1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.[1][2]

Medalists

GoldPavel Gerasimov
 Russia
SilverLars Börgeling
 Germany
BronzePaul Burgess
 Australia
BronzeAdam Ptáček
 Czech Republic
BronzeGiuseppe Gibilisco
 Italy

Results

Final

2 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Pavel Gerasimov Russia5.55
2nd, silver medalist(s)Lars Börgeling Germany5.50
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Paul Burgess Australia5.20
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Adam Ptáček Czech Republic5.20
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy5.20
6Jacob Pauli United States5.10
7Jukka Nurmela Finland5.10
8Thibaut Duval Belgium5.00
8Gildas Verbist France5.00
8Georgi Wassilew Germany5.00
11Yevgeniy Mikhaylichenko Russia5.00
12Christian Linskey United Kingdom5.00
13Arnaud Verguet France4.80
13Brian Hunter United States4.80
Xu Gang ChinaNH
Kim Do-Kyun South KoreaNH

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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