2024 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's pole vault explained

The men's pole vault at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 28 and 30 August 2024.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[1]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		6.05	Berlin, Germany	12 August 2018
Championship Record		5.82	Tampere, Finland	14 July 2018
World U20 Leading		5.55	Tehran, Iran	18 February 2024
		5.55	Dortmund, Germany	24 February 2024

Results

Qualification

The qualification round is scheduled to take place on 27 August, in two groups, with both scheduled to start at 16:00. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 5.30 metres (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.

Group A

Rank	Athlete	Nation	4.60	4.80	4.95	5.10	5.25	5.30	Mark	Notes
1	Jan Krček		–	o	o	o	o		5.25
2	Ricardo Montes		–	–	–	o	xo		5.25	,
3	Augustin Becquet Perigon		–	–	xo	o	xxo		5.25
4	Hendrik Müller		–	–	o	o	xxx		5.10
5	Bryce Barkdull		–	xo	o	o	xxx		5.10
5	Rikuya Yoshida		–	xo	o	o	xxx		5.10
7	Seif Heneida		–	–	–	xo	xxx		5.10
7	Linus Jönsson		–	–	o	xo	xx–		5.10
9	Ylio Philtjens		–	–	xo	xxo	xxx		5.10
9	Adria Ripolles		–	o	xo	xxo	xxx		5.10
11	Illia Bobrovnyk		–	o	o	xxx			4.95
11	Robert Kompus		–	o	o	xxx			4.95
11	William Lane		o	o	o	xxx			4.95
14	Brenden Vanderpool		xxo	xo	xxx				4.80
15	Maj Bizjak		xo	xxx					4.60
	Valentin Imsand

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Group B

Rank	Athlete	Nation	4.60	4.80	4.95	5.10	5.25	5.30	Mark	Notes
1	Gabin Mathe		–	–	o	o	xo		5.25
2	Victor Olesen		xo	o	xo	o	xxx		5.10
3	Andrea Demontis		–	o	o	xo	xxx		5.10
4	Ryota Murakoso		–	o	xo	xo	xxx		5.10
5	Viktor Rahm		–	o	o	xxo	xxx		5.10
6	Arian Milcija		o	o	xo	xxo	xxx		5.10
7	Justin Fournier		–	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx		5.10
8	Ladislav Sedláček		–	xo	o	xxx			4.95
9	Dev Meena		–	–	xo	xxx			4.95
10	Tamer Ashraf Mohamed		–	o	xxx				4.80
10	Dimitris Christofi		o	o	xxx				4.80
12	Martí Serra		o	xo	xxr				4.80
13	Joshua Stallbaum		xo	xxx					4.60
14	Jak Rovan		xxo	xxx					4.60
	Karl Pohlak		xxx
	Pavlos Kriaras

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nation	4.85	5.05	5.20	5.30	5.35	5.40	5.45	Mark	Notes
	Hendrik Müller		–	o	xxo	xxo	xo	o	xxo	5.45
	Rikuya Yoshida		o	xxo	o	xo	o	o	xxx	5.40
	Jan Krček		o	xo	o	o				5.30
4	Ryota Murakoso		o	o	xxo	xxx				5.20
5	Bryce Barkdull		xo	xxo	xxo	xxx				5.20
6	Augustin Becquet Perigon		–	o	xxx					5.05
6	Seif Heneida		–	o	xxx					5.05
6	Victor Olesen		o	o	xxx					5.05
9	Andrea Demontis		xo	o	xxx					5.05
10	Gabin Mathe		–	o	xxx					5.05
	Ricardo Montes		–	–	xxx
	Linus Jönsson

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 27 August 2024 . Pole Vault Men - Qualification - Start List . 28 August 2024 . World Athletics.
2. Web site: Pole Vault Men - Qualification results . World Athletics . 29 August 2024 . 28 August 2024.
3. Web site: Pole Vault Men - Final results . World Athletics . 31 August 2024 . 30 August 2024.