Frederick Morgan Hansen (born December 29, 1940) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault.

[1] A 1963 graduate of Rice University, he competed in the pole vault for the United States in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the gold medal.

[3] He held the world record in the pole vault for almost 2 years, first set as 5.23 m (17 ft 1+3⁄4 in) on June 13, 1964, and then improved to 5.28 m (17 ft 3+3⁄4 in) on July 25, 1964, at the USA vs USSR dual meet at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Hansen is featured on the cover of the book The Pole Vault: A Violent Ballet by David Butler.

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