| Date | 27 – 29 September 2000 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Participants | 36 from 22 countries |
The top vaulter in 2004 was Jeff Hartwig, who had cleared 6.03 (19-9½) but he did not make the US team. Favored once again was Sergey Bubka (UKR), the greatest vaulter ever, but one who had known almost nothing but misery at the Olympics. In 1984, he could not compete because of the boycott. From 1988-2000 he was the favorite but won only in 1988. In 1992, he did not make a height in the final. In 1996 he withdrew from the qualifying with an Achilles’ injury. In Sydney, he opened at 5.70 (18-8¼) in the qualifying but did not clear that height and was out. His Olympic career as a competitor was over, although in 1999 he had been elected as a member of the IOC. There were eight vaulters left at 5.90 (19-4¼), all having cleared 5.80 (19-0¼). Only four were successful at 5.90 – Nick Hysong (USA) on his first attempt, Lawrence Johnson (USA) on his second attempt, and Maksim Tarasov (1992 gold medalist) (RUS) and Michael Stolle (GER) on their third attempts. Nobody could do any better and that settled the medals – Hysong gold, Johnson silver, and Tarasov getting bronze based on fewer total misses.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Hysong |  USA | 5.70 (1) | 5.90 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Lawrence Johnson | USA | 5.65 (=12) | 5.90 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Maksim Tarasov |  RUS | 5.65 (=7) | 5.90 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Michael Stolle |  GER | 5.70 (5) | 5.90 (4) | |||
| =5 | Dmitri Markov |  AUS | 5.70 (3) | 5.80 (=5) | |||
| =5 | Viktor Chistiakov | AUS | 5.70 (4) | 5.80 (=5) | |||
| 7 | Okkert Brits |  RSA | 5.65 (=7) | 5.80 (7) | |||
| 8 | Danny Ecker | GER | 5.70 (2) | 5.80 (8) | |||
| 9 | Montxu Miranda |  ESP | 5.65 (=12) | 5.70 (9) | |||
| =10 | Alex Averbukh |  ISR | 5.65 (=7) | 5.50 (=10) | |||
| =10 | Giuseppe Gibilisco |  ITA | 5.70 (6) | 5.50 (=10) | |||
| =10 | Yevgeny Smiryagin | RUS | 5.65 (=7) | 5.50 (=10) | |||
| 13 | Tim Lobinger | GER | 5.65 (=7) | 5.50 (13) | |||
| 14 r1/2 | Štěpán Janáček |  CZE | 5.65 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | Rens Blom |  NED | 5.65 (15) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | Paul Burgess | AUS | 5.55 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | Javier García | ESP | 5.55 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | Jean Galfione |  FRA | 5.55 (=16) | – | |||
| =16 r1/2 | Kevin Hughes |  GBR | 5.55 (=16) | – | |||
| =20 r1/2 | Danny Krasnov | ISR | 5.55 (=20) | – | |||
| =20 r1/2 | Patrik Kristiansson |  SWE | 5.55 (=20) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | Thibaut Duval |  BEL | 5.55 (=22) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | Iliyan Efremov |  BUL | 5.55 (=22) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | Martin Eriksson | SWE | 5.55 (=22) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | Manabu Yokoyama |  JPN | 5.55 (25) | – | |||
| =26 r1/2 | Dominic Johnson |  LCA | 5.40 (=26) | – | |||
| =26 r1/2 | Pavel Gerasimov | RUS | 5.40 (=26) | – | |||
| =26 r1/2 | Chad Harting | USA | 5.40 (=26) | – | |||
| 29 r1/2 | João André |  POR | 5.40 (29) | – | |||
| =30 r1/2 | Romain Mesnil | FRA | 5.40 (=30) | – | |||
| =30 r1/2 | Denys Yurchenko |  UKR | 5.40 (=30) | – | |||
| 32 r1/2 | Nuno Fernandes | POR | 5.25 (32) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | Fotis Stefani |  CYP | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | Igor Potapovich |  KAZ | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | Robin Pratt |  MEX | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | – ( | – | |||
| Ruhan Işım |  TUR | – ( | – |
| Date | 27 September 2000 — 18:30 |
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| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.75 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date | 27 September 2000 — 18:30 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.25 m | Attempts at 5.40 m | Attempts at 5.55 m | Attempts at 5.65 m | Attempts at 5.70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitri Markov | AUS | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | - | - | o | o | xo | ||
| 2 | Viktor Chistiakov | AUS | 5.70 | 1 | 4 | - | o | xo | xxo | xo | ||
| =3 | Tim Lobinger | GER | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | x- | ||
| =3 | Yevgeny Smiryagin | RUS | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | xx- | ||
| =5 | Lawrence Johnson | USA | 5.65 | 0 | 1 | - | - | xo | o | - | ||
| =5 | Montxu Miranda | ESP | 5.65 | 0 | 1 | - | xo | o | o | xxx | ||
| 7 | Štěpán Janáček | CZE | 5.65 | 0 | 2 | - | xxo | o | o | xxx | ||
| 8 | Rens Blom | NED | 5.65 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | xxx | ||
| 9 | Jean Galfione | FRA | 5.55 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =10 | Danny Krasnov | ISR | 5.55 | 1 | 1 | - | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| =10 | Patrik Kristiansson | SWE | 5.55 | 1 | 1 | - | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 12 | Thibaut Duval | BEL | 5.55 | 2 | 3 | - | xo | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| 13 | Pavel Gerasimov | RUS | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | - | xo | - | xxx | – | ||
| 14 | Nuno Fernandes | POR | 5.25 | 2 | 2 | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| Igor Potapovich | KAZ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Sergey Bubka | UKR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Robin Pratt | MEX | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Ruhan Işım | TUR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 27 September 2000 — 18:30 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.25 m | Attempts at 5.40 m | Attempts at 5.55 m | Attempts at 5.65 m | Attempts at 5.70 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Hysong | USA | 5.70 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | o | ||
| 2 | Danny Ecker | GER | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | - | - | xo | - | o | ||
| 3 | Michael Stolle | GER | 5.70 | 2 | 2 | - | - | o | - | xxo | ||
| 4 | Giuseppe Gibilisco | ITA | 5.70 | 2 | 3 | - | o | xo | o | xxo | ||
| =5 | Okkert Brits | RSA | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | - | ||
| =5 | Maksim Tarasov | RUS | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | o | - | ||
| =5 | Alex Averbukh | ISR | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | - | ||
| =8 | Javier García | ESP | 5.55 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xx- | x-- | ||
| =8 | Paul Burgess | AUS | 5.55 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =8 | Kevin Hughes | GBR | 5.55 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| =11 | Iliyan Efremov | BUL | 5.55 | 2 | 3 | o | xo | xxo | - | xxx | ||
| =11 | Martin Eriksson | SWE | 5.55 | 2 | 3 | - | xo | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| 13 | Manabu Yokoyama | JPN | 5.55 | 2 | 4 | - | xxo | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| =14 | Dominic Johnson | LCA | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | - | xo | xxx | – | – | ||
| =14 | Chad Harting | USA | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | - | xo | x- | xx- | – | ||
| 16 | João André | POR | 5.40 | 1 | 2 | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | ||
| =17 | Romain Mesnil | FRA | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | - | xxo | x- | xx- | – | ||
| =17 | Denys Yurchenko | UKR | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | - | xxo | - | x- | - | ||
| Fotis Stefani | CYP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 29 September 2000 — 18:30 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.50 m | Attempts at 5.70 m | Attempts at 5.80 m | Attempts at 5.90 m | Attempts at 5.96 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Hysong | USA | 5.90 | 0 | 1 | o | xo | o | o | xxx | ||
| 2 | Lawrence Johnson | USA | 5.90 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | xxx | ||
| 3 | Maksim Tarasov | RUS | 5.90 | 2 | 3 | o | - | xo | xxo | xxx | ||
| 4 | Michael Stolle | GER | 5.90 | 2 | 5 | xxo | o | xo | xxo | xxx | ||
| =5 | Dmitri Markov | AUS | 5.80 | 0 | 0 | o | - | o | xx- | x-- | ||
| =5 | Viktor Chistiakov | AUS | 5.80 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| 7 | Okkert Brits | RSA | 5.80 | 1 | 1 | - | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 8 | Danny Ecker | GER | 5.80 | 1 | 2 | o | xo | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 9 | Montxu Miranda | ESP | 5.70 | 2 | 2 | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | ||
| =10 | Alex Averbukh | ISR | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| =10 | Giuseppe Gibilisco | ITA | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| =10 | Yevgeny Smiryagin | RUS | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | Tim Lobinger | GER | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | xo | xxx | – | – | – |
