World Rankings — Men’s Pole Vault © PATRICK TOMASIEWICZ/PHOTO RUN In ’07 Brad Walker became the first American with a pair of No. 1s since Bob Seagren in ’69 1947 1949 1 .................................. Guinn Smith (US) 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 2 ..................................Boo Morcom (US) 2 .........................John Montgomery (US) 3 ..............................Earle Meadows (US) 3 ...................... George Rasmussen (US) 4 ...................................... Bill Moore (US) 4 ......................................Bob Smith (US) 5 ...................... George Rasmussen (US) 5 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 6 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 6 ..................................Tom Bennett (US) 7 ................................. Ray Maggard (US) 7 ..................................... Bill Carroll (US) 8 ........................................ Bob Hart (US) 8 ..........................................Don Laz (US) 9 .......................................Ray Kring (US) 9 ........................... Erkki Kataja (Finland) 10 ................................Tom Bennett (US) 10 .............................George Mattos (US) 1948 1950 1 .................................. Guinn Smith (US) 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 2 ..................................Boo Morcom (US) 2 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 3 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 3 ......................................Bob Smith (US) 4 .........................John Montgomery (US) 4 ..........................................Don Laz (US) 5 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 5 ...............................George Mattos (US) 6 ........................... Erkki Kataja (Finland) 6 ..................................... Bill Carroll (US) 7 ............................Erling Kaas (Norway) 7 ...................... George Rasmussen (US) 8 .................................Harry Cooper (US) 8 ...................................Walt Jensen (US) 9 ..............................Earle Meadows (US) 9 .........................John Montgomery (US) 10 .................... George Rasmussen (US) 10 ................................. Don Cooper (US) © Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — World Rankings — Men’s Pole Vault 1951 1955 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 2 ..........................................Don Laz (US) 2 ..................................... Don Bragg (US) 3 ................................... Don Cooper (US) 3 ..........................................Don Laz (US) 4 ...................................Walt Jensen (US) 4 ................... Eeles Landström (Finland) 5 ......................................Bob Smith (US) 5 ......................................Bob Smith (US) 6 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 6 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 7 .................Torfi Bryngeirsson (Iceland) 7 ...................................Walt Levack (US) 8 ............................Victor Sillon (France) 8 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 9 ................................Dick Coleman (US) 9 .........Vitaliy Chernobay (Soviet Union) 10 .........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 10 ............... Edward Adamczyk (Poland) 1952 1956 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 2 ..........................................Don Laz (US) 2 ................................Bob Gutowski (US) 3 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 3 ..................................... Don Bragg (US) 4 ...........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 4 ................Georgios Roubanis (Greece) 5 ................................... Don Cooper (US) 5 ...............................George Mattos (US) 6 ...............................George Mattos (US) 6 ...................................Jim Graham (US) 7 .................................. John Rowan (US) 7 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 8 ......................... Valto Olenius (Finland) 8 ................... Eeles Landström (Finland) 9 ......................................Bob Smith (US) 9 ..........................Zenon Ważny (Poland) 10 ........... Viktor Knyazev (Soviet Union) 10 .................................Fred Barnes (US) 1953 1957 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 1 ................................Bob Gutowski (US) 2 ...............................George Mattos (US) 2 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 3 ...................................Fred Barnes (US) 3 ..................................... Don Bragg (US) 4 ...........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 4 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 5 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 5 ................Georgios Roubanis (Greece) 6 ..........................................Don Laz (US) 6 .... Manfred Preussger (East Germany) 7 ......................................Bob Smith (US) 7 ................... Eeles Landström (Finland) 8 ...................Milan Milakov (Yugoslavia) 8 ...........Vladimir Bulatov (Soviet Union) 9 .......................................Ray Kring (US) 9 .........Vitaliy Chernobay (Soviet Union) 10 .................................. Dave Kenly (US) 10 .............................George Mattos (US) 1954 1958 1 ................................ Bob Richards (US) 1 ................................Bob Gutowski (US) 2 ..........................................Don Laz (US) 2 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 3 ......................................Bob Smith (US) 3 .... Manfred Preussger (East Germany) 4 ................... Eeles Landström (Finland) 4 ................... Eeles Landström (Finland) 5 ................. Ragnar Lundberg (Sweden) 5 ................Georgios Roubanis (Greece) 6 ................................. Earl Poucher (US) 6 ...........Vladimir Bulatov (Soviet Union) 7 ...................................Fred Barnes (US) 7 ..........................Zenon Ważny (Poland) 8 ............................. Jerry Welbourn (US) 8 .................................... Jim Brewer (US) 9 ............... Támas Homonnay (Hungary) 9 ..................................... Don Bragg (US) 10 .........Pyotr Denisenko (Soviet Union) 10 .......Vitaliy Chernobay (Soviet Union) © Track & Field News 2019 — 2 — World Rankings — Men’s Pole Vault 1959 1963 1 ..................................... Don Bragg (US) 1 .............................Brian Sternberg (US) 2 ...................................Jim Graham (US) 2 .................................. John Pennel (US) 3 ................................Bob Gutowski (US) 3 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 4 .................................. Mel Schwarz (US) 4 .................................. John Uelses (US) 5 ...........Vladimir Bulatov (Soviet Union) 5 .......................... Pentti Nikula (Finland) 6 .............................. Aubrey Dooley (US) 6 ................................ C.K. Yang (Taiwan) 7 ................... Eeles Landström (Finland) 7 ................. Rolando Cruz (Puerto Rico) 8 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 8 ..................................Fred Hansen (US) 9 ...............................George Mattos (US) 9 ...................................Gerald Pratt (US) 10 ................................... J.D. Martin (US) 10 .... Rudolf Tomásek (Czechoslovakia) 1960 1964 1 ..................................... Don Bragg (US) 1 ..................................Fred Hansen (US) 2 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 2 ..Wolfgang Reinhardt (West Germany) 3 ..................................... J.D. Martin (US) 3 .... Manfred Preussger (East Germany) 4 ...................................Jim Graham (US) 4 .................................. John Pennel (US) 5 ................................Bob Gutowski (US) 5 ...... Rudolf Tomásek (Czechoslovakia) 6 .... Manfred Preussger (East Germany) 6 .......... Klaus Lehnertz (West Germany) 7 ......................... Henry Wadsworth (US) 7 ...................................... Dave Tork (US) 8 .............................. Aubrey Dooley (US) 8 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 9 ................... Eeles Landström (Finland) 9 ....Gennadiy Bliznetsov (Soviet Union) 10 ........Janis Krasovskis (Soviet Union) 10 ................................. Don Meyers (US) 1961 1965 1 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 1 .................................. John Pennel (US) 2 ...............................George Davies (US) 2 ..... Wolfgang Nordwig (East Germany) 3 .................................. John Uelses (US) 3 ....Gennadiy Bliznetsov (Soviet Union) 4 ......................... Henry Wadsworth (US) 4 ..................................... Jeff Chase (US) 5 .................................... Jim Brewer (US) 5 ................................. Bob Seagren (US) 6 ................................. John Cramer (US) 6 ................................. John Cramer (US) 7 ................. Rolando Cruz (Puerto Rico) 7 ................................... Paul Wilson (US) 8 .... Manfred Preussger (East Germany) 8 .......... Klaus Lehnertz (West Germany) 9 ..................................... Don Bragg (US) 9 ........................Aulis Kairento (Finland) 10 ........Janis Krasovskis (Soviet Union) 10 .......................................Mel Hein (US) 1962 1966 1 .....................................Ron Morris (US) 1 .................................