The Men's Pole Vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

event at the 2009 World Championships

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

in Berlin, Germany will be held between 20 August and 22 August 2009.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

World record		6.14	Sestriere Sestriere Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	31 July 1994
Championship record		6.05	Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	9 August 2001
World Leading		6.01	Leiria Leiria Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...	21 June 2009
African record		6.03	Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	18 August 1995
Asian record		5.90	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany	19 August 1993
North American record		6.04	Eugene Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	8 June 2008
South American record		5.77	São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	7 June 2007
European record		6.14	Sestriere, Italy	31 July 1994
Oceanian record		6.05	Edmonton, Canada	9 August 2001

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
5.70m	5.55m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 20, 2009	10:10	Qualification
August 22, 2009	18:15	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	5.25	5.40	5.55	5.65	Result	Notes
	A	Steven Hooker Steven Hooker Steven Leslie "Steve" Hooker OAM is an Australian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.06 m, making him the second highest pole-vaulter in history behind only Sergey Bubka.-Career:...		-	-	-	o	5.65	q
	B	Renaud Lavillenie Renaud Lavillenie Renaud Lavillenie is a French pole vaulter.He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, but without reaching the final...		-	-	o	o	5.65	q
	B	Alexander Straub Alexander Straub (athlete) Alexander Straub is a German pole vaulter. He obtained a bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha.Straub set his personal best on 1 August 2008 in Bochum....		-	-	-	o	5.65	q
	A	Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil is a French pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Castres...		-	-	xo	o	5.65	q
	A	Maksym Mazuryk Maksym Mazuryk Maksym Mazuryk is a Ukrainian pole vaulter. He was born in Donetsk. He is sporter of Fenerbahçe S.K. from Turkey.He was the 2002 World Junior champion, and finished 8th in the pole vault final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...		-	o	xo	o	5.65	q
	A	Damiel Dossévi Damiel Dossévi Damiel Dossévi is a French pole vaulter.He finished fifteenth at the 2006 European Championships...		-	o	o	xo	5.65	q
	A	Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco is an Italian pole vaulter, who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90 m. He followed this with a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics.-Career:...		-	o	o	xxo	5.65	q
	A	Malte Mohr Malte Mohr Malte Mohr is an German pole vaulter.-Career:At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, Mohr finished in 14th place with a vault of 5.50 meters....		-	-	xo	xxo	5.65	q
	A	Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich is a Russian pole vaulter.He finished fifth at the 2009 World Championships and competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.75 metres, achieved at the 2009 World Championships....		o	o	xo	xxo	5.65	q
	B	Steven Lewis Steven Lewis Steven James Lewis is an English pole vaulter.Lewis was born in Stoke-on-Trent. His personal best jump outdoors is 5.71 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, while indoors his best is 5.75 m, achieved in Manchester on 17 January 2009...		-	o	xo	xxo	5.65	q
11	B	Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng is a Swedish pole vaulter and actor.Jeng came to Sweden when he was just 3 months old, but retained his Gambian citizenship until he was 18 years old, when he applied for and was granted Swedish citizenship...		-	xo	xxo	xxo	5.65	q, SB
12	A	Derek Miles Derek Miles Derek Miles is an American pole vaulter, from Tea, South Dakota. A former pole vaulter for The University of South Dakota Track and Field team, Miles is currently an assistant coach for the Coyotes. Miles finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2004, he placed...		-	-	o	xxx	5.55	q
12	B	Kevin Rans Kevin Rans Kevin Rans is a Belgian pole vaulter. In March 2009 he tested positive on a prohibited substance but he was able to show that this was because of caffeine pills so he was cleared from doping allegations....		-	o	o	xxx	5.55	q
12	B	Daichi Sawano Daichi Sawano is a Japanese pole vaulter.His personal best is 5.83 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Shizuoka.-Achievements:-External links:...		-	-	o	xxx	5.55	q
12	B	Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed a period for Australia.Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships....		-	-	o	xxx	5.55	q
14	A	Jeremy Scott Jeremy Scott (athlete) Jeremy Scott is an American pole vaulter.He finished sixth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. He also competed at the 2003 World Indoor Championships and the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final....		-	o	xo	xxx	5.55
15	A	Konstantinos Filippidis		o	o	xxo	xxx	5.55
16	A	Kim Yoo-Suk Kim Yoo-Suk Kim Yoo Suk is a South Korean pole vaulter.He finished eighth at the 2003 Universiade. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final....		xo	o	xxo	xxx	5.55	SB
16	A	Igor Pavlov		-	xo	xxo	xxx	5.55
16	B	Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:...		-	xo	xxo	xxx	5.55
19	B	Leonid Andreev Leonid Andreev (athlete) Leonid Andreev is an Uzbekistani decathlete turned pole vaulter.He first competed in the decathlon, placing fourteenth at the 2000 World Junior Championships and winning the gold medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships....		xxo	o	xxo	xxx	5.55
20	B	Eemeli Salomäki Eemeli Salomäki Eemeli Niko Antero Salomäki is a Finnish pole vaulter.He competed at the World Junior Championships in 2006 and at the World Championships in 2009 without reaching the final....		o	o	xxx		5.40
20	B	Łukasz Michalski Łukasz Michalski Łukasz Michalski is a Polsh pole vaulter.-Achievements:-References:...		-	o	xxx		5.40
22	A	Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He won the 2001 Balkan Games and finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2004 as well as the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres,...		-	xo	-	xxx	5.40
22	A	Jan Kudlička Jan Kudlicka -References:...		-	xo	xxx		5.40
22	A	Luke Cutts		-	xo	xxx		5.40
22	B	Toby Stevenson Toby Stevenson Toby "Crash" Stevenson is an Olympic class pole vaulter from the United States. He is known for being the only pole vaulter in the international elite to wear a helmet during jumps.-Biography:...		-	xo	xxx		5.40
26	A	Yavgeniy Olhovsky Yavgeniy Olhovsky Yavgeniy Olhovsky is an Israeli pole vaulter.He finished eleventh at the 2002 World Junior Championships and competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final....		xo	xo	xxx		5.40
26	B	Jurij Rovan Jurij Rovan Jurij Rovan is a Slovenian pole vaulter.He competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.His personal best jump is 5.61 metres, achieved in July...		xo	xo	xxx		5.40
28	B	Denys Fedas		o	xxx			5.25
29	A	Takafumi Suzuki		o	xxx			5.25

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Jesper Fritz

Jesper Fritz is a Swedish pole vaulter. He won the silver medal in the European Under 23 championships. His personal record is 5.70 metres. He was out in the qualifying in Beijing Olympic Games 2008.- References :...

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Fábio Gomes da Silva

Fábio Gomes da Silva is a Brazilian pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres , achieved in February 2011 in São Caetano, Brazil and 5.65 metres , achieved in February 2011 in Linz, Austria. These are the current Brazilian records.-Achievements:- References :...

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Oleksandr Korchmid

Oleksandr Korchmid is a Ukrainian pole vaulter.As a junior he won silver medals at the 1999 World Youth Championships and the 2000 World Junior Championships. He was also a gold medalist at the 2003 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He also competed in the...

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Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), NR = National record, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	5.50	5.65	5.75	5.80	5.85	5.90	5.95	Result	Notes
	Steven Hooker Steven Hooker Steven Leslie "Steve" Hooker OAM is an Australian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.06 m, making him the second highest pole-vaulter in history behind only Sergey Bubka.-Career:...		-	-	-	-	x-	o	--	5.90
	Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil is a French pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Castres...		o	o	x-	o	o	x-	xx	5.85	SB
	Renaud Lavillenie Renaud Lavillenie Renaud Lavillenie is a French pole vaulter.He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, but without reaching the final...		o	o	xxo	o	x-	x-	x	5.80
	Maksym Mazuryk Maksym Mazuryk Maksym Mazuryk is a Ukrainian pole vaulter. He was born in Donetsk. He is sporter of Fenerbahçe S.K. from Turkey.He was the 2002 World Junior champion, and finished 8th in the pole vault final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg...		o	xo	o	x-	xx			5.75
	Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich Aleksandr Gripich is a Russian pole vaulter.He finished fifth at the 2009 World Championships and competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.75 metres, achieved at the 2009 World Championships....		o	xxo	o	xxx				5.75	PB
	Damiel Dossévi Damiel Dossévi Damiel Dossévi is a French pole vaulter.He finished fifteenth at the 2006 European Championships...		o	o	xo	xxx				5.75	PB
	Alexander Straub Alexander Straub (athlete) Alexander Straub is a German pole vaulter. He obtained a bronze medal at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha.Straub set his personal best on 1 August 2008 in Bochum....		xo	xo	xxx					5.65
	Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco is an Italian pole vaulter, who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90 m. He followed this with a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics.-Career:...		xo	xo	xx-	x				5.65
	Steven Lewis Steven Lewis Steven James Lewis is an English pole vaulter.Lewis was born in Stoke-on-Trent. His personal best jump outdoors is 5.71 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, while indoors his best is 5.75 m, achieved in Manchester on 17 January 2009...		xo	xo	xxx					5.65
10	Daichi Sawano Daichi Sawano is a Japanese pole vaulter.His personal best is 5.83 metres, achieved in May 2005 in Shizuoka.-Achievements:-External links:...		o	xxx						5.50
10	Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed a period for Australia.Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships....		o	xxx						5.50
12	Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng Alhaji Jeng is a Swedish pole vaulter and actor.Jeng came to Sweden when he was just 3 months old, but retained his Gambian citizenship until he was 18 years old, when he applied for and was granted Swedish citizenship...		xo	xxx						5.50
12	Kevin Rans Kevin Rans Kevin Rans is a Belgian pole vaulter. In March 2009 he tested positive on a prohibited substance but he was able to show that this was because of caffeine pills so he was cleared from doping allegations....		xo	xxx						5.50
14	Malte Mohr Malte Mohr Malte Mohr is an German pole vaulter.-Career:At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, Mohr finished in 14th place with a vault of 5.50 meters....		xxo	xxx						5.50
	Derek Miles Derek Miles Derek Miles is an American pole vaulter, from Tea, South Dakota. A former pole vaulter for The University of South Dakota Track and Field team, Miles is currently an assistant coach for the Coyotes. Miles finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In 2004, he placed...		xxx