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Pole Vault, Men

Date	25 – 27 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	39 from 25 countries

The biggest surprise in qualifying was the failures of Okkert Brits (RSA), 2003 World Championships runner-up, and Dmitry Markov (AUS), 2001 World Champion. In the final seven vaulters cleared 5.75 (18-10¼). Most passed to 5.85 (19-2¼), but Igor Pavlov (RUS) cleared 5.80 (19-0¼), while Danny Ecker (GER) went out at that height, and Lars Börgeling (GER) and Derek Miles (USA) had misses at the height before passing to the next height. This left six vaulters remaining at 5.85 (19-2¼). Pavlov missed twice and passed to 5.90 (19-4¼). Börgeling and Miles missed their attempts and went out. Three vaulters cleared – Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA), 2003 World Champion, led with his first attempt clearance, while Americans Tim Mack and Toby Stevenson got over on their second efforts. At 5.90 (19-4¼) Mack and Stevenson cleared on their first tries. Gibilisco missed once and passed to the next height, while Pavlov missed once and was out. At 5.95 (19-6¼), Mack had a third attempt clearance to win the gold medal, Stevenson winning silver and Gibilisco the bronze. Stevenson wore a helmet, the only top international vaulter to do so, keeping a promise he had made to his parents while in high school.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	3303	Tim Mack	USA	5.70 (11)	5.95 (1)	Gold	OR
2	3344	Toby Stevenson	USA	5.70 (=7)	5.90 (2)	Silver
3	2181	Giuseppe Gibilisco	ITA	5.70 (=12)	5.85 (3)	Bronze
4	2920	Igor Pavlov	RUS	5.70 (6)	5.80 (4)
5	1872	Danny Ecker	GER	5.70 (=7)	5.75 (5)
6	1863	Lars Börgeling	GER	5.70 (=1)	5.75 (6)
7	3307	Derek Miles	USA	5.70 (16)	5.75 (7)
8	2146	Alex Averbukh	ISR	5.70 (=1)	5.65 (8)
=9	2562	Rens Blom	NED	5.70 (=7)	5.65 (=9)
=9	3208	Denys Yurchenko	UKR	5.70 (10)	5.65 (=9)
=11	1054	Paul Burgess	AUS	5.70 (=1)	5.55 (=11)
=11	1907	Tim Lobinger	GER	5.70 (=12)	5.55 (=11)
=13	2287	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.70 (15)	5.55 (=13)
=13	2876	Pavel Gerasimov	RUS	5.70 (=1)	5.55 (=13)
=13	3207	Ruslan Yeremenko	UKR	5.70 (=1)	5.55 (=13)
16	3177	Oleksandr Korchmid	UKR	5.70 (14)	5.55 (16)
17 r1/2	1700	Matti Mononen	FIN	5.65 (17)	–
18 r1/2	1759	Romain Mesnil	FRA	5.65 (18)	–
19 r1/2	2809	Okkert Brits	RSA	5.60 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3075	Patrik Kristiansson	SWE	5.60 (20)	–
21 r1/2	1792	Nick Buckfield	GBR	5.60 (21)	–
=22 r1/2	1074	Dmitri Markov	AUS	5.50 (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	1510	Adam Ptáček	CZE	5.50 (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	1707	Vesa Rantanen	FIN	5.50 (=22)	–
25 r1/2	3019	Jurij Rovan	SLO	5.50 (25)	–
26 r1/2	1528	Piotr Buciarski	DEN	5.50 (26)	–
27 r1/2	1274	Spas Buhalov	BUL	5.50 (27)	–
=28 r1/2	1067	Steve Hooker	AUS	5.30 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	1499	Štěpán Janáček	CZE	5.30 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	1591	Javier Gazol	ESP	5.30 (=28)	–
=31 r1/2	1743	Nicolas Guigon	FRA	5.30 (=31)	–
=31 r1/2	2677	Adam Kolasa	POL	5.30 (=31)	–
=33 r1/2	1975	Marios Evangelou	GRE	5.30 (=33)	–
=33 r1/2	2382	Kim Yu-Seok	KOR	5.30 (=33)	–
AC r1/2	1278	Iliyan Efremov	BUL	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	1362	Liu Feiliang	CHN	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2329	Grigory Yegorov	KAZ	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2536	Giovanni Lanaro	MEX	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2947	Vadim Strogalyev	RUS	– (NH)	–
DNS	3379	Leonid Andreyev	UZB	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	25 August 2004 — 19:15
Format	Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.70 metres advanced to the final round.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared
=1	1054	Paul Burgess	AUS	5.70	0	0	Q
=1	2146	Alex Averbukh	ISR	5.70	0	0	Q
=1	2876	Pavel Gerasimov	RUS	5.70	0	0	Q
=1	1863	Lars Börgeling	GER	5.70	0	0	Q
=1	3207	Ruslan Yeremenko	UKR	5.70	0	0	Q
6	2920	Igor Pavlov	RUS	5.70	0	1	Q
=7	1872	Danny Ecker	GER	5.70	0	2	Q
=7	2562	Rens Blom	NED	5.70	0	2	Q
=7	3344	Toby Stevenson	USA	5.70	0	2	Q
10	3208	Denys Yurchenko	UKR	5.70	0	3	Q
=12	2181	Giuseppe Gibilisco	ITA	5.70	1	2	Q
11	3303	Tim Mack	USA	5.70	1	1	Q
=12	1907	Tim Lobinger	GER	5.70	1	2	Q
14	3177	Oleksandr Korchmid	UKR	5.70	1	4	Q
15	2287	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.70	1	5	Q
16	3307	Derek Miles	USA	5.70	2	2	Q
17	1700	Matti Mononen	FIN	5.65	0	0
18	1759	Romain Mesnil	FRA	5.65	2	2
19	2809	Okkert Brits	RSA	5.60	0	1
20	3075	Patrik Kristiansson	SWE	5.60	1	1
21	1792	Nick Buckfield	GBR	5.60	2	3
=22	1074	Dmitri Markov	AUS	5.50	0	0		1
=22	1707	Vesa Rantanen	FIN	5.50	0	0		2
=22	1510	Adam Ptáček	CZE	5.50	0	0		3
25	3019	Jurij Rovan	SLO	5.50	1	3
26	1528	Piotr Buciarski	DEN	5.50	2	2
27	1274	Spas Buhalov	BUL	5.50	2	3
=28	1499	Štěpán Janáček	CZE	5.30	0	0
=28	1067	Steve Hooker	AUS	5.30	0	0
=28	1591	Javier Gazol	ESP	5.30	0	0
=31	1743	Nicolas Guigon	FRA	5.30	1	1
=31	2677	Adam Kolasa	POL	5.30	1	1
=33	1975	Marios Evangelou	GRE	5.30	2	2
=33	2382	Kim Yu-Seok	KOR	5.30	2	2
NH	2329	Grigory Yegorov	KAZ	–	–	–
NH	1278	Iliyan Efremov	BUL	–	–	–
NH	2947	Vadim Strogalyev	RUS	–	–	–
NH	1362	Liu Feiliang	CHN	–	–	–
NH	2536	Giovanni Lanaro	MEX	–	–	–
DNS	3379	Leonid Andreyev	UZB	–	–	–

Group A

Date	25 August 2004 — 19:15

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 5.50 m	Attempts at 5.60 m	Attempts at 5.65 m	Attempts at 5.70 m
=1	5	Pavel Gerasimov	RUS	5.70	0	0	-	o	o	-	o
=1	3	Lars Börgeling	GER	5.70	0	0	-	o	-	o	o
=1	18	Ruslan Yeremenko	UKR	5.70	0	0	-	o	-	o	o
=4	19	Rens Blom	NED	5.70	0	2	-	xo	xo	-	o
=4	17	Toby Stevenson	USA	5.70	0	2	-	xo	xo	-	o
6	15	Giuseppe Gibilisco	ITA	5.70	1	2	-	o	-	x-	xo
7	7	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.70	1	5	o	xo	xo	xxo	xo
8	13	Derek Miles	USA	5.70	2	2	-	o	o	-	xxo
9	11	Romain Mesnil	FRA	5.65	2	2	-	o	-	xxo	xxx
10	16	Okkert Brits	RSA	5.60	0	1	xo	-	o	-	xxx
=11	20	Vesa Rantanen	FIN	5.50	0	0	o	o	xx-	x	–
=11	14	Adam Ptáček	CZE	5.50	0	0	o	o	x-	x	–
13	8	Jurij Rovan	SLO	5.50	1	3	xxo	xo	xxx	–	–
14	10	Spas Buhalov	BUL	5.50	2	3	xo	xxo	xxx	–	–
15	4	Steve Hooker	AUS	5.30	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–
=16	12	Marios Evangelou	GRE	5.30	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
=16	2	Kim Yu-Seok	KOR	5.30	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	6	Grigory Yegorov	KAZ	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	1	Vadim Strogalyev	RUS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	9	Liu Feiliang	CHN	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Group B

Date	25 August 2004 — 19:15

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 5.50 m	Attempts at 5.60 m	Attempts at 5.65 m	Attempts at 5.70 m
=1	18	Paul Burgess	AUS	5.70	0	0	-	o	-	o	o
=1	2	Alex Averbukh	ISR	5.70	0	0	-	o	-	o	o
3	14	Igor Pavlov	RUS	5.70	0	1	-	o	xo	-	o
4	4	Danny Ecker	GER	5.70	0	2	-	xxo	-	-	o
5	10	Denys Yurchenko	UKR	5.70	0	3	-	xo	-	xxo	o
6	12	Tim Mack	USA	5.70	1	1	-	o	o	-	xo
7	3	Tim Lobinger	GER	5.70	1	2	-	o	xo	-	xo
8	9	Oleksandr Korchmid	UKR	5.70	1	4	-	xo	o	xxo	xo
9	16	Matti Mononen	FIN	5.65	0	0	o	o	-	o	xxx
10	13	Patrik Kristiansson	SWE	5.60	1	1	-	-	xo	-	xxx
11	20	Nick Buckfield	GBR	5.60	2	3	xo	o	xxo	-	xxx
12	15	Dmitri Markov	AUS	5.50	0	0	-	o	-	xxx	–
13	11	Piotr Buciarski	DEN	5.50	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
=14	7	Štěpán Janáček	CZE	5.30	0	0	o	xx-	x--	–	–
=14	17	Javier Gazol	ESP	5.30	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–
=16	1	Nicolas Guigon	FRA	5.30	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–
=16	5	Adam Kolasa	POL	5.30	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	8	Iliyan Efremov	BUL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	6	Giovanni Lanaro	MEX	–	x--	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	19	Leonid Andreyev	UZB	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round

Date	27 August 2004

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Best Height Cleared	Misses at Best Height Cleared	Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared	Attempts at 5.40 m	Attempts at 5.55 m	Attempts at 5.65 m	Attempts at 5.75 m	Attempts at 5.80 m	Attempts at 5.85 m	Attempts at 5.90 m	Attempts at 5.95 m	Attempts at 6.00 m
1	3	Tim Mack	USA	5.95	2	4	-	o	xo	o	-	xo	o	xxo	xxx	OR
2	4	Toby Stevenson	USA	5.90	0	1	-	o	o	o	-	xo	o	xxx	–
3	6	Giuseppe Gibilisco	ITA	5.85	0	1	-	xo	-	o	-	o	x-	xx	–
4	13	Igor Pavlov	RUS	5.80	1	2	-	o	o	xo	xo	xx-	x	–	–
5	9	Danny Ecker	GER	5.75	0	2	-	xxo	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–
6	11	Lars Börgeling	GER	5.75	2	2	-	o	-	xxo	xx-	x	–	–	–
7	16	Derek Miles	USA	5.75	2	3	-	o	xo	xxo	x-	xx	–	–	–
8	2	Alex Averbukh	ISR	5.65	0	0	-	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=9	15	Rens Blom	NED	5.65	0	1	-	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=9	10	Denys Yurchenko	UKR	5.65	0	1	-	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=11	14	Tim Lobinger	GER	5.55	0	0	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
=11	1	Paul Burgess	AUS	5.55	0	0	-	o	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=13	5	Pavel Gerasimov	RUS	5.55	1	1	-	xo	x-	x	–	–	–	–	–
=13	12	Ruslan Yeremenko	UKR	5.55	1	1	-	xo	-	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
=13	8	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.55	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	7	Oleksandr Korchmid	UKR	5.55	2	2	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–