| Date | 13 – 15 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 31 from 16 countries |
France’s Renaud Lavillenie was the defending gold medallist and had been the premier vaulter over the last few years. He came to Rio as the favorite but left in tears. After 5.85 only three vaulters remained, Lavillenie, American Sam Kendricks, and Brazil’s Thiago Braz. Kendricks went out at 5.93, taking bronze. Lavillenie was clear through 5.98 and seemed in control, with Braz clearing 5.93 and then passing 5.98. At 6.03 Braz cleared on his second attempt, as Lavillenie missed twice. Needing a better height for the gold medal, as he trailed on misses, Lavillenie took his final attempt at 6.08 but it was not much of an effort. Braz had won gold in a huge upset, as Lavillenie took silver, with the Brazilian exulting in the victory.
The Brazilian crowd had been biased in their support of Braz, but they also booed and jeered Lavillenie whenever he appeared on the runway. The Frenchman was moved to tears, and Braz had to apologize when, the next day on the podium, the Brazilian crowd again booed Lavillenie. He was comforted under the stands by Braz and Ukrainian vault legend Sergey Bubka, but Lavillenie would have no good memories from the 2016 Olympics.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2132 | Thiago Braz |  BRA | 5.70 (3) | 6.03 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 2426 | Renaud Lavillenie |  FRA | 5.70 (=4) | 5.98 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 3080 | Sam Kendricks |  USA | 5.70 (1) | 5.85 (3) | Bronze | ||
| =4 | 2845 | Piotr Lisek |  POL | 5.70 (6) | 5.75 (=4) | |||
| =4 | 2303 | Jan Kudlička |  CZE | 5.70 (=7) | 5.75 (=4) | |||
| 6 | 2236 | Xue Changrui |  CHN | 5.70 (=4) | 5.65 (6) | |||
| =7 | 2657 | Daichi Sawano |  JPN | 5.60 (=10) | 5.50 (=7) | |||
| =7 | 2298 | Michal Balner | CZE | 5.60 (=10) | 5.50 (=7) | |||
| =7 | 2532 | Kostas Filippidis |  GRE | 5.70 (2) | 5.50 (=7) | |||
| 10 | 2190 | Shawn Barber |  CAN | 5.70 (=7) | 5.50 (10) | |||
| 11 | 2023 | Germán Chiaraviglio |  ARG | 5.70 (=7) | 5.50 (11) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 2720 | Pauls Pujāts |  LAT | 5.60 (=10) | – ( | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 2852 | Robert Sobera | POL | 5.60 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 2238 | Yao Jie | CHN | 5.60 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 2042 | Kurtis Marschall |  AUS | 5.60 (15) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | 2424 | Stanley Joseph | FRA | 5.45 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | 2857 | Paweł Wojciechowski | POL | 5.45 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | 2719 | Mareks Ārents | LAT | 5.45 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | 2226 | Huang Bokai | CHN | 5.45 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | 2431 | Kévin Ménaldo | FRA | 5.45 (=16) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 2653 | Hiroki Ogita | JPN | 5.45 (21) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | 2446 | Luke Cutts |  GBR | 5.45 (=22) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | 2137 | Augusto Dutra | BRA | 5.45 (=22) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | 2931 | Robert Renner |  SLO | 5.45 (=22) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 2516 | Tobias Scherbarth |  GER | 5.45 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 2501 | Raphael Holzdeppe | GER | 5.45 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | 2264 | Ivan Horvat |  CRO | 5.30 (27) | – | |||
| =28 r1/2 | 2492 | Karsten Dilla | GER | 5.30 (=28) | – | |||
| =28 r1/2 | 3064 | Logan Cunningham | USA | 5.30 (=28) | – | |||
| =28 r1/2 | 3098 | Cale Simmons | USA | 5.30 (=28) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2665 | Seito Yamamoto | JPN | – ( | – | |||
| 2958 | Melker Svärd Jacobsson |  SWE | – ( | – |
| Date | 13 August 2016 — 20:20 |
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| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.75 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Kendricks | USA | 5.70 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Kostas Filippidis | GRE | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Thiago Braz | BRA | 5.70 | 0 | 2 | ||
| =4 | Xue Changrui | CHN | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =4 | Renaud Lavillenie | FRA | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Piotr Lisek | POL | 5.70 | 1 | 2 | ||
| =7 | Germán Chiaraviglio | ARG | 5.70 | 1 | 3 | ||
| =7 | Jan Kudlička | CZE | 5.70 | 1 | 3 | ||
| =7 | Shawn Barber | CAN | 5.70 | 1 | 3 | ||
| =10 | Daichi Sawano | JPN | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =10 | Pauls Pujāts | LAT | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =10 | Michal Balner | CZE | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Robert Sobera | POL | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Yao Jie | CHN | 5.60 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Kurtis Marschall | AUS | 5.60 | 2 | 2 | ||
| =16 | Stanley Joseph | FRA | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =16 | Paweł Wojciechowski | POL | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =16 | Mareks Ārents | LAT | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =16 | Huang Bokai | CHN | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =16 | Kévin Ménaldo | FRA | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Hiroki Ogita | JPN | 5.45 | 0 | 1 | ||
| =22 | Luke Cutts | GBR | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =22 | Augusto Dutra | BRA | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =22 | Robert Renner | SLO | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Tobias Scherbarth | GER | 5.45 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 26 | Raphael Holzdeppe | GER | 5.45 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 27 | Ivan Horvat | CRO | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =28 | Karsten Dilla | GER | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | ||
| =28 | Logan Cunningham | USA | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | ||
| =28 | Cale Simmons | USA | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Seito Yamamoto | JPN | – | – | – | |||
| Melker Svärd Jacobsson | SWE | – | – | – |
| Date | 13 August 2016 — 20:20 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.30 m | Attempts at 5.45 m | Attempts at 5.60 m | Attempts at 5.70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sam Kendricks | USA | 5.70 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | ||
| =2 | 11 | Xue Changrui | CHN | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | ||
| =2 | 9 | Renaud Lavillenie | FRA | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | xo | ||
| 4 | 7 | Piotr Lisek | POL | 5.70 | 1 | 2 | - | o | xo | xo | ||
| =5 | 2 | Germán Chiaraviglio | ARG | 5.70 | 1 | 3 | o | o | xxo | xo | ||
| =5 | 3 | Jan Kudlička | CZE | 5.70 | 1 | 3 | o | o | xxo | xo | ||
| =7 | 5 | Daichi Sawano | JPN | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | ||
| =7 | 13 | Pauls Pujāts | LAT | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 9 | 12 | Robert Sobera | POL | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | o | x- | o | xxx | ||
| 10 | 10 | Kurtis Marschall | AUS | 5.60 | 2 | 2 | o | o | xxo | xxx | ||
| 11 | 8 | Hiroki Ogita | JPN | 5.45 | 0 | 1 | xo | o | xxx | – | ||
| =12 | 4 | Luke Cutts | GBR | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| =12 | 15 | Augusto Dutra | BRA | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 14 | 16 | Tobias Scherbarth | GER | 5.45 | 1 | 2 | xo | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 15 | 6 | Raphael Holzdeppe | GER | 5.45 | 2 | 2 | - | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| 14 | Melker Svärd Jacobsson | SWE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 13 August 2016 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.30 m | Attempts at 5.45 m | Attempts at 5.60 m | Attempts at 5.70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Kostas Filippidis | GRE | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | o | o | xo | o | ||
| 2 | 10 | Thiago Braz | BRA | 5.70 | 0 | 2 | - | xx- | o | o | ||
| 3 | 1 | Shawn Barber | CAN | 5.70 | 1 | 3 | - | xxo | o | xo | ||
| 4 | 15 | Michal Balner | CZE | 5.60 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 5 | 8 | Yao Jie | CHN | 5.60 | 1 | 2 | - | xo | xo | xxx | ||
| =6 | 9 | Stanley Joseph | FRA | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =6 | 7 | Paweł Wojciechowski | POL | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =6 | 2 | Mareks Ārents | LAT | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =6 | 3 | Huang Bokai | CHN | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =6 | 11 | Kévin Ménaldo | FRA | 5.45 | 0 | 0 | - | o | x- | – | ||
| 11 | 5 | Robert Renner | SLO | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 12 | 6 | Ivan Horvat | CRO | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =13 | 13 | Karsten Dilla | GER | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | xxo | xxx | – | – | ||
| =13 | 14 | Logan Cunningham | USA | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | xxo | xxx | – | – | ||
| =13 | 4 | Cale Simmons | USA | 5.30 | 2 | 2 | xxo | xxx | – | – | ||
| 16 | Seito Yamamoto | JPN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 15 August 2016 — 21:40 |
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| 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 5.95 m | Attempts at 5.98 m | Attempts at 6.03 m | Attempts at 6.08 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Thiago Braz | BRA | 6.03 | 1 | 3 | - | o | xo | o | xo | - | xo | - | ||
| 2 | 3 | Renaud Lavillenie | FRA | 5.98 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | o | o | xx- | x | ||
| 3 | 11 | Sam Kendricks | USA | 5.85 | 0 | 2 | o | xo | x- | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| =4 | 12 | Piotr Lisek | POL | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | x- | xx | – | – | – | ||
| =4 | 6 | Jan Kudlička | CZE | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | x- | xx | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | 1 | Xue Changrui | CHN | 5.65 | 2 | 4 | xxo | xxo | xx- | x | – | – | – | – | ||
| =7 | 10 | Daichi Sawano | JPN | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =7 | 2 | Michal Balner | CZE | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =7 | 5 | Kostas Filippidis | GRE | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 8 | Shawn Barber | CAN | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 4 | Germán Chiaraviglio | ARG | 5.50 | 2 | 2 | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | Pauls Pujāts | LAT | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
