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Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games:

Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round

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Events:
Phases:

Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Date Started: July 31, 1948
Date Finished: July 31, 1948
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 4.00 metres advanced to the final.

Gold: USA Guinn Smith
Silver: FIN Erkki Kataja
Bronze: USA Bob Richards

Qualifying Round

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC H
NP Guinn Smith 28 United States USA 4.00 QU
NP Erkki Kataja 24 Finland FIN 4.00 QU
NP Bob Richards 22 United States USA 4.00 QU
NP Erling Kaas 32 Norway NOR 4.00 QU
NP Ragnar Lundberg 23 Sweden SWE 4.00 QU
NP Boo Morcom 27 United States USA 4.00 QU
NP Hugo Göllors 28 Sweden SWE 4.00 QU
NP Valto Olenius 27 Finland FIN 4.00 QU
NP Joe Barbosa 19 Puerto Rico PUR 4.00 QU
NP José Vicente 26 Puerto Rico PUR 4.00 QU
NP Victor Sillon 20 France FRA 4.00 QU
NP Allan Lindberg 30 Sweden SWE 4.00 QU
13 Georges Breitman 28 France FRA 3.90
14T Theodosios Balafas Greece GRE 3.80
14T Torfi Bryngeirsson 21 Iceland ISL 3.80
16 Luis Ganoza Peru PER 3.70
17T Charles Bouvet 29 France FRA 3.60
17T Dick Webster 33 Great Britain GBR 3.60
17T Jaime Piqueras Peru PER 3.60