| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Henry Stoddard "Harry"•Babcock |
| Used name | Harry•Babcock |
| Born | 15 December 1890 in Pelham Manor, New York (USA) |
| Died | 5 June 1965 (aged 74 years 5 months 21 days) in Norwalk, Connecticut (USA) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 75 kg |
| Affiliations | NYAC, New York (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Harry Babcock began his career as a long jumper, placing third at the IC4As in 1909. He won the AAU pole vault in 1910 and 1912 and the IC4A title in 1911. Marc Wright set a new world record of 13-2¼ (4.02) at the 1912 Olympic Trials, but in Stockholm, Babcock was always in command. Frank Nelson, Wright, and Babcock were the only competitors to clear 12-7½ (3.85) and Babcock was the only one over when the bar was raised to 12-9¼ (3.89). He then went on to clear 12-11½ (3.95) before failing three times at a new world record height of 13-3¾ (4.06). Babcock graduated from Columbia in 1912 with an engineering degree, but spent most of his business life as a salesman with a lumber company in Irvington, New York.
Personal Best: 12-11½ (3.95) (1912).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA |
Harry Babcock | |||
| Pole Vault, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| Triple Jump, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Pentathlon, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Decathlon, Men (Olympic) |
| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 11 July 1912 | Athletics | Pole Vault, Men | Final Round | 3.75 | 1 |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 11 July 1912 | Athletics | Pole Vault, Men | Final Round | 3.80 | 1 |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 11 July 1912 | Athletics | Pole Vault, Men | Final Round | 3.85 | 1 |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 11 July 1912 | Athletics | Pole Vault, Men | Final Round | 3.95 | 1 |
