Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
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Men's pole vault at the Games of the XV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | July 21 (qualifying) July 22 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 18 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 4.55 OR | |||||||||
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The men's pole vault was an event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Twenty-eight athletes from 18 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was held on Tuesday July 22, 1952.[2] The event was won by Bob Richards of the United States, the nation's 12th consecutive victory in the men's pole vault. Another American, Don Laz, took silver. Ragnar Lundberg's bronze was Sweden's first medal in the event since 1912.