| Men's pole vault at the European Athletics Championships |
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Themen'spole vault at the1962 European Athletics Championships was held inBelgrade, then Yugoslavia, atJNA Stadium on 13 and 15 September 1962.[1]
Just before the meeting, theIAAF council approved the optional use of glass fibre poles.[2]
| Gold | Pentti Nikula |
| Silver | Rudolf Tomášek |
| Bronze | Kauko Nyström |
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentti Nikula | 4.80 | CR | ||
| Rudolf Tomášek | 4.60 | |||
| Kauko Nyström | 4.60 | |||
| 4 | Risto Ankio | 4.55 | ||
| 5 | Maurice Houvion | 4.55 | ||
| 6 | Roman Lešek | 4.55 | NR | |
| 7 | Günter Malcher | 4.50 | ||
| 8 | Manfred Preußger | 4.50 | ||
| 9 | Bernard Balastre | 4.50 | ||
| 10 | Ihor Petrenko | 4.40 | ||
| 11 | Petre Astafei | 4.40 | ||
| 12 | Kjell Hovik | 4.40 | ||
| 13 | Klaus Lehnertz | 4.30 | ||
| 14 | Janusz Gronowski | 4.30 |
13 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janusz Gronowski | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Klaus Lehnertz | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Maurice Houvion | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Günter Malcher | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Kauko Nyström | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Ihor Petrenko | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Risto Ankio | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Kjell Hovik | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Roman Lešek | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Bernard Balastre | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Manfred Preußger | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Petre Astafei | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Rudolf Tomášek | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Pentti Nikula | 4.40 | Q | ||
| Gérard Barras | 4.30 | |||
| Mirko Kuzmanović | 4.30 | |||
| Dimitar Khlebarov | 4.30 | |||
| Mikael Schie | 4.20 | |||
| Franc Rojko | 4.20 | |||
| Reidulv Førde | 4.20 | |||
| Christos Papanikolaou | 4.20 | |||
| Valbjörn Þorláksson | 4.10 | |||
| Roland Gras | 4.00 |
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.