The men's pole vault event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,[1] with the final on 2 September 1961.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Dimitar Khlebarov Bulgaria |
Gérard Barras Switzerland |
Ihor Petrenko Soviet Union |
Results
editQualifications
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risto Ankio |  Finland | 4.10 | q | |
| Gérard Barras | Switzerland | 4.10 | q | |
| Dimitar Khlebarov | Bulgaria | 4.10 | q | |
| Khristo Khristov | Bulgaria | 4.10 | q | |
| Ihor Petrenko | Soviet Union | 4.10 | q | |
| Rudolf Tomášek |  Czechoslovakia | 4.10 | q | |
| Janusz Gronowski |  Poland | 4.10 | q | |
| Dragan Arapović |  Yugoslavia | 4.10 | q | |
| Friedbert Volk |  West Germany | 4.10 | q | |
| István Török |  Hungary | 4.10 | q | |
| Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | 4.10 | q | |
| Yasushi Yamada |  Japan | 4.10 | q | |
| Jonathan Hugon |  Great Britain | 4.00 | ||
| Sinan Özisik |  Turkey | 3.80 | ||
| Dimitriyas Vicarapalo | Turkey | 3.60 |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dimitar Khlebarov | Bulgaria | 4.52 | |
 | Gérard Barras | Switzerland | 4.52 | |
 | Ihor Petrenko | Soviet Union | 4.52 | |
| 4 | Risto Ankio | Finland | 4.46 | |
| 5 | Khristo Khristov | Bulgaria | 4.40 | |
| 6 | Janusz Gronowski | Poland | 4.40 | |
| 7 | Rudolf Tomášek | Czechoslovakia | 4.30 | |
| 8 | István Török | Hungary | 4.30 | |
| 9 | Yasushi Yamada | Japan | 4.20 | |
| 10 | Helmut Schmidt | West Germany | 4.10 | |
| 11 | Friedbert Volk | West Germany | 4.00 | |
| 12 | Dragan Arapović | Yugoslavia | 4.00 |