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Pole Vault, Men

Date	8 – 10 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	32 from 23 countries

Track & Field News had predicted that the gold in this event would go to France’s Renaud Lavillenie with silver going to Germany’s Björn Otto. Lavillenie was the 2012 World Indoor Champion and had twice won the European title. The defending champion was Australian Steve Hooker, who made the final but he could not clear his opening height.

Six vaulters remained through 5.75 metres, but only Lavillenie, Otto and his teammate, Raphael Holzdeppe, could clear 5.85, settling the podium, although the positions remained to be determined. Lavillenie was in the lead as he was perfect through 5.85. At 5.91 Otto and Holzdeppe had first attempt clearances and went ahead, with Otto in the lead. Lavillenie missed his first attempt at 5.91 and passed to the next height, 5.97. He had a second attempt clearance there while Holzdeppe went out with three misses, giving him the bronze medal. Otto missed twice at 5.97 and passed to 6.02, but could not clear it, giving Lavillenie the gold, Otto taking silver, as predicted.

This was the fourth time that a French vaulter had won Olympic gold, after Fernand Gonder in 1906, Pierre Quinon in 1984, and Jean Galfione in 1996.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	1758	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.65 (=1)	5.97 (1)	Gold
2	1917	Björn Otto	GER	5.50 (=8)	5.91 (2)	Silver
3	1904	Raphael Holzdeppe	GER	5.65 (=1)	5.91 (3)	Bronze
=4	1817	Steve Lewis	GBR	5.50 (=8)	5.75 (=4)
=4	2817	Yevgeny Lukyanenko	RUS	5.60 (=4)	5.75 (=4)
6	1980	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.60 (3)	5.65 (6)
7	1518	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.50 (=8)	5.65 (7)
=8	1763	Romain Mesnil	FRA	5.60 (6)	5.50 (=8)
=8	1915	Malte Mohr	GER	5.50 (=8)	5.50 (=8)
10	2663	Łukasz Michalski	POL	5.60 (7)	5.50 (10)
11	1611	Igor Bychkov	ESP	5.50 (=8)	5.50 (11)
AC r2/2	1046	Steve Hooker	AUS	5.50 (=8)	– (NH)
AC r2/2	3259	Brad Walker	USA	5.60 (=4)	– (NH)
14 r1/2	3251	Jeremy Scott	USA	5.50 (14)	–
=15 r1/2	1464	Lázaro Borges	CUB	5.50 (=15)	–
=15 r1/2	2815	Sergey Kucheryanu	RUS	5.50 (=15)	–
17 r1/2	2267	Nikita Filippov	KAZ	5.35 (17)	–
=18 r1/2	1453	Ivan Horvat	CRO	5.35 (=18)	–
=18 r1/2	1365	Yang Yansheng	CHN	5.35 (=18)	–
20 r1/2	2386	Mareks Ārents	LAT	5.35 (20)	–
21 r1/2	2713	Edi Maia	POR	5.20 (22)	–
NH	1719	Jere Bergius	FIN	– (NH)	–
NH	1218	Fábio Gomes	BRA	– (NH)	–
NH	3001	Alhaji Jeng	SWE	– (NH)	–
NH	2357	Kim Yu-Seok	KOR	– (NH)	–
NH	3238	Derek Miles	USA	– (NH)	–
NH	2676	Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	– (NH)	–
NH	2243	Seito Yamamoto	JPN	– (NH)	–
NH	3151	Denys Yurchenko	UKR	– (NH)	–
DQ	3139	Maksym Mazuryk	UKR	[5.35] (DQ)	–		1
DQ	2833	Dmitry Starodubtsev	RUS	[5.60] (DQ)	[5.75] (DQ)		2
DQ	1172	Stanislau Tsivonchyk	BLR	[5.20] (DQ)	–		3

Qualifying Round

Date	8 August 2012 — 10:00
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.70 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared
=1	1904	Raphael Holzdeppe	GER	5.65	0	1	q
=1	1758	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.65	0	1	q
3	1980	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.60	0	0	q
=4	2817	Yevgeny Lukyanenko	RUS	5.60	0	2	q
=4	3259	Brad Walker	USA	5.60	0	2	q
6	1763	Romain Mesnil	FRA	5.60	1	2	q
7	2663	Łukasz Michalski	POL	5.60	1	4	q
=8	1611	Igor Bychkov	ESP	5.50	0	0	q
=8	1046	Steve Hooker	AUS	5.50	0	0	q
=8	1518	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.50	0	0	q
=8	1817	Steve Lewis	GBR	5.50	0	0	q
=8	1915	Malte Mohr	GER	5.50	0	0	q
=8	1917	Björn Otto	GER	5.50	0	0	q
14	3251	Jeremy Scott	USA	5.50	1	1
=15	1464	Lázaro Borges	CUB	5.50	1	3
=15	2815	Sergey Kucheryanu	RUS	5.50	1	3
17	2267	Nikita Filippov	KAZ	5.35	0	0
=18	1453	Ivan Horvat	CRO	5.35	1	1
=18	1365	Yang Yansheng	CHN	5.35	1	1
20	2386	Mareks Ārents	LAT	5.35	1	2
22	2713	Edi Maia	POR	5.20	2	2
NH	1719	Jere Bergius	FIN	–	–	–
NH	1218	Fábio Gomes	BRA	–	–	–
NH	3001	Alhaji Jeng	SWE	–	–	–
NH	2357	Kim Yu-Seok	KOR	–	–	–
NH	3238	Derek Miles	USA	–	–	–
NH	2676	Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	–	–	–
NH	2243	Seito Yamamoto	JPN	–	–	–
NH	3151	Denys Yurchenko	UKR	–	–	–
DQ	3139	Maksym Mazuryk	UKR	[5.35]	[0]	[0]		4
DQ	2833	Dmitry Starodubtsev	RUS	[5.60]	[1]	[3]	Q	5
DQ	1172	Stanislau Tsivonchyk	BLR	[5.20]	[1]	[1]		6

Group A

Date	8 August 2012 — 10:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 5.20 m	Attempts at 5.35 m	Attempts at 5.50 m	Attempts at 5.60 m	Attempts at 5.65 m
1	1980	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.60	0	0	-	o	o	o	-
2	2817	Yevgeny Lukyanenko	RUS	5.60	0	2	-	-	xxo	o	-
3	1763	Romain Mesnil	FRA	5.60	1	2	-	xo	o	xo	-
4	2663	Łukasz Michalski	POL	5.60	1	4	-	xo	xxo	xo	-
=5	1046	Steve Hooker	AUS	5.50	0	0	-	-	o	-	-
=5	1817	Steve Lewis	GBR	5.50	0	0	-	-	o	-	-
=5	1915	Malte Mohr	GER	5.50	0	0	-	-	o	-	-
=5	1917	Björn Otto	GER	5.50	0	0	-	-	o	-	-
9	3251	Jeremy Scott	USA	5.50	1	1	-	o	xo	xxx	–
10	1453	Ivan Horvat	CRO	5.35	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–
11	2713	Edi Maia	POR	5.20	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	1218	Fábio Gomes	BRA	–	–	–	-	-	xxx	–	–
NH	2357	Kim Yu-Seok	KOR	–	–	–	xxx	–	–	–	–
NH	3238	Derek Miles	USA	–	–	–	xxx	–	–	–	–
NH	2243	Seito Yamamoto	JPN	–	–	–	-	xxx	–	–	–
DQ	3139	Maksym Mazuryk	UKR	[5.35]	[0]	[0]	[-]	[o]	[xxx]	–	–	7

Group B

Date	8 August 2012 — 10:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 5.20 m	Attempts at 5.35 m	Attempts at 5.50 m	Attempts at 5.60 m	Attempts at 5.65 m
=1	1904	Raphael Holzdeppe	GER	5.65	0	1	-	-	xo	-	o
=1	1758	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.65	0	1	-	-	-	xo	o
3	3259	Brad Walker	USA	5.60	0	2	-	-	xxo	o	-
=4	1611	Igor Bychkov	ESP	5.50	0	0	o	-	o	xx-	x
=4	1518	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.50	0	0	-	o	o	-	-
=6	1464	Lázaro Borges	CUB	5.50	1	3	-	xxo	xo	xxx	–
=6	2815	Sergey Kucheryanu	RUS	5.50	1	3	-	xxo	xo	xxx	–
8	2267	Nikita Filippov	KAZ	5.35	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
9	1365	Yang Yansheng	CHN	5.35	1	1	-	xo	xxx	–	–
10	2386	Mareks Ārents	LAT	5.35	1	2	xo	xo	xxx	–	–
NH	1719	Jere Bergius	FIN	–	–	–	-	xxx	–	–	–
NH	3001	Alhaji Jeng	SWE	–	–	–	-	xxx	–	–	–
NH	2676	Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	–	–	–	-	xxx	–	–	–
NH	3151	Denys Yurchenko	UKR	–	–	–	-	xxx	–	–	–
DQ	2833	Dmitry Starodubtsev	RUS	[5.60]	[1]	[3]	[-]	[xo]	[xo]	[xo]	[-]	8
DQ	1172	Stanislau Tsivonchyk	BLR	[5.20]	[1]	[1]	[xo]	[xxx]	–	–	–	9

Final Round

Date	10 August 2012 — 19:00

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 5.50 m	Attempts at 5.65 m	Attempts at 5.75 m	Attempts at 5.85 m	Attempts at 5.91 m	Attempts at 5.97 m	Attempts at 6.02 m	Attempts at 6.07 m
1	1758	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.97	1	2	-	o	o	o	x-	xo	x-	xx	OR
2	1917	Björn Otto	GER	5.91	0	2	o	o	xo	xo	o	xx-	x-	–
3	1904	Raphael Holzdeppe	GER	5.91	0	4	-	xo	xo	xxo	o	xxx	–	–
=4	1817	Steve Lewis	GBR	5.75	1	2	xo	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
=4	2817	Yevgeny Lukyanenko	RUS	5.75	1	2	xo	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–
6	1980	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.65	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
7	1518	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.65	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=8	1763	Romain Mesnil	FRA	5.50	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
=8	1915	Malte Mohr	GER	5.50	0	0	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
10	2663	Łukasz Michalski	POL	5.50	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	1611	Igor Bychkov	ESP	5.50	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	1046	Steve Hooker	AUS	–	–	–	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	3259	Brad Walker	USA	–	–	–	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
DQ	2833	Dmitry Starodubtsev	RUS	[5.75]	[0]	[1]	[o]	[xo]	[o]	[xxx]	–	–	–	–		10