July 11, 1912 - 6 pole vaulters share Olympic podium

Today is Friday, July 11, 2025, and on this day in 1912, not 3, not 4, not 5, but SIX men shared the podium for the Pole Vault at the Olympics in Stockholm.

 

In this episode we will learn a brief history of the unique sport of pole vaulting, hear about how the competition at the 1912 Olympics occurred, and discuss whether a similar situation could play out today.

 

 

This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, Rob on the Run ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.

 

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Bibliography:

• ⁠https://worldathletics.org/disciplines/jumps/pole-vault⁠

• ⁠https://www.gillporter.com/gill_store/blog/post/what-goes-up⁠

• ⁠https://vaultermagazine.com/evolution-of-the-pole-vault/⁠

• ⁠https://illumin.usc.edu/2702-2/⁠

• ⁠https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/27723/at-the-1912-olympics-pole-vault-why-were-bronze-medals-awarded-when-a-gold-and⁠

• ⁠https://www.olympiandatabase.com/index.php?id=11269&L=1⁠

• ⁠https://olympic.ca/team-canada/william-happeny/⁠

• ⁠https://www.olympedia.org/editions/6/sports/ATH⁠

• ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1912/ATH/mens-pole-vault.html⁠

• ⁠https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66080⁠