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Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Pole Vault
The men's pole vault field event at the 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 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 finisher Vladimir Bulatov of the Soviet U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Rome)
Stadio Olimpico (; ), colloquially known as l'Olimpico (The Olympic), is an Italy, Italian Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose sports venue located in Rome. Seating over 70,000 spectators, it is the largest sports facility in Rome and List of football stadiums in Italy, the second-largest in Italy, after Milan, Milans San Siro. It formerly had a capacity of over 100,000 people, and was also called Stadio dei Centomila (Stadium of the 100,000). It is owned by Sport e Salute, a State-owned enterprise, government agency that manages sports venues, and its operator is the Italian National Olympic Committee. The Olimpico is located in northwestern Rome in the Foro Italico sports complex. Construction began in 1928 under Enrico Del Debbio and the venue was expanded in 1937 by Luigi Moretti. World War II interrupted further expansions; after the Italian campaign (World War II), Liberation of Rome in June 1944, the stadium was used by the Allies of World War II, Allies as vehicle storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Morris (pole Vaulter)
Ronald Hugh Morris (April 27, 1935 – May 31, 2024) was an 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 in June 1971 for a Masters M35 World Record at the 1971 Los Angeles Senior Olympics. After retiring from competitions, he worked as athletics coach. Morris competed for the USC Trojans track and field team. He died on May 31, 2024, at the age of 89. 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 athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (), 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 honor was subseq .... 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 Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... 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 Athletes from Wrocław East German Athletics Championships winners 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-polevault-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Krzesiński
Andrzej Krzesiński (1 October 1927 – 4 November 2024) was a Polish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Krzesiński was married to 1956 long jump Olympic champion Elżbieta Duńska until her death in 2015, and they competed together at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... Andrzej Krzesiński died on 4 November 2024, at the age of 97. References 1927 births 2024 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Polish male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Poland Skra Warszawa athletes Polish athletics coaches 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-polevault-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Khlebarov
Dimitar Panayotov Khlebarov (; 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 ( ) is a city 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 administrative cente .... Achievements References *trackfield.brinkster 1934 births 2009 deaths Bulgarian male pole vaulters [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ..., representing the Soviet Union - he achieved 4.40m and took 13th place. References External links * * * * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihor Petrenko
Ihor Petrenko (; 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 (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ..., 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) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade Soviet male pole vaulters Soviet Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 1959 Summer Universiade 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Cruz
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 Jim 'Jumbo' Elliott at Villanova University. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956 and was the flag bearer for Puerto Rico in the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He is a three-time gold medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for 32 countries and ...: 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 * * External links * * * 1939 births Living people People from Salinas, Puerto Rico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Lukman
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 List of cities in Serbia, 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 Se .... References 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Malcher
Günter Malcher (born 16 March 1934) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References 1934 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics German male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-polevault-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
