 | Gérard Noël | BEL | 3.30 (=14) | – | |||
| =14 r1/2 | 128 | Stelios Benardis |  GRE | 3.30 (=14) | – | |||
| =14 r1/2 | 336 | Age van der Zee |  NED | 3.30 (=14) | – | |||
| 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 | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round (1 August 1928)
All those clearing 3.66 metres advanced to the final.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | János Karlovits | HUN | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Julius Müller | GER | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Sabin Carr | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Vic Pickard | CAN | 3.66 | |||
| =10 | Aksel Nikolajsen | DEN | 3.50 | |||
| =10 | Laurence Bond | GBR | 3.50 | |||
| =10 | José Culí | ESP | 3.50 | |||
| =10 | Maurice Henrijean | BEL | 3.50 | |||
| =14 | Age van der Zee | NED | 3.30 | |||
| =14 | Gérard Noël | BEL | 3.30 | |||
| =14 | Stelios Benardis | GRE | 3.30 | |||
| René Joannes-Powell | BEL | – | ||||
| Argyris Karagiannis | GRE | – | ||||
| Pierre Ramadier | FRA | – | ||||
| Robert Vintousky | FRA | – | ||||
| Väinö Salo | FIN | – | ||||
| Dezső Hadhazy | HUN | – | ||||
| Maurice Vautier | FRA | – | ||||
| Marcel Muzard | FRA | – | ||||
| Alfonso de Gortari | MEX | – | ||||
| Arne Petersen | NOR | – | ||||
| Raimund Held | AUT | – | ||||
| Peroslav Ferković | YUG | – | ||||
| Mikio Oda | JPN | – | ||||
| Frigyes Hevizi | HUN | – | ||||
| István Király | HUN | – | ||||
| Ervin Tamman | EST | – | ||||
| Tjeerd Pasma | NED | – | ||||
| Ernst Larsen | DEN | – | ||||
| Danilo Innocenti | ITA | – |
Qualifying Round, Group A (1 August 1928)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | János Karlovits | HUN | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 3.66 | |||
| =5 | Aksel Nikolajsen | DEN | 3.50 | |||
| =5 | Laurence Bond | GBR | 3.50 | |||
| =7 | Age van der Zee | NED | 3.30 | |||
| =7 | Gérard Noël | BEL | 3.30 | |||
| =7 | Stelios Benardis | GRE | 3.30 | |||
| René Joannes-Powell | BEL | – | ||||
| Väinö Salo | FIN | – | ||||
| Dezső Hadhazy | HUN | – | ||||
| Maurice Vautier | FRA | – | ||||
| Marcel Muzard | FRA | – | ||||
| Alfonso de Gortari | MEX | – | ||||
| Arne Petersen | NOR | – | ||||
| Raimund Held | AUT | – | ||||
| Peroslav Ferković | YUG | – |
Qualifying Round, Group B (1 August 1928)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Julius Müller | GER | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Sabin Carr | USA | 3.66 | |||
| =1 | Vic Pickard | CAN | 3.66 | |||
| =6 | José Culí | ESP | 3.50 | |||
| =6 | Maurice Henrijean | BEL | 3.50 | |||
| Argyris Karagiannis | GRE | – | ||||
| Pierre Ramadier | FRA | – | ||||
| Robert Vintousky | FRA | – | ||||
| Mikio Oda | JPN | – | ||||
| Frigyes Hevizi | HUN | – | ||||
| István Király | HUN | – | ||||
| Ervin Tamman | EST | – | ||||
| Tjeerd Pasma | NED | – | ||||
| Ernst Larsen | DEN | – | ||||
| Danilo Innocenti | ITA | – |
Final Round (1 August 1928 — 16:00)
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | 3.90 m | 3.95 m | 4.10 m | 4.20 m | 4.31 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabin Carr | USA | 4.20 | o | xxo | o | o | xxx | |||
| 2 | Bill Droegemueller | USA | 4.10 | o | xxo | o | xxx | – | |||
| 3 | Charles McGinnis | USA | 3.95 | o | o | xxx | – | – | 6 | ||
| 4 | Vic Pickard | CAN | 3.95 | o | o | xxx | – | – | 7 | ||
| 5 | Lee Barnes | USA | 3.95 | o | o | xxx | – | – | 8 | ||
| 6 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 3.90 | xo | xxx | – | – | – | 9 | ||
| 7 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | 3.90 | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | 10 | ||
| 8 | János Karlovits | HUN | 3.80 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 9 | Julius Müller | GER | 3.65 | – | – | – | – | – |
Jump-off for 3-5
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | 4.10 m | 3.95 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles McGinnis | USA | – | – | – | 11 | ||
| 2 | Vic Pickard | CAN | – | – | – | 12 | ||
| 3 | Lee Barnes | USA | – | – | – | 13 |
Jump-off for 6-7
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Height | 4.10 m | 3.95 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | – | – | – | 14 | ||
| 2 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | – | – | – | 15 |