1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

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]

Men's pole vault
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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

Results

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Final

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26 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Ragnar Lundberg   Sweden 4.30 CR
  Valto Olenius   Finland 4.25
  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

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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

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

References

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