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Athletics at the 1963 Summer Universiade – Men's pole vault

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Athletics at the
1963 Summer Universiade
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmen
5000 mmen
80 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

The men's pole vault event at the 1963 Summer Universiade was held at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental in Porto Alegre in September 1963.

The winning margin was 30 cm which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's pole vault was won by more than 20 cm at these games.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gennadiy Bliznetsov  Soviet Union 4.60
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alain Moreaux  France 4.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bernard Balastre  France 4.20
4 Hisao Morita  Japan 4.00
4 Trevor Burton  Great Britain 4.00
Gérard Barras  Switzerland NM

References

  1. Results at Tilastopaja
Pole vault at the Summer World University Games
Men's
Women's
World University Games champions in men's pole vault
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