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| - Der Stabhochsprung der Männer bei den Olympischen Spielen 1956 in Melbourne wurde am 24. und 26. November 1956 im Melbourne Cricket Ground ausgetragen. Neunzehn Athleten nahmen teil. Olympiasieger wurde der US-Amerikaner Bob Richards. Er gewann vor seinem Landsmann Bob Gutowski und dem Griechen Georgios Roumbanis. Schweizer und österreichische Athleten nahmen nicht teil. Einziger deutscher Teilnehmer war Manfred Preußger, der den Wettkampf auf Platz acht beendete. (de)
- Le concours de saut à la perche masculin des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956 se déroulant à Melbourne a eu lieu le lundi 26 novembre 1956. (fr)
- La competizione del salto con l'asta di atletica leggera ai Giochi della XVI Olimpiade si è disputata i giorni 24 e 26 novembre 1956 al Melbourne Cricket Ground. (it)
- The men's pole vault was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Nineteen athletes from 12 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was held on the third day of the track and field competition, on Monday November 26, 1956. The event was won by Bob Richards of the United States, the nation's 13th consecutive victory in the event. Richards was the first (and, through 2016, only) man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the pole vault; he was also the first (and, through 2016, only) man to win three total medals in the event. For the second straight Games, the American team went 1–2, this time with Bob Gutowski taking silver. Georgios Roubanis's bronze was Greece's first pole vault medal si (en)
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