A new Olympic record was set during this competition.

Date	Event	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
22 August	Final		5.96 m	OR

Qualifying round

Qualifying performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	5.15	5.30	5.45	5.55	5.65	Result	Notes
1	B	Yevgeniy Lukyanenko Yevgeniy Lukyanenko Yevgeny Lukyanenko is a Russian pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 6.01 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz.-Achievements:-References:...		-	-	-	o	o	5.65	q
1	A	Igor Pavlov		-	-	o	-	o	5.65	q
3	A	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....		-	o	o	o	xo	5.65	q, =PB
3	A	Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier is a French pole vaulter.He finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, seventh at the 2003 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...		-	o	-	o	xo	5.65	q
3	A	Raphael Holzdeppe Raphael Holzdeppe Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe is a German pole vaulter.He finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the 2008 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 European Junior Championships he notably got no result, having no-heighted in the qualifying round.His personal best jump is 5.80...		-	-	o	o	xo	5.65	q
3	A	Denys Yurchenko Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....		-	-	o	-	xo	5.65	q
7	B	Przemysław Czerwiński		-	-	o	xo	xo	5.65	q
7	A	Jan Kudlička Jan Kudlicka -References:...		o	o	-	xo	xo	5.65	q
9	B	Danny Ecker Danny Ecker Danny Ecker is a German athlete competing in the pole vault.- Biography :His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei...		-	-	xxo	-	xo	5.65	q
9	B	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	xxo	xo	5.65	q
11	A	Dmitry Starodubtsev Dmitry Starodubtsev Dmitriy Andreevich Starodubtsev ; born 3 January 1986) is a Russian pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.75 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kazan.-Achievements:-External links:...		-	xo	-	xxo	xo	5.65	q
12	B	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:...		-	-	-	-	xxo	5.65	q
13	B	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	o	xxo	5.65	q, SB
14	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...		-	-	-	o	xxx	5.55
14	B	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	xxx	5.55
16	A	Paul Burgess Paul Burgess (athlete) Paul Burgess is an Australian pole vaulter who become only the thirteenth pole vaulter in the world to reach 6 metres.-Biography:...		-	-	o	xo	xxx	5.55
16	B	Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger is a German pole vaulter.His discipline is pole vault and he has been an elite competitor since the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters...		-	-	o	xo	xxx	5.55
16	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	xxx	5.55
16	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	xo	xxx	5.55
20	A	Jeff Hartwig Jeff Hartwig Jeff Hartwig is an American pole vaulter.-Biography:In 1998, Hartwig set two North American records with 6.00 and 6.01 metres. The latter was an improvement of 16 centimetres from his personal best of 5.85 m from 1997...		-	-	o	xxo	xxx	5.55
20	A	Liu Feiliang Liu Feiliang Liu Feiliang is a Chinese pole vaulter.He won the bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.His personal best jump is 5.71 metres, achieved...		-	o	o	xxo	xxx	5.55
22	B	Oleksandr Korchmid 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...		-	-	o	xxx		5.45
22	B	Mikko Latvala		-	-	o	-	xxx	5.45
24	A	Jesper Fritz 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 :...		-	xo	o	xxx		5.45
25	B	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	5.45
25	B	Fábio Gomes da Silva 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 :...		-	-	xo	xxx		5.45
25	A	Giovanni Lanaro Giovanni Lanaro Giovanni Alessandro Lanaro is a Mexican pole vaulter.-Youth and college:Giovanni Lanaro attended West Covina High School in California; Lanaro pole vaulted as a freshman in high school but suffered a back injury as well as a fractured ankle skateboarding that prevented him from vaulting the next...		-	-	xo	xxx		5.45
28	B	Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh is a retired Israeli athlete who competed in the pole vault.-Biography:He is Jewish. He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault....		-	-	xxo	-	xxx	5.45
28	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	xxo	xxx		5.45
30	B	Štěpán Janáček Štepán Janácek Štěpán Janáček is a Czech pole vaulter.He finished eighth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, second at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fifth at the 2002 European Championships...		o	o	-	xxx		5.30
30	B	Dominic Johnson Dominic Johnson Dominic Laurence Johnson is a retired St Lucian athlete competing in the pole vault. He is a former decathlete.His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon, 110 metres hurdles and 4 x 100 metres...		-	o	xxx			5.30
32	A	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...		xx-	o	xxx			5.30

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Lázaro Borges

Lázaro Borges is Cuban pole vaulter.He has represented Cuba at 2008 Summer Olympics, but he didn't advance to the Final. Borges won silver medal in 2011 World Championships with 5.90m, setting new Cuban record. His personal best before the competition was 5.75m.-Achievements:- Personal bests :-...

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Germán Chiaraviglio

Germán Chiaraviglio is an Argentine pole vaulter.His personal best of 5.71 metres was achieved at the World Championships in Beijing on August 19, 2006, when he beat the old championship record of István Bagyula from 1988, and the Argentine senior record...

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Iliyan Efremov

Iliyan Efremov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He finished tenth at the 1988 World Junior Championships and thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. He also won gold medals at the 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003 Balkan Games...

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Kim Yoo-Suk

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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...

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Final

The final was held on August 22.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	5.45	5.60	5.70	5.75	5.80	5.85	5.90	5.96	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:...
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	Denys Yurchenko Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....		xxo	xo	o						5.70
4	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	xxo	xo
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5	Dmitry Starodubtsev Dmitry Starodubtsev Dmitriy Andreevich Starodubtsev ; born 3 January 1986) is a Russian pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.75 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Kazan.-Achievements:-External links:...		xxo	xxo	xo
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6	Danny Ecker Danny Ecker Danny Ecker is a German athlete competing in the pole vault.- Biography :His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei...		xo
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7	Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier is a French pole vaulter.He finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, seventh at the 2003 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...		xo	o	xxx						5.60
8	Raphael Holzdeppe Raphael Holzdeppe Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe is a German pole vaulter.He finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and won the 2008 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 European Junior Championships he notably got no result, having no-heighted in the qualifying round.His personal best jump is 5.80...		o	xo	xxx						5.60
9	Igor Pavlov
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10	Jan Kudlička Jan Kudlicka -References:...		o	xxx							5.45
11	Przemysław Czerwiński		xo	xxx							5.45

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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:...

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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....

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WR - World Record / =SB - Equal Season Best / PB - Personal Best / SB - Season Best