2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault

Men's pole vault
at the 2015 World Championships
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates 22 August (qualification)
24 August (final)
Competitors 34 from 21 nations
Winning height 5.90
Medalists
 Shawnacy Barber   Canada
 Raphael Holzdeppe   Germany
 Paweł Wojciechowski   Poland
 Renaud Lavillenie   France
 Piotr Lisek   Poland

The men's pole vault at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 24 August.[1][2]

Competition

World record holder and world leader Renaud Lavillenie set his opening height at 5.80, after most of the field had already attempted two heights. He cleared it with one foot to spare on his first attempt. It is believed to be the highest opening height ever attempted. At the end of that round, only six jumpers remained and three others, Shawnacy Barber, Piotr Lisek and 2011 winner Paweł Wojciechowski also had no misses. Returning champion Raphael Holzdeppe also was one of the six to clear 5.80, including several misses.

At the next height, 5.90, Lavillenie cleared the bar easily, but in the wrong position. Each time he knocked it off on his way down. Barber, the National High School Record holder and NCAA Champion from the University of Akron, cleared on his first attempt. On his last attempt Holzdeppe cleared 5.90 to stay in the competition, leaving a three-way tie for the bronze medal between Wojciechowski, Lisek, and Lavillenie.[3]

Barber and Holzdeppe competed for the gold medal at a height of 6.00; both athletes failed to clear it on all three attempts, neither really getting off a serious attempt. Barber's initial success at 5.90 in the previous round gave him the gold medal over Holzdeppe.[4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]

World record  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.16 Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2014
Championship record  Dmitri Markov (AUS) 6.05 Edmonton, Canada 9 August 2001
World Leading  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.05 Eugene, OR, United States 30 May 2015
African record  Okkert Brits (RSA) 6.03 Cologne, Germany 18 August 1995
Asian record  Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ) 5.90 Stuttgart, Germany 19 August 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Brad Walker (USA) 6.04 Eugene, OR, United States 8 June 2008
South American record  Thiago Braz da Silva (BRA) 5.92 Baku, Azerbaijan 24 June 2014
European record  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.16 Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2014
Oceanian record  Dmitri Markov (AUS) 6.05 Edmonton, Canada 9 August 2001

Qualification standards

Entry standards[6]
5.65

Schedule

Date Time Round
22 August 201518:40Qualification
24 August 201519:05Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY: QQualified q12 best performers NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: 5.70 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).[7]

RankGroupNameNationality5.255.405.555.655.70MarkNotes
1ASam Kendricks United States (USA)ooooo 5.70 Q
1BPawel Wojciechowski Poland (POL)-oooo 5.70 Q
1BRenaud Lavillenie France (FRA)----o 5.70 Q
1BJan Kudlička Czech Republic (CZE)-o-oo 5.70 Q
1BRobert Sobera Poland (POL)-oooo 5.70 Q
1BRobert Renner Slovenia (SLO)-oooo 5.70 Q, NR
7BTobias Scherbarth Germany (GER)-oox-o 5.70 Q, SB
7AMichal Balner Czech Republic (CZE)-ooxoo 5.70 Q
7AShawnacy Barber Canada (CAN)-ooxoo5.70 Q
7APiotr Lisek Poland (POL)-ooxoo 5.70 Q
11AAugusto de Oliveira Brazil (BRA)-oxxooo 5.70 Q
12AIvan Gertlein Russia (RUS)xoxoxxoxoo 5.70 Q, PB
13AGermán Chiaraviglio Argentina (ARG)ooooxo 5.70 Q
14AKévin Menaldo France (FRA)-oxooxo 5.70 Q
15AIvan Horvat Croatia (CRO)-oooxxo 5.70 Q, NR
15ARaphael Holzdeppe Germany (GER)----xxo 5.70 Q
17BAleksandr Gripich Russia (RUS)-ooo xxx5.65
17BCarlo Paech Germany (GER)--oo xxx5.65
19BThiago Braz da Silva Brazil (BRA)--xxoo xxx5.65
20BHiroki Ogita Japan (JPN)-ooxo xxx5.65 SB
20ABrad Walker United States (USA)-ooxo xxx5.65
22BYao Jie China (CHN)xoooxo xxx5.65 PB
23BGeorgiy Gorokhov Russia (RUS)ooxxoxxo xxx5.65 =PB
23ASeito Yamamoto Japan (JPN)-xoxoxxo xxx5.65 SB
25AMareks Ārents Latvia (LAT)ooo xxx5.55
25BKonstadinos Filippidis Greece (GRE)-oo xxx5.55
27BJacob Blankenship United States (USA)-xoo xxx5.55
28AZhang Wei China (CHN)oxxoo xxx5.55
29ASteven Lewis Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)oo xxx5.40
30BNikita Filippov Kazakhstan (KAZ)oxo xxx5.40
31BAdrián Vallés Spain (ESP)oxxo -xx-x5.40
31AArnaud Art Belgium (BEL)-xxo xxx5.40
33AFábio Gomes da Silva Brazil (BRA)o xxx5.25
33BVladyslav Revenko Ukraine (UKR)o xxx5.25
ANatán Rivera El Salvador (ESA)xxrNM

Final

The final was started at 19:05.[8]

Gold medal winner, Shawnacy Barber
Renaud Lavillenie clearing his only height
RankNameNationality5.505.655.805.906.00MarkNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Shawnacy Barber Canada (CAN)oooo xxx5.90
2nd, silver medalist(s)Raphael Holzdeppe Germany (GER)-oxoxxo xxx5.90
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Paweł Wojciechowski Poland (POL)-oo xxx5.80
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Renaud Lavillenie France (FRA)--o xxx5.80
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Piotr Lisek Poland (POL)ooo xxx5.80
6Kévin Menaldo France (FRA)ooxxo xxx5.80
7Michal Balner Czech Republic (CZE)oo xxx5.65
7Tobias Scherbarth Germany (GER)oo xxx5.65
9Augusto de Oliveira Brazil (BRA)xoxo xxx5.65
9Ivan Horvat Croatia (CRO)xoxo xxx5.65
9Sam Kendricks United States (USA)xoxo xxx5.65
9Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina (ARG)xoxo xxx5.65
13Jan Kudlička Czech Republic (CZE)o xxx5.50
13Robert Renner Slovenia (SLO)o xxx5.50
15Robert Sobera Poland (POL)xo xxx5.50
Ivan Gertlein Russia (RUS)xxxNM

References

  1. ↑ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ "REPORT: MEN'S POLE VAULT FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/news/report/men/pole-vault/final
  5. ↑ "Records & Lists – Pole Vault". IAAF. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. ↑ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. ↑ Qualification results
  8. ↑ Final results
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