2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault explained

The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 29.

Defending champion and Olympic champion Steven Hooker came into the meet injured. He was not able to clear his opening height in the trials.

In the final, with three competitors already over 5.85 (including countryman Łukasz Michalski), Paweł Wojciechowski strategically passed his remaining attempts. At 5.90, he cleared on his second (and last remaining) attempt for the win. Lázaro Borges also cleared 5.90, but on his third attempt, setting the national record for Cuba in the process. Renaud Lavillenie edged Michalski for the bronze, because Michalski had a miss at 5.75.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Paweł Wojciechowski	Lázaro Borges	Renaud Lavillenie

Records

World record		6.14		31 July 1994
Championship record		6.05	Edmonton, Canada	9 August 2001
World Leading		5.91	Szczecin, Poland	15 August 2011
African record		6.03	Cologne, Germany	18 August 1995
Asian record		5.90	Stuttgart, Germany	19 August 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record		6.04	Eugene, United States	8 June 2008
South American record		5.80	São Caetano do Sul, Brazil	26 February 2011
European record		6.14	Sestriere, Italy	31 July 1994
Oceanian record		6.05	Edmonton, Canada	9 August 2001

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 27, 2011	10:40	Qualification
August 29, 2011	19:25	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 5.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	5.20	5.35	5.50	5.60	5.65	Result	Notes
1	A			-	-	o	-	o	5.65	q
1	A			-	o	o	o	o	5.65	q
1	A			-	o	o	o	o	5.65	q
1	B			-	o	o	o	o	5.65	q
1	B			-	-	o	-	o	5.65	q
6	A			-	-	o	xo	o	5.65	q
6	A			-	-	xo	o	o	5.65	q
8	A			-	o	o	o	xo	5.65	q
9	B			-	o	o	o	-	5.60	q
10	B			-	o	xo	o	x-	5.60	q
10	B			-	o	xo	o	-	5.60	q
12	A			-	-	o	xxx		5.50	q
12	A			-	o	o	xxx		5.50	q
12	B			-	o	o	xxx		5.50	q
12	B			o	o	o	xxx		5.50	q
12	B			o	-	o	x-	xx	5.50	q
17	A			-	xo	o	xxx		5.50
18	B			-	o	xo	-	xxx	5.50
18	B			-	o	xo	xxx		5.50
20	A			-	-	xxo	xxx		5.50
21	B			-	xo	xxo	xxx		5.50
22	A			-	o	xxx			5.35
22	B			-	o	xxx			5.35
24	A			-	xo	-	xxx		5.35
24	B			-	xo	-	xxx		5.35
26	B			o	xxx				5.20
	A			-	-	xxx
	A			xxx

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	5.50	5.65	5.75	5.85	5.90	5.95	Result	Notes
			o	o	o	x-	xo	xxx	5.90
			o	o	xxo	o	xxo	xxx	5.90	NR
			-	o	o	o	xxx		5.85
			o	o	xo	o	xxx		5.85	PB
			o	xo	o	xxo	xxx		5.85
			o	xo	xo	xxx			5.75	NR
			xo	xo	xxo	xxx			5.75	=PB
			xo	o	xxx				5.65
			o	xo	xxx				5.65	SB
			o	xo	xxx				5.65	SB
			o	xo	xxx				5.65
12			xo	xo	xxx				5.65
13			o	xxo	xxx				5.65
14			xo	xxo	xxx				5.65	SB
			-	xxx
			xxx

External links

• Pole vault results at IAAF website