Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games:

Men's Pole Vault Final Round

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Host City: Roma, Italy
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Roma
Date Started: September 7, 1960
Date Finished: September 7, 1960

Gold:	Don Bragg
Silver:	Ron Morris
Bronze:	Eeles Landström

Final Round

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	4.70	0	1	7	OR
2	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	4.60	1	2	7	OR
3	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	4.55	0	2	6
4	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	4.55	1	1	7
5	Günter Malcher	26	Germany	GER	4.50	0	0	4
6T	Matti Sutinen	30	Finland	FIN	4.50	0	2	5
6T	Ihor Petrenko	22	Soviet Union	URS	4.50	0	2	5
8	Rudolf Tomášek	23	Czechoslovakia	TCH	4.50	0	2	7
9	Leon Lukman	28	Yugoslavia	YUG	4.40	0	0	4
10	Khristo Khristov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	4.40	0	1	4
11	Dimitar Khlebarov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	4.30	0	0	2
12	Andrzej Krzesiński	32	Poland	POL	4.30	0	0	3
13	Jānis Krasovskis	24	Soviet Union	URS	4.30	1	1	2

Final Round 4.00 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	TABHC
1T	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	o	4.00	1
1T	Andrzej Krzesiński	32	Poland	POL	o	4.00	1
1T	Leon Lukman	28	Yugoslavia	YUG	o	4.00	1
1T	Rudolf Tomášek	23	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	4.00	1
NP	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	p	NH	0
NP	Dimitar Khlebarov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	p	NH	0
NP	Khristo Khristov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	p	NH	0
NP	Jānis Krasovskis	24	Soviet Union	URS	p	NH	0
NP	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	p	NH	0
NP	Günter Malcher	26	Germany	GER	p	NH	0
NP	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	p	NH	0
NP	Ihor Petrenko	22	Soviet Union	URS	p	NH	0
NP	Matti Sutinen	30	Finland	FIN	p	NH	0

Final Round 4.20 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Dimitar Khlebarov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	o	4.20	0	0	1
1T	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	o	4.20	0	0	1
1T	Günter Malcher	26	Germany	GER	o	4.20	0	0	1
1T	Ihor Petrenko	22	Soviet Union	URS	o	4.20	0	0	1
1T	Matti Sutinen	30	Finland	FIN	o	4.20	0	0	1
6T	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	o	4.20	0	0	2
6T	Andrzej Krzesiński	32	Poland	POL	o	4.20	0	0	2
6T	Leon Lukman	28	Yugoslavia	YUG	o	4.20	0	0	2
6T	Rudolf Tomášek	23	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	4.20	0	0	2
10	Khristo Khristov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	xo	4.20	1	1	2
NP	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Jānis Krasovskis	24	Soviet Union	URS	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0

Final Round 4.30 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	o	4.30	0	0	1
1T	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	o	4.30	0	0	1
3T	Dimitar Khlebarov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	o	4.30	0	0	2
3T	Günter Malcher	26	Germany	GER	o	4.30	0	0	2
5T	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	o	4.30	0	0	3
5T	Andrzej Krzesiński	32	Poland	POL	o	4.30	0	0	3
5T	Leon Lukman	28	Yugoslavia	YUG	o	4.30	0	0	3
5T	Rudolf Tomášek	23	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	4.30	0	0	3
9	Khristo Khristov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	o	4.30	0	1	3
10	Jānis Krasovskis	24	Soviet Union	URS	xo	4.30	1	1	2
11T	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	p	4.20	0	0	1
11T	Ihor Petrenko	22	Soviet Union	URS	p	4.20	0	0	1
11T	Matti Sutinen	30	Finland	FIN	p	4.20	0	0	1

Final Round 4.40 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	o	4.40	0	0	2
2	Günter Malcher	26	Germany	GER	o	4.40	0	0	3
3T	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	o	4.40	0	0	4
3T	Leon Lukman	28	Yugoslavia	YUG	o	4.40	0	0	4
5	Khristo Khristov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	o	4.40	0	1	4
6T	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	xo	4.40	1	1	3
6T	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	xo	4.40	1	1	3
8T	Ihor Petrenko	22	Soviet Union	URS	xxo	4.40	2	2	4
8T	Matti Sutinen	30	Finland	FIN	xxo	4.40	2	2	4
10	Rudolf Tomášek	23	Czechoslovakia	TCH	xxo	4.40	2	2	6
11	Dimitar Khlebarov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	xxx	4.30	0	0	2
12	Andrzej Krzesiński	32	Poland	POL	xxx	4.30	0	0	3
13	Jānis Krasovskis	24	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	4.30	1	1	2

Final Round 4.50 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Günter Malcher	26	Germany	GER	o	4.50	0	0	4
2	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	o	4.50	0	0	5
3	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	o	4.50	0	1	4
4T	Ihor Petrenko	22	Soviet Union	URS	o	4.50	0	2	5
4T	Matti Sutinen	30	Finland	FIN	o	4.50	0	2	5
6	Rudolf Tomášek	23	Czechoslovakia	TCH	o	4.50	0	2	7
7	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	xo	4.50	1	1	4
8	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	xo	4.50	1	2	5
9	Leon Lukman	28	Yugoslavia	YUG	xxx	4.40	0	0	4
10	Khristo Khristov	25	Bulgaria	BUL	xxx	4.40	0	1	4

Final Round 4.55 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	o	4.55	0	1	5
1T	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	o	4.55	0	1	5
3	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	o	4.55	0	2	6
4	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	xo	4.55	1	1	7
5	Günter Malcher	26	Germany	GER	xxx	4.50	0	0	4
6T	Ihor Petrenko	22	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	4.50	0	2	5
6T	Matti Sutinen	30	Finland	FIN	xxx	4.50	0	2	5
8	Rudolf Tomášek	23	Czechoslovakia	TCH	xxx	4.50	0	2	7

Final Round 4.60 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	o	4.60	0	1	6	OR
2	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	xo	4.60	1	2	7	=OR
3	Eeles Landström	28	Finland	FIN	xxx	4.55	0	2	6
4	Rolando Cruz	20	Puerto Rico	PUR	xxx	4.55	1	1	7

Final Round 4.70 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	o	4.70	0	1	7	OR
2	Ron Morris	25	United States	USA	xxx	4.60	1	2	7

Final Round 4.82 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Don Bragg	25	United States	USA	xxx	4.70	0	1	7

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