1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

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The men's pole vault at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 26 August 1950.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Ragnar Lundberg
 Sweden
Silver Valto Olenius
 Finland
Bronze Jukka Piironen
 Finland

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

26 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ragnar Lundberg  Sweden 4.30 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valto Olenius  Finland 4.25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jukka Piironen  Finland 4.25
4 Victor Sillon  France 4.10
5 Erling Kaas  Norway 4.10
6 Armin Scheurer   Switzerland 4.00
7 Birger Hultqvist  Sweden 4.00
8 Rudy Stjernild  Denmark 3.80
9 Georges Breitman  France 3.80
Torfi Bryngeirsson  Iceland DNS

Qualification[edit]

24 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
Valto Olenius  Finland 4.00 Q
Erling Kaas  Norway 4.00 Q
Jukka Piironen  Finland 4.00 Q
Rudy Stjernild  Denmark 4.00 Q
Birger Hultqvist  Sweden 4.00 Q
Ragnar Lundberg  Sweden 4.00 Q
Torfi Bryngeirsson  Iceland 4.00 Q
Armin Scheurer   Switzerland 4.00 Q
Victor Sillon  France 4.00 Q
Georges Breitman  France 4.00 Q
Muhittin Akın  Turkey 3.90
Milan Milakov  Yugoslavia 3.90
Rigas Efstatiadis  Greece 3.80
Ferdinand Degens  Belgium 3.60
Albert Van Herck  Belgium NH

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014