Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Pole Vault
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Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Pole Vault
The men's pole vault field event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 5 and September 7. Twenty-nine athletes from 20 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Don Bragg of the United States, the nation's 14th consecutive victory in the men's pole vault. Ron Morris (athlete), Ron Morris took silver, making it three straight Games the American team had finished 1–2. Eeles Landström's bronze was Finland's first medal in the event since 1948. Background This was the 14th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1956 Games were bronze medalist Georgios Roubanis of Greece, seventh-place finisher Eeles Landström of Finland, eighth-place finisher Manfred Preußger of the United Team of Germany, and fourteenth-place finisher Matti Sutinen of Finland. Ninth-place fin ...
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Olympic Stadium (Rome)
The Stadio Olimpico (English: ''Olympic Stadium'') is the largest sports facility in Rome, Italy, seating over 70,000 spectators. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex, north of the city. The structure is owned by the Italian National Olympic Committee and it is used primarily for association football. The Stadio Olimpico is the home stadium of the Roma and Lazio football clubs, and also hosts the Coppa Italia final. It was rebuilt for the 1990 FIFA World Cup and it hosted the tournament final. Despite being an Olympic stadium, therefore ostensibly dedicated exclusively to sport, musical concerts are also held, in particular the concert by Claudio Baglioni on 6 June 1998, which still holds the record attendance at the Olimpico with a total of over 100,000 spectators, thanks to the fact that the stage was located in the center of the stadium and the public surrounded it filling all the seats. Rated an UEFA category four stadium, it has also hosted four Europea ...
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Ron Morris (pole Vaulter)
Ronald Hugh Morris (born April 27, 1935) is a retired American track and field athlete who won the national title in pole vault in 1958, 1961 and 1962. He placed fourth at the 1959 Pan American Games and second at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Morris vaulted 15'-0" June 1971 for a Masters M35 World Record at the 1971 Los Angeles Senior Olympics. After retiring from competitions, he worked as athletics coach. His athletic and coaching experience includes: * 1952–1953 Two time California Interscholastic Pole Vault and U.S. Interscholastic Record Holder * 1955–1957 Twice Intercollegiate All-American and University of Southern California Pole Vault Record Holder * 1956 Sixth man in history to clear 15 feet * 1956–1966 Eight times AAU All-American – ranked in the top 10 in the world for ten years * 1960 Silver Medal in XVII Olympiad, Rome, Italy * 1962 Only World Class athlete to successfully convert from steel to fiberglass (ranked #1 in the world that year) * 1978 Ranked by ...
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Roman Lešek
Roman Lešek (born 7 August 1937 in Celje) is a Slovenian former pole vaulter who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References 1937 births Living people Slovenian male pole vaulters Yugoslav male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Celje Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Peter Laufer (athlete)
Peter Laufer (13 September 1936 – 4 March 2016) was a German athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1936 births 2016 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics German male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Sportspeople from Wrocław {{Germany-polevault-bio-stub ...
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Andrzej Krzesiński
Andrzej Krzesiński (born 1 October 1927) is a Polish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References 1927 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Polish male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Poland Place of birth missing (living people) Skra Warszawa athletes Polish athletics coaches {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Dimitar Khlebarov
Dimitar Petrov Khlebarov ( bg, Димитър Петров Хлебаров; 3 September 1934 – 28 October 2009) was pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He set his personal best (4.96 metres) on 26 September 1965 at a meet in Sofia. He was born in Yambol Yambol ( bg, Ямбол ) is a town in Southeastern Bulgaria and administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. It is occasionally spelled ''Jambol''. Yambol is the admi .... Achievements References *trackfield.brinksterDimitar Khlebarov's obituary
1934 births 2009 deaths
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Jānis Krasovskis
Jānis Krasovskis (born 12 February 1936) is a Latvian athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ..., representing the Soviet Union - he achieved 4.40m and took 13th place. References 1936 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Latvian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing (living people) Soviet male pole vaulters {{Latvia-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Ihor Petrenko
Ihor Petrenko ( uk, Ігор Петренко; born 10 May 1938) is a Ukrainian athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ..., representing the Soviet Union. References 1938 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Ukrainian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Place of birth missing (living people) Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade Soviet male pole vaulters {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Rolando Cruz
''For the Rolando Cruz related to the Illinois criminal case, see Rolando Cruz case'' Rolando Cruz (born September 17, 1939, in Salinas, Puerto Rico) is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico. He trained under Jimmy Curran at Mercersburg Academy and Jumbo Elliott (coach), Jim 'Jumbo' Elliott at Villanova University.Puerto Rican Vaulter Eyes Finn's Mark, ''Hutchison News'', February 4, 1963 He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956. He is a three-time gold medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games: 1959, 1962 and 1966. Cruz later became a lawyer and president of a life insurance company. From 1977 to 1981 he served as Commissioner Of Insurance of Puerto Rico. References sports-reference1963 Video
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Leon Lukman
Leon Lukman ( sr, Leon Lukman; born October 27, 1931) is a retired Serbian pole vaulter who represented SFR Yugoslavia at the 1960 Summer Olympics and won 9th place. He was a member of the Athletics Club Red Star Belgrade. He was born in Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on .... References Biography at sports references.come 1931 births Living people Serbian male pole vaulters Yugoslav male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Sportspeople from Kragujevac {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub ...
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Rudolf Tomášek
Rudolf Tomášek (born 11 August 1937) is a retired pole vaulter who represented Czechoslovakia. He was born in Karlovy Vary, and represented the clubs RH Praha. He finished eighth at the 1960 Olympic Games, won the silver medal at the 1962 European Championships, finished sixth at the 1964 Olympic Games, and won the silver medal at the 1966 European Indoor Games and finished ninth at the 1967 European Indoor Games The 1967 European Indoor Games were held at Sportovní hala, Prague, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) from 11 March to 12 March 1967. The track used for the championships was 150 metres long. Medal summary Men Women Medal table P .... He became Czechoslovak champion in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1971, and Czechoslovak indoor champion in 1971. His personal best jump was 5.03 metres, achieved indoor in 1966. References 1937 births Living people Czechoslovak male pole vaulters Czech male pole vaulters Athletes (track a ...
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Günter Malcher
Günter Malcher (born 16 March 1934) is a German Sport of athletics, athlete. He competed in the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics. References

1934 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics German male pole vaulters Olympic athletes of the United Team of Germany Place of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-polevault-bio-stub ...
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