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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 6, 1960
Date Finished: September 6, 1960
| Gold: | Rafer Johnson |
| Silver: | Yang C. K. |
| Bronze: | Vasily Kuznetsov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | H | P(1952T) | P(1985T) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang C. K. | 27 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 4.30 | 915 | 702 | |
| 2 | Yuriy Kutenko | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 4.20 | 855 | 673 | |
| 3T | Jože Brodnik | 24 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 4.10 | 795 | 645 | |
| 3T | Rafer Johnson | 25 | United States | USA | 4.10 | 795 | 645 | |
| 5 | Fritz Vogelsang | 27 | Switzerland | SUI | 4.00 | 745 | 617 | |
| 6T | Manfred Bock | 19 | Germany | GER | 3.90 | 695 | 590 | |
| 6T | Vasily Kuznetsov | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 3.90 | 695 | 590 | |
| 8T | Eef Kamerbeek | 26 | Netherlands | NED | 3.80 | 645 | 562 | |
| 8T | Franco Sar | 26 | Italy | ITA | 3.80 | 645 | 562 | |
| 8T | Iuri Diachk'ovi | 20 | Soviet Union | URS | 3.80 | 645 | 562 | |
| 11T | Klaus Grogorenz | 23 | Germany | GER | 3.70 | 596 | 535 | |
| 11T | Walter Meier | 33 | Germany | GER | 3.70 | 596 | 535 | |
| 13T | George Stulac | 26 | Canada | CAN | 3.60 | 556 | 509 | |
| 13T | Luciano Paccagnella | 21 | Italy | ITA | 3.60 | 556 | 509 | |
| 13T | Markus Kahma | 27 | Finland | FIN | 3.60 | 556 | 509 | |
| 16 | Seppo Suutari | 19 | Finland | FIN | 3.50 | 516 | 482 | |
| 17 | Rodolfo Mijares | 22 | Mexico | MEX | 3.40 | 476 | 457 | |
| 18T | Herman Timme | 27 | Netherlands | NED | 3.30 | 438 | 431 | |
| 18T | Björgvin Hólm | 25 | Iceland | ISL | 3.30 | 438 | 431 | |
| 18T | Juris Laipenieks | 20 | Chile | CHI | 3.30 | 438 | 431 | |
| 18T | Léopold Marien | 26 | Belgium | BEL | 3.30 | 438 | 431 | |
| 22T | Hans Muchitsch | 27 | Austria | AUT | 3.20 | 400 | 406 | |
| 22T | Héctor Thomas | 21 | Venezuela | VEN | 3.20 | 400 | 406 | |
| AC | Panagiotis Epitropopoulos | 22 | Greece | GRE | 0 | 0 | NH |