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Pole Vault, Men

Date	24 – 26 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade olympique, Parc olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	27 from 13 countries

There were three favorites in 1976 – Americans Dave Roberts and Earl Bell, and Poland’s Władysław Kozakiewicz. But Kozakiewicz struggled, could only clear 5.25 (17-2¾), and finished 11th. Six vaulters remained in the competition after 5.45 (17-10½) – Roberts, Bell, Poland’s Tadeusz Ślusarski and Wojciech Buciarski, Finland’s Antti Kalliomäki, and France’s Patrick Abada. At 5.50 (18-0½), Abada and Bell passed. Ślusarski, Kalliomäki, and Roberts cleared that height on their first try, and Buciarski missed once and passed to 5.55 (18-2½). That was the end of the clearances. Roberts passed to 5.60 (18-4½) where he missed three times, while the other vaulters all missed at 5.55 (18-2½). Ślusarski won the gold on countback, using the fewest vaults tie-breaker, over Kalliomäki, as both had no misses thru 5.50 (18-0½). Roberts was bronze medalist as he had missed once at 5.35 (17-6½).

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	734	Tadeusz Ślusarski	POL	5.10 (=16)	5.50 (1)	Gold
2	280	Antti Kalliomäki	FIN	5.10 (=1)	5.50 (2)	Silver
3	952	Dave Roberts	USA	5.10 (=1)	5.50 (3)	Bronze
4	302	Patrick Abada	FRA	5.10 (=1)	5.45 (4)
5	705	Wojciech Buciarski	POL	5.10 (=1)	5.45 (5)
6	910	Earl Bell	USA	5.10 (=1)	5.45 (6)
7	307	Jean-Michel Bellot	FRA	5.10 (=19)	5.40 (7)
8	586	Itsuo Takanezawa	JPN	5.10 (=12)	5.40 (8)
9	430	Günther Lohre	FRG	5.10 (=1)	5.35 (9)
10	898	Yury Prokhorenko	URS	5.10 (=1)	5.25 (10)
11	719	Władysław Kozakiewicz	POL	5.10 (=1)	5.25 (11)
12	47	Don Baird	AUS	5.10 (=19)	5.25 (12)
=13	885	Vladimir Kishkun	URS	5.10 (=16)	5.20 (=13)
=13	948	Terry Porter	USA	5.10 (=1)	5.20 (=13)
15	276	Tapani Haapakoski	FIN	5.10 (=12)	5.20 (15)
16	367	Brian Hooper	GBR	5.10 (18)	5.00 (16)
AC r2/2	173	Bruce Simpson	CAN	5.10 (=12)	– (NH)
AC r2/2	226	Roberto Moré	CUB	5.10 (=12)	– (NH)
AC r2/2	341	François Tracanelli	FRA	5.10 (=1)	– (NH)
AC r2/2	818	Kjell Isaksson	SWE	5.10 (=1)	– (NH)
21 r1/2	49	Ray Boyd	AUS	5.00 (21)	–
22 r1/2	177	Ken Wenman	CAN	5.00 (22)	–
23 r1/2	466	Dimitrios Kyteas	GRE	5.00 (23)	–
24 r1/2	365	Jeff Gutteridge	GBR	4.80 (24)	–
AC r1/2	577	Yoshiomi Iwama	JPN	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	820	Ingemar Jernberg	SWE	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	884	Yury Isakov	URS	– (NH)	–
DNS	42	Rihan Obaid	KSA	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (24 July 1976 — 10:00)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.10 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts
=1	Antti Kalliomäki	FIN	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Patrick Abada	FRA	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	François Tracanelli	FRA	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Günther Lohre	FRG	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Wojciech Buciarski	POL	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Władysław Kozakiewicz	POL	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Kjell Isaksson	SWE	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Yury Prokhorenko	URS	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Earl Bell	USA	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Terry Porter	USA	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=1	Dave Roberts	USA	5.10	0	0	1	Q
=12	Bruce Simpson	CAN	5.10	0	0	2	Q
=12	Roberto Moré	CUB	5.10	0	0	2	Q
=12	Tapani Haapakoski	FIN	5.10	0	0	2	Q
=12	Itsuo Takanezawa	JPN	5.10	0	0	2	Q
=16	Tadeusz Ślusarski	POL	5.10	1	1	2	Q
=16	Vladimir Kishkun	URS	5.10	1	1	2	Q
18	Brian Hooper	GBR	5.10	1	2	4	Q
=19	Don Baird	AUS	5.10	2	2	3	Q
=19	Jean-Michel Bellot	FRA	5.10	2	2	3	Q
21	Ray Boyd	AUS	5.00	0	0	1
22	Ken Wenman	CAN	5.00	0	0	2
23	Dimitrios Kyteas	GRE	5.00	1	1	2
24	Jeff Gutteridge	GBR	4.80	0	0	1
NH	Yoshiomi Iwama	JPN	–	–	–	–
NH	Ingemar Jernberg	SWE	–	–	–	–
NH	Yury Isakov	URS	–	–	–	–
DNS	Rihan Obaid	KSA	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (24 July 1976)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	4.80 m	5.00 m	5.10 m
=1	Antti Kalliomäki	FIN	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Günther Lohre	FRG	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Wojciech Buciarski	POL	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Władysław Kozakiewicz	POL	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Kjell Isaksson	SWE	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Yury Prokhorenko	URS	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Earl Bell	USA	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Terry Porter	USA	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	Dave Roberts	USA	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=10	Tadeusz Ślusarski	POL	5.10	1	1	2	-	-	xo
=10	Vladimir Kishkun	URS	5.10	1	1	2	-	-	xo
=12	Don Baird	AUS	5.10	2	2	3	-	-	xxo
=12	Jean-Michel Bellot	FRA	5.10	2	2	3	-	-	xxo
NH	Yury Isakov	URS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (24 July 1976)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	4.80 m	5.00 m	5.10 m
=1	Patrick Abada	FRA	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=1	François Tracanelli	FRA	5.10	0	0	1	-	-	o
=3	Bruce Simpson	CAN	5.10	0	0	2	-	o	o
=3	Roberto Moré	CUB	5.10	0	0	2	-	o	o
=3	Tapani Haapakoski	FIN	5.10	0	0	2	-	o	o
=3	Itsuo Takanezawa	JPN	5.10	0	0	2	-	o	o
7	Brian Hooper	GBR	5.10	1	2	4	-	xo	xo
8	Ray Boyd	AUS	5.00	0	0	1	-	o	xxx
9	Ken Wenman	CAN	5.00	0	0	2	o	o	xxx
10	Dimitrios Kyteas	GRE	5.00	1	1	2	-	xo	xxx
11	Jeff Gutteridge	GBR	4.80	0	0	1	o	xxx	–
NH	Yoshiomi Iwama	JPN	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Ingemar Jernberg	SWE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	Rihan Obaid	KSA	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (26 July 1976 — 12:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	Total Attempts	5.00 m	5.10 m	5.20 m	5.25 m	5.30 m	5.35 m	5.40 m	5.45 m	5.50 m	5.55 m	5.60 m
1	Tadeusz Ślusarski	POL	5.50	0	0	3	-	-	o	-	-	-	o	-	o	xxx	–	=OR
2	Antti Kalliomäki	FIN	5.50	0	0	5	-	o	-	-	o	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	=OR
3	Dave Roberts	USA	5.50	0	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	xo	-	-	o	-	xxx	=OR
4	Patrick Abada	FRA	5.45	1	2	4	-	-	-	-	xo	-	-	xo	-	xxx	–
5	Wojciech Buciarski	POL	5.45	1	2	5	-	-	o	-	-	xo	-	xo	x--	xx-	–
6	Earl Bell	USA	5.45	2	2	5	-	-	o	-	-	o	-	xxo	-	xxx	–
7	Jean-Michel Bellot	FRA	5.40	0	0	2	-	-	-	o	-	-	o	-	xxx	–	–
8	Itsuo Takanezawa	JPN	5.40	2	5	9	xo	-	xo	-	xo	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
9	Günther Lohre	FRG	5.35	2	4	7	-	xo	-	xo	-	xxo	-	xxx	–	–	–
10	Yury Prokhorenko	URS	5.25	0	0	1	-	-	-	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
11	Władysław Kozakiewicz	POL	5.25	1	1	2	-	-	-	xo	-	-	-	xxx	–	–	–
12	Don Baird	AUS	5.25	1	1	3	-	o	-	xo	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=13	Vladimir Kishkun	URS	5.20	0	0	1	-	-	o	-	-	-	xxx	–	–	–	–
=13	Terry Porter	USA	5.20	0	0	1	-	-	o	-	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
15	Tapani Haapakoski	FIN	5.20	0	1	3	xo	-	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Brian Hooper	GBR	5.00	1	1	2	xo	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Bruce Simpson	CAN	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Roberto Moré	CUB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	François Tracanelli	FRA	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Kjell Isaksson	SWE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–