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Date: 24 November 1956 / 26 November 1956
| Rank | Name | Nation | Distance |
| 1 | Bob Richards | USA | 4.56m [14' 11 ½"] |
| 2 | Robert Gutowski | USA | 4.53m [14' 10 ¼"] |
| 3 | Georgios Roumbanis | GRE | 4.50m [14' 9 ¼"] |
| 4 | George Mattos | USA | 4.35m [14' 3 ¼"] |
| 5 | Ragnar Lundberg | SWE | 4.25m [13' 11 ¼"] |
| 6 | Zenon Wazny | POL | 4.25m [13' 11 ¼"] |
| 7 | Eeles Landstrom | FIN | 4.25m [13' 11 ¼"] |
| 8 | Manfred Preussger | GER | 4.25m [13' 11 ¼"] |
| 9 | Vladimir Bulatov | URS | 4.15m [13' 7 ½"] |
| 9 | Giulio Chiesa | ITA | 4.15m [13' 7 ½"] |
| 11 | Anatoly Petrov | URS | 4.15m [13' 7 ½"] |
| 12 | Zbigniew Janiszewski | POL | 4.15m [13' 7 ½"] |
| 13 | Vitaly Chernobay | URS | 4.00m [13' 1 ½"] |
| 14 | Matti Sutinen | FIN | |
| Did not qualify for final (Mark unknown) | |||
| Peter Denton | AUS | ||
| Rolando Cruz | PUR | ||
| Bruce Peever | AUS | ||
| Victor Sillon | FRA | ||
| Allah Ditta | PAK | ||