2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault explained

The men's pole vault at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 8 July.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships
World record		6.16	Donetsk, Ukraine	15 February 2014
European record		6.16	Donetsk, Ukraine	15 February 2014
Championship record		6.00	Helsinki, Finland	11 August 1994
World Leading		5.95	Angers, France	26 June 2016
European Leading		5.95	Angers, France	26 June 2016

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
6 July 2016	17:50	Qualification
8 July 2016	19:10	Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 5.65 m (Q) or best 12 performances (q)^[1]

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	5.15	5.35	5.50	5.60	5.65	Result	Note
1	A			–	–	–	o		5.60	q
2	A			o	o	o			5.50	q
2	A			–	o	o			5.50	q
2	A			–	o	o			5.50	q
2	A			–	o	o			5.50	q
6	B			–	o	xo			5.50	q
6	A			–	o	xo			5.50	q
6	B			o	o	xo			5.50	q, SB
9	B			–	xo	xo			5.50	q
9	B			–	xo	xo	x		5.50	q
11	B			–	o	xxo			5.50	q
12	A			–	o	xxx			5.35	q
12	B			–	o	xxx			5.35	q
12	B			–	o	xxx			5.35	q
12	B			–	o	xxx			5.35	q
12	B			–	o	–	x		5.35	q
17	B			xxo	o	xxx			5.35
17	B			xxo	o	xxx			5.35
19	A			–	xo	xxx			5.35
19	B			o	xo	xxx			5.35
19	A			o	xo	xxx			5.35
19	B			–	xo	xxx			5.35
19	A			–	xo	xxx			5.35
24	A			o	xxx				5.15
24	A			o	xxx				5.15
24	B			o	xxx				5.15
27	A			xo	xxx				5.15
	A

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	5.30	5.50	5.60	5.70	5.75	Result	Note
			o	o	o	xxx		5.60
			o	o	xo	xxx		5.60
			o	o	xxx			5.50
			xo	o	xxx			5.50
			xo	o	xxx			5.50
			o	xxo	xxx			5.50
			o	xxx				5.30
			o	xxx				5.30
			o	xxx				5.30
			o	xxx				5.30
11			xo	xxx				5.30
			xo	xxx				5.30
13			xxo	xxx				5.30
			–	xxx
			–	–	–	–	xxx

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification results . 2016-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160921031035/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM072900_C73ZZ.pdf . 2016-09-21 . dead .
2. Web site: Final results . 2016-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304132935/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM072101_C73M.pdf . 2017-03-04 . dead .