Harry Babcock (pole vaulter)
American pole vaulter (1890–1965)
![]() Harry Babcock at the 1912 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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Born | December 15, 1890 Pelham Manor, New York, United States | |||||||||||
Died | June 5, 1965 (aged 74) Norwalk, Connecticut, United States | |||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Pole vault | |||||||||||
Club | NYAC, New York | |||||||||||
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Henry Stoddard Babcock (December 15, 1890 – June 5, 1965) was an American pole vaulter who won the gold medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics, setting an Olympic record at 3.95 meters.[1]
Babcock started as a long jumper, and only around 1910 changed to the pole vault. He graduated in engineering from Columbia University in 1912, and later worked as a salesman with a lumber company in Irvington, New York.[2]
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Olympic champions in men's pole vault
- 1896:
William Hoyt (USA)
- 1900:
Irving Baxter (USA)
- 1904:
Charles Dvorak (USA)
- 1908:
Edward Cook (USA)
1908:Alfred Gilbert (USA)
- 1912:
Harry Babcock (USA)
- 1920:
Frank Foss (USA)
- 1924:
Lee Barnes (USA)
- 1928:
Sabin Carr (USA)
- 1932:
Bill Miller (USA)
- 1936:
Earle Meadows (USA)
- 1948:
Guinn Smith (USA)
- 1952:
Bob Richards (USA)
- 1956:
Bob Richards (USA)
- 1960:
Don Bragg (USA)
- 1964:
Fred Hansen (USA)
- 1968:
Bob Seagren (USA)
- 1972:
Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1976:
Tadeusz Ślusarski (POL)
- 1980:
Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)
- 1984:
Pierre Quinon (FRA)
- 1988:
Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1992:
Maksim Tarasov (EUN)
- 1996:
Jean Galfione (FRA)
- 2000:
Nick Hysong (USA)
- 2004:
Timothy Mack (USA)
- 2008:
Steve Hooker (AUS)
- 2012:
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016:
Thiago Braz da Silva (BRA)
- 2020:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2024:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)
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