Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games:

Men's Pole Vault Final Round

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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico
Venue(s): University Olympic Stadium, Ciudad de México
Date Started: October 16, 1968
Date Finished: October 16, 1968

Gold:	Bob Seagren
Silver:	Claus Schiprowski
Bronze:	Wolfgang Nordwig

Final Round

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	5.40	1	2	6	OR
2	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	5.40	1	3	11	OR
3	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	5.40	2	3	8	OR
4	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	5.35	0	2	8	OR
5	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	5.35	2	4	8	OR
6	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	5.30	1	1	6	OR
7	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	5.25	0	1	4	OR
8	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	5.20	0	3	7	OR
9	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	5.20	2	4	9	OR
10	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	5.15	0	1	4	OR
11	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	5.15	1	1	6	OR
12	Aleksandr Malyutin	29	Soviet Union	URS	5.00	0	0	3
13	Mike Bull	22	Great Britain	GBR	5.00	1	2	5
14	Altti Alarotu	23	Finland	FIN	5.00	2	2	3
AC	Erkki Mustakari	22	Finland	FIN	NH	0	0	0	NM

Final Round 4.60 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	TABHC
1T	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	4.60	1
1T	Aleksandr Malyutin	29	Soviet Union	URS	o	4.60	1
NP	Altti Alarotu	23	Finland	FIN	p	NH	0
NP	Mike Bull	22	Great Britain	GBR	p	NH	0
NP	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	p	NH	0
NP	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	p	NH	0
NP	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	p	NH	0
NP	Erkki Mustakari	22	Finland	FIN	p	NH	0
NP	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	p	NH	0
NP	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	p	NH	0
NP	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	p	NH	0
NP	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	p	NH	0
NP	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	p	NH	0
NP	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	NH	0
NP	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	p	NH	0

Final Round 4.80 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	o	4.80	0	0	1
1T	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	o	4.80	0	0	1
1T	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	o	4.80	0	0	1
4T	Mike Bull	22	Great Britain	GBR	xo	4.80	1	1	2
4T	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	xo	4.80	1	1	2
6T	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	p	4.60	0	0	1
6T	Aleksandr Malyutin	29	Soviet Union	URS	p	4.60	0	0	1
AC	Erkki Mustakari	22	Finland	FIN	xxx	NH	0	0	0
NP	Altti Alarotu	23	Finland	FIN	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0

Final Round 4.90 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	o	4.90	0	0	1
1T	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	o	4.90	0	0	1
3T	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	4.90	0	0	2
3T	Aleksandr Malyutin	29	Soviet Union	URS	o	4.90	0	0	2
3T	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	o	4.90	0	0	2
6	Mike Bull	22	Great Britain	GBR	o	4.90	0	1	3
7T	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	p	4.80	0	0	1
7T	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	p	4.80	0	0	1
9	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	p	4.80	1	1	2
NP	Altti Alarotu	23	Finland	FIN	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0

Final Round 5.00 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	o	5.00	0	0	1
2T	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	o	5.00	0	0	2
2T	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	o	5.00	0	0	2
4T	Aleksandr Malyutin	29	Soviet Union	URS	o	5.00	0	0	3
4T	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	o	5.00	0	0	3
6	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	o	5.00	0	1	3
7	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	xo	5.00	1	1	2
8	Mike Bull	22	Great Britain	GBR	xo	5.00	1	2	5
9	Altti Alarotu	23	Finland	FIN	xxo	5.00	2	2	3
10	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	xxo	5.00	2	2	4
11	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	p	4.90	0	0	1
12	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	p	4.90	0	0	2
NP	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0
NP	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	NH	0	0	0

Final Round 5.05 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	o	5.05	0	0	1
1T	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	o	5.05	0	0	1
3	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	xo	5.05	1	1	3
4	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	p	5.00	0	0	1
5T	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	p	5.00	0	0	2
5T	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	p	5.00	0	0	2
7T	Aleksandr Malyutin	29	Soviet Union	URS	p	5.00	0	0	3
7T	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	p	5.00	0	0	3
9	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	p	5.00	1	1	2
10	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	p	5.00	0	1	3
11	Altti Alarotu	23	Finland	FIN	p	5.00	2	2	3
12	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	p	5.00	2	2	4
13	Mike Bull	22	Great Britain	GBR	p	5.00	1	2	5
14	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	p	4.90	0	0	2

Final Round 5.10 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	5.10	0	0	3	=OR
1T	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	o	5.10	0	0	3	=OR
3	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	o	5.10	0	0	4	=OR
4	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	xo	5.10	1	2	5	=OR
5	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	xo	5.10	1	3	6	=OR
6T	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	p	5.05	0	0	1
6T	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	5.05	0	0	1
8	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	p	5.05	1	1	3
9	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	p	5.00	0	0	1
10	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	p	5.00	0	0	2
11	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	p	5.00	1	1	2
12	Aleksandr Malyutin	29	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	5.00	0	0	3
13	Mike Bull	22	Great Britain	GBR	xxx	5.00	1	2	5

Final Round 5.15 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	o	5.15	0	0	3	OR
2	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	o	5.15	0	1	4	OR
3	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	o	5.15	0	2	6	OR
4	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	xo	5.15	1	1	3	=OR
5	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	xo	5.15	1	1	6	=OR
6T	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	p	5.10	0	0	3
6T	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	p	5.10	0	0	3
8	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	p	5.10	1	3	6
9T	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	p	5.05	0	0	1
9T	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	5.05	0	0	1
11	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	p	5.00	1	1	2

Final Round 5.20 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	o	5.20	0	0	4	OR
1T	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	o	5.20	0	0	4	OR
3	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	o	5.20	0	1	3	OR
4	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	o	5.20	0	3	7	OR
5T	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	xo	5.20	1	1	3	=OR
5T	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	xo	5.20	1	1	3	=OR
7	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	xxo	5.20	2	4	9	=OR
8	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	p	5.15	0	0	3
9	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	p	5.15	1	1	3
10	Kjell Isaksson	20	Sweden	SWE	xxx	5.15	0	1	4
11	Kiyoshi Niwa	21	Japan	JPN	xxx	5.15	1	1	6

Final Round 5.25 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	o	5.25	0	1	4	OR
2	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	xo	5.25	1	1	5	=OR
3	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	xo	5.25	1	1	6	=OR
4	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	p	5.20	0	0	4
5	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	p	5.20	0	1	3
6T	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	p	5.20	1	1	3
6T	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	5.20	1	1	3
8	Heinfried Engel	21	West Germany	FRG	xxx	5.20	0	3	7
9	Ignacio Sola	24	Spain	ESP	xxx	5.20	2	4	9

Final Round 5.30 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1T	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	o	5.30	0	1	4	OR
1T	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	o	5.30	0	1	4	OR
3	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	o	5.30	0	1	7	OR
4	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	xo	5.30	1	1	6	=OR
5	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	xo	5.30	1	2	5	=OR
6	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	xo	5.30	1	2	7	=OR
7	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	p	5.25	0	1	4

Final Round 5.35 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	o	5.35	0	1	5	OR
2	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	o	5.35	0	2	8	OR
3	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	xo	5.35	1	2	9	=OR
4	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	xxo	5.35	2	4	8	=OR
5	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	p	5.30	0	1	4
6	Hennadiy Bleznitsov	27	Soviet Union	URS	xxx	5.30	1	1	6
7	Hervé d'Encausse	25	France	FRA	xxx	5.25	0	1	4

Final Round 5.40 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	xo	5.40	1	2	6	OR
2	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	xo	5.40	1	3	11	OR
3	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	xxo	5.40	2	3	8	=OR
4	Khristos Papanikolaou	26	Greece	GRE	xxx	5.35	0	2	8
5	John Pennel	28	United States	USA	xxx	5.35	2	4	8

Final Round 5.45 metres

Rank	Athlete	Age	Team	NOC	BHC	C/F/P	MBHC	TMBHC	TABHC
1	Bob Seagren	21	United States	USA	xxx	5.40	1	2	6
2	Wolfgang Nordwig	25	East Germany	GDR	xxx	5.40	2	3	8
3	Claus Schiprowski	25	West Germany	FRG	xxx	5.40	1	3	11

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