1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault explained

Event:	Men's pole vault
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's pole vault at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 31 August and 2 September 1966.

Medalists

Gold	Wolfgang Nordwig
Silver	Christos Papanikolaou
Bronze	Hervé d'Encausse

Results

Final

2 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		5.10	CR
	align=left		align=left		5.05	NR
	align=left		align=left		5.00
4	align=left		align=left		4.80
5	align=left		align=left		4.80
6	align=left		align=left		4.80
7	align=left		align=left		4.80
8	align=left		align=left		4.70
9	align=left		align=left		4.70
10	align=left		align=left		4.70
11	align=left		align=left		4.70
12	align=left		align=left		4.60
13	align=left		align=left		4.60
14	align=left		align=left		4.60
15	align=left		align=left		4.40
16	align=left		align=left		4.40

Qualification

31 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		4.60	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.60	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.60	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.60	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.60	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.40	Q
	align=left		align=left		4.20
	align=left		align=left		4.20
	align=left		align=left		4.20
	align=left		align=left		4.20
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

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