1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault
# 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 24 and 26 August 1950.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ragnar Lundberg Sweden |
| - | - |
| Silver | Valto Olenius Finland |
| Bronze | Jukka Piironen Finland |

## Results

### Final

26 August

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ragnar Lundberg | Sweden | 4.30 | CR |
| | Valto Olenius | Finland | 4.25 | |
| | Jukka Piironen | Finland | 4.25 | |
| 4 | Victor Sillon | France | 4.10 | |
| 5 | Erling Kaas | Norway | 4.10 | |
| 6 | Armin Scheurer | Switzerland | 4.00 | |
| 7 | Birger Hultqvist | Sweden | 4.00 | |
| 8 | Rudy Stjernild | Denmark | 3.80 | |
| 9 | Georges Breitman | France | 3.80 | |
| | Torfi Bryngeirsson | Iceland | DNS | |

### Qualification

24 August

| Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Valto Olenius | Finland | 4.00 | Q |
| Erling Kaas | Norway | 4.00 | Q |
| Jukka Piironen | Finland | 4.00 | Q |
| Rudy Stjernild | Denmark | 4.00 | Q |
| Birger Hultqvist | Sweden | 4.00 | Q |
| Ragnar Lundberg | Sweden | 4.00 | Q |
| Torfi Bryngeirsson | Iceland | 4.00 | Q |
| Armin Scheurer | Switzerland | 4.00 | Q |
| Victor Sillon | France | 4.00 | Q |
| Georges Breitman | France | 4.00 | Q |
| Muhittin Akın | Turkey | 3.90 | |
| Milan Milakov | Yugoslavia | 3.90 | |
| Rigas Efstatiadis | Greece | 3.80 | |
| Ferdinand Degens | Belgium | 3.60 | |
| Albert Van Herck | Belgium | NH | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

* Belgium (2)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (2)
* Greece (1)
* Iceland (1)
* Norway (1)
* Sweden (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)
