Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.40 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 28, 1980 |
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Date Finished: July 30, 1980 |
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(Competitors: 19; Countries: 10; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva
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Overview by IAAF |
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The pole vault, the most frequently beaten field event world record, was improved by three vaulters in 1980 before Moscow; Kozakiewicz (5.72), Vigneron (5.75) and Houvion (5.77). All three safely qualified for the final, though Montreal’s silver medallist Kalliomäki was eliminated after failing his opening height. Houvion and Klimczyk had failures at early heights in the final, and Vigneron had an off-day, missing at 5.55. None of the top six missed at 5.50, 5.55 or 5.60, though four passed 5.60 after clearing the preceding height. Kozakiewicz was the only man to clear 5.65 first time, with Volkov, the – 1979 number one – clearing only on his final jump to tie Ślusarski for silver. Kozakiewicz was faultless at 5.70 – to the disap- pointment of the booing, ill-mannered crowd – and set a lifetime best of 5.75, before missing first time at 5.78. On his second attempt he brushed the bar, but it stayed on, for a new world record. Kozakiewicz celebrated by gesturing to the crowd to let them know his opinion of them, and then had three misses at 5.82, one of them very close. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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In 1980 the world record had been broken by Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL), and Frenchman Thierry Vigneron (twice), and Philippe Houvion. Missing were top American vaulters Mike Tully and Tom Hintnaus. Tadeusz Ślusarski, the defending champion was back, and also highly considered was Soviet favorite Konstantin Volkov. Vigneron struggled in the final, clearing only 5.45 (17-10½) and placing seventh. Four vaulters went over 5.65 (18-6½) – Kozakiewicz, Ślusarski, Volkov, and Houvion, with only Kozakiewicz clearing on his first attempt. Koza also cleared 5.70 (18-8¼), which won the competition, as everybody else would fail at that height. His clearance resulted in booing from the boorish Soviet crowd, who were rooting for Volkov. Kozakiewicz continued on, going over 5.75 (18-10¼) and a world record 5.78 (18-11½) on his second attempt. He celebrated by using a well-known gesture, telling the Soviet crowd where they could shove it. He also attempted 5.82 (19-1) and had one close miss. |
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Results |
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Throughout the event, home town fans were cheering for Konstantin Volkov, while booing, whistling and jeering at the Poles Tadeusz Ślusarski and Władysław Kozakiewicz. There were even accusations that the Soviet facility management were opening and closing giant doors to the stadium to change the wind pattern against opposing vaulters.
When Kozakiewicz secured his gold medal position, Kozakiewicz made the Bras d'honneur gesture which became known as "Kozakiewicz's gesture" (gest Kozakiewicza).[2] in defiance to the Soviet crowd. He later confirmed his dominance over the competition by breaking the world record, clearing at 5.78 meters.
The photos of this incident circled the globe, with the exception of the Soviet Union and its satellites, although the event was broadcast live on TV in many countries of the Bloc. While international observers varied in their reaction[citation needed] to the incident, Kozakiewicz's act received much support in Polish society, which resented Soviet control over Eastern Europe (Poland was in the midst of labor strikes that led to the creation of the labor union Solidarity less than two months later). After the 1980 Olympics ended, the Soviet ambassador to Poland demanded that Kozakiewicz be stripped of his medal over his "insult to the Soviet people".[3] The official response of the Polish government was that Kozakiewicz's arm gesture had been an involuntary muscle spasm caused by his exertion.
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Pole vault |
Men |
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Final |
30 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
5.78 |
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Władysław Kozakiewicz |
Poland |
POL |
8 Dec 53 |
WR |
2 |
5.65 |
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Tadeusz Slusarski |
Poland |
POL |
19 May 50 |
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2 |
5.65 |
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Konstantin Volkov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
28 Feb 60 |
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4 |
5.65 |
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Philippe Houvion |
France |
FRA |
5 Jan 57 |
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5 |
5.60 |
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Jean-Michel Bellot |
France |
FRA |
16 Dec 53 |
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6 |
5.55 |
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Mariusz Klimczyk |
Poland |
POL |
16 Sep 56 |
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7 |
5.45 |
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Thierry Vigneron |
France |
FRA |
9 Mar 60 |
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8 |
5.45 |
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Sergey Kulibaba |
Soviet Union |
URS |
24 Jul 59 |
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9 |
5.45 |
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Tapani Haapakoski |
Finland |
FIN |
14 Jun 53 |
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10 |
5.35 |
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Miro Zalar |
Sweden |
SWE |
24 Mar 57 |
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11 |
5.35 |
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Brian Hooper |
Great Britain |
GBR |
18 May 53 |
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12 |
5.25 |
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Rauli Pudas |
Finland |
FIN |
13 Sep 54 |
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Pole vault |
Men |
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Qualification |
28 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
5.40 |
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Mariusz Klimczyk |
Poland |
POL |
16 Sep 56 |
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1 |
5.40 |
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Tadeusz Slusarski |
Poland |
POL |
19 May 50 |
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3 |
5.40 |
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Jean-Michel Bellot |
France |
FRA |
16 Dec 53 |
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4 |
5.40 |
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Thierry Vigneron |
France |
FRA |
9 Mar 60 |
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5 |
5.40 |
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Władysław Kozakiewicz |
Poland |
POL |
8 Dec 53 |
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6 |
5.40 |
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Tapani Haapakoski |
Finland |
FIN |
14 Jun 53 |
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6 |
5.40 |
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Miro Zalar |
Sweden |
SWE |
24 Mar 57 |
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8 |
5.35 |
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Rauli Pudas |
Finland |
FIN |
13 Sep 54 |
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8 |
5.35 |
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Konstantin Volkov |
Soviet Union |
URS |
28 Feb 60 |
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10 |
5.35 |
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Sergey Kulibaba |
Soviet Union |
URS |
24 Jul 59 |
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10 |
5.35 |
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Brian Hooper |
Great Britain |
GBR |
18 May 53 |
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12 |
5.35 |
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Philippe Houvion |
France |
FRA |
5 Jan 57 |
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13 |
5.25 |
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Atanas Tarev |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
31 Jan 58 |
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14 |
5.15 |
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Felix Böhni |
Switzerland |
SUI |
14 Feb 58 |
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15 |
5.15 |
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Axel Weber |
Germany |
GER |
19 May 54 |
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NH |
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Patrick Desruelles |
Belgium |
BEL |
24 Apr 57 |
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NH |
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Ivo Yanchev |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
5 Sep 60 |
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Men Pole Vault Olympic Games Moscow 1980 - Wednesday 30.07
Final |
Team |
Height |
515 |
525 |
535 |
545 |
550 |
555 |
560 |
565 |
570 |
575 |
578 |
582 |
1. Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz |
POL |
5.78m |
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O |
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O |
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O |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
2. Konstantin Volkov |
URS |
5.65m |
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O |
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O |
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XXO |
XX- |
X |
3. Tadeusz Slusarski |
POL |
5.65m |
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O |
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O |
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XXO |
XXX |
4. Philippe Houvion |
FRA |
5.65m |
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XO |
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XO |
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O |
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XXO |
XXX |
5. Jean-Michel Bellot |
FRA |
5.60m |
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O |
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O |
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O |
XXX |
6. Mariusz Klimczyk |
POL |
5.55m |
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O |
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XO |
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O |
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XXX |
7. Thierry Vigneron |
FRA |
5.45m |
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O |
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O |
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XXX |
8. Sergei Kulibaba |
URS |
5.45m |
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XO |
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O |
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XXX |
9. Tapani Haapakoski |
FIN |
5.45m |
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XO |
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XO |
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XXX |
10.Kazimir Zalar |
SWE |
5.35m |
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O |
O |
XX- |
X |
11.Brian Hooper |
GBR |
5.35m |
O |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
12.Rauli Pudas |
FIN |
5.25m |
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O |
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XXX |
Qualification |
Monday 28.07 |
Group A |
Team |
Height |
515 |
525 |
235 |
540 |
1. Tadeusz Slusarski |
POL |
5.40m |
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XO |
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O |
2. Jean-Michel Bellot |
FRA |
5.40m |
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O |
XO |
O |
3. Thierry Vigneron |
FRA |
5.40m |
XO |
XO |
XO |
O |
4. Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz |
POL |
5.40m |
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O |
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XO |
5. Konstantin Volkov |
URS |
5.35m |
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O |
O |
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6. Sergei Kulibaba |
URS |
5.35m |
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XO |
XO |
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7. Philippe Houvion |
FRA |
5.35m |
O |
XXO |
XO |
X |
8. Felix Bohni |
SUI |
5.15m |
O |
XXX |
-. Antti Kalliomaki |
FIN |
NM |
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XXX |
O |
-. Yuri Prokhorenko |
URS |
NM |
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XXX |
O |
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Group B |
Team |
Height |
515 |
525 |
235 |
540 |
1. Mariusz Klimczyk |
POL |
5.40m |
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XO |
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O |
2. Kazimir Zalar |
SWE |
5.40m |
O |
O |
O |
XO |
3. Tapani Haapakoski |
FIN |
5.40m |
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O |
XO |
XO |
4. Rauli Pudas |
FIN |
5.35m |
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O |
O |
XXX |
5. Brian Hooper |
GBR |
5.35m |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
6. Atanas Tarev |
BUL |
5.25m |
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XO |
XXX |
7. Axel Weber |
GDR |
5.15m |
XO |
XXX |
-. Patrick Desruelles |
BEL |
NM |
XXX |
-. Ivo Yanchev |
BUL |
NM |
XXX |
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