Host City: Sydney, Australia |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.75 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: September 27, 2000 |
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Date Finished: September 29, 2000 |
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(Competitors: 35; Countries: 22; Finalists: 13) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
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Overview by IAAF |
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Six times World Champion Sergey Bubka had further bad Olympic fourtune, sadly failing to make the final for the third time. Six made the qualifying height of 5.70 and were joined by seven who scaled 5.65. In the final, four were eliminated by the time the bar was raised to 5.80, most notably Germany’s 6m vaulter Tim Lobinger. Clearing 5.80 first time were Hysong and Johnson, and the Australian imports Markov and Chistyakov. Hysong battered the bar at a personal best 5.90 but it stayed on, while Johnson flew clear on his second attempt. Defending champion Tarasov and Stolle then cleared 5.90 on the final attempts to take the next two places. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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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. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in meters) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.
World Record |
6.14 m |
Sergey Bubka |
Ukraine |
Sestriere, Italy |
31 July 1994 |
Olympic Record |
5.92 m |
Jean Galfione |
France |
Atlanta, United States |
2 August 1996 |
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Results |
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Pole vault |
Men |
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Final |
29 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
5.90 |
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Nick Hysong |
United States |
USA |
9 Dec 71 |
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2 |
5.90 |
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Lawrence Johnson |
United States |
USA |
7 May 74 |
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3 |
5.90 |
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Maksim Tarasov |
Russia |
RUS |
2 Dec 70 |
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4 |
5.90 |
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Michael Stolle |
Germany |
GER |
17 Dec 74 |
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5 |
5.80 |
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Viktor Chistyakov |
Australia |
AUS |
9 Feb 75 |
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5 |
5.80 |
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Dmitri Markov |
Australia |
AUS |
14 Mar 75 |
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7 |
5.80 |
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Okkert Brits |
South Africa |
RSA |
22 Aug 73 |
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8 |
5.80 |
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Danny Ecker |
Germany |
GER |
21 Jul 77 |
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9 |
5.70 |
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Monxtu Miranda |
Spain |
ESP |
27 Dec 76 |
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10 |
5.50 |
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Alex Averbukh |
Israel |
ISR |
1 Oct 74 |
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10 |
5.50 |
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Giuseppe Gibilisco |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Jan 79 |
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10 |
5.50 |
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Yevgeniy Smiryagin |
Russia |
RUS |
17 May 76 |
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13 |
5.50 |
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Tim Lobinger |
Germany |
GER |
3 Sep 72 |
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Pole vault |
Men |
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Qualification |
27 September |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
5.70 |
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Q |
Nick Hysong |
United States |
USA |
9 Dec 71 |
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2 |
5.70 |
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Q |
Danny Ecker |
Germany |
GER |
21 Jul 77 |
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3 |
5.70 |
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Q |
Dmitri Markov |
Australia |
AUS |
14 Mar 75 |
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4 |
5.70 |
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Q |
Viktor Chistyakov |
Australia |
AUS |
9 Feb 75 |
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5 |
5.70 |
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Q |
Michael Stolle |
Germany |
GER |
17 Dec 74 |
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6 |
5.70 |
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Q |
Giuseppe Gibilisco |
Italy |
ITA |
5 Jan 79 |
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7 |
5.65 |
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Q |
Okkert Brits |
South Africa |
RSA |
22 Aug 73 |
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7 |
5.65 |
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Q |
Alex Averbukh |
Israel |
ISR |
1 Oct 74 |
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7 |
5.65 |
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Q |
Maksim Tarasov |
Russia |
RUS |
2 Dec 70 |
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10 |
5.65 |
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Q |
Tim Lobinger |
Germany |
GER |
3 Sep 72 |
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10 |
5.65 |
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Q |
Yevgeniy Smiryagin |
Russia |
RUS |
17 May 76 |
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12 |
5.65 |
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Q |
Monxtu Miranda |
Spain |
ESP |
27 Dec 76 |
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12 |
5.65 |
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Lawrence Johnson |
United States |
USA |
7 May 74 |
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14 |
5.65 |
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Štěpán Janáček |
Czech Republic |
CZE |
12 Jun 77 |
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15 |
5.65 |
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Rens Blom |
Netherlands |
NED |
1 Mar 77 |
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16 |
5.55 |
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Javier García |
Spain |
ESP |
22 Jul 66 |
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16 |
5.55 |
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Jean Galfione |
France |
FRA |
9 Jun 71 |
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16 |
5.55 |
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Kevin Hughes |
Great Britain |
GBR |
30 Apr 73 |
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16 |
5.55 |
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Paul Burgess |
Australia |
AUS |
14 Aug 79 |
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20 |
5.55 |
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Danny Krasnov |
Israel |
ISR |
27 May 70 |
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20 |
5.55 |
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Patrik Kristiansson |
Sweden |
SWE |
3 Jun 77 |
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22 |
5.55 |
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Thibaut Duval |
Belgium |
BEL |
1 Feb 79 |
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22 |
5.55 |
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Ilian Efremov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
2 Aug 70 |
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22 |
5.55 |
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Martin Eriksson |
Sweden |
SWE |
15 Jun 71 |
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25 |
5.55 |
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Manabu Yokoyama |
Japan |
JPN |
20 Jul 74 |
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26 |
5.40 |
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Dominic Johnson |
Saint Lucia |
LCA |
31 Oct 75 |
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26 |
5.40 |
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Pavel Gerasimov |
Russia |
RUS |
29 May 79 |
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26 |
5.40 |
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Chad Harting |
United States |
USA |
20 Feb 72 |
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29 |
5.40 |
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João André Silva |
Portugal |
POR |
28 May 76 |
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30 |
5.40 |
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Romain Mesnil |
France |
FRA |
13 Jun 77 |
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30 |
5.40 |
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Denys Yurchenko |
Ukraine |
UKR |
27 Jan 78 |
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5.25 |
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Nuno Fernandes |
Portugal |
POR |
1 Apr 69 |
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Igor Potapovich |
Kazakhstan |
KAZ |
6 Sep 67 |
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Robbie Pratt |
Mexico |
MEX |
25 Feb 80 |
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DNS |
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Ruhan Işim |
Turkey |
TUR |
5 Jun 70 |
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Men Pole Vault Olympic Games Sidney 2000 - Friday 29.09
Final 18.30h |
Team |
Height |
550 |
570 |
580 |
590 |
596 |
1. Nick Hysong |
USA |
5.90m |
O |
XO |
O |
O |
XXX |
2. Lawrence Johnson |
USA |
5.90m |
- |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
3. Maksim Tarasov |
RUS |
5.90m |
O |
- |
XO |
XXO |
XXX |
4. Michael Stolle |
GER |
5.90m |
XXO |
O |
XO |
XXO |
XXX |
5. Dmitriy Markov |
AUS |
5.80m |
O |
- |
O |
XX- |
X |
5. Viktor Chistyakov |
AUS |
5.80m |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
7. Okkert Brits |
RSA |
5.80m |
- |
O |
XO |
XXX |
8. Danny Ecker |
GER |
5.80m |
O |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
9. Montxu Miranda |
ESP |
5.70m |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
10.Yevgeniy Smiryagin |
RUS |
5.50m |
O |
XXX |
10.Aleksandr Averbukh |
ISR |
5.50m |
O |
XXX |
10.Giuseppe Gibilisco |
ITA |
5.50m |
O |
XXX |
13.Tim Lobinger |
GER |
5.50m |
XO |
XXX |
Qualification - Wednesday 27.09 |
mark 5.75m 0+13 Athletes |
Group A |
Team |
Height |
525 |
540 |
555 |
565 |
570 |
1. Dmitriy Markov |
AUS |
5.70m |
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- |
O |
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XO |
2. Viktor Chistyakov |
AUS |
5.70m |
- |
O |
XO |
XXO |
XO |
3. Yevgeniy Smiryagin |
RUS |
5.65m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
XX- |
3. Tim Lobinger |
GER |
5.65m |
- |
O |
O |
O |
X- |
5. Montxu Miranda |
ESP |
5.65m |
- |
XO |
O |
O |
XXX |
5. Lawrence Johnson |
USA |
5.65m |
- |
- |
XO |
O |
7. Stepan Janacek |
CZE |
5.65m |
- |
XXO |
O |
O |
XXX |
8. Rens Blom |
NED |
5.65m |
- |
O |
O |
XO |
XXX |
9. Jean Galfione |
FRA |
5.55m |
- |
O |
O |
XXX |
10.Patrik Kristiansson |
SWE |
5.55m |
- |
O |
XO |
XXX |
10.Danny Krasnov |
ISR |
5.55m |
- |
O |
XO |
XXX |
12.Thibaut Duval |
BEL |
5.55m |
- |
XO |
XXO |
XXX |
13.Pavel Gerasimov |
RUS |
5.40m |
- |
XO |
- |
XXX |
14.Francesco Nuno Fernandes |
POR |
5.25m |
XXO |
XXX |
-. Sergey Bubka |
UKR |
NM |
- |
- |
- |
- |
XXX |
-. Igor Potapovich |
KZK |
NM |
- |
- |
XXX |
-. Robinson Pratt |
MEX |
NM |
XXX |
-. Ruhan Isim |
TUR |
DNS |
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Group B |
Team |
Height |
525 |
540 |
555 |
565 |
570 |
1. Nick Hysong |
USA |
5.70m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
O |
2. Danny Ecker |
GER |
5.70m |
- |
- |
XO |
- |
O |
3. Michael Stolle |
GER |
5.70m |
- |
- |
O |
- |
XXO |
4. Giuseppe Gibilisco |
ITA |
5.70m |
- |
O |
XO |
O |
XXO |
5. Okkert Brits |
RSA |
5.65m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
5. Aleksandr Averbukh |
ISR |
5.65m |
- |
- |
O |
O |
5. Maksim Tarasov |
RUS |
5.65m |
- |
- |
- |
O |
8. Paul Burgess |
AUS |
5.55m |
- |
O |
O |
XXX |
8. Javier Garcia |
ESP |
5.55m |
- |
O |
O |
XX- |
X |
8. Kevin Hughes |
GBR |
5.55m |
O |
O |
O |
XXX |
11.Ilian Efremov |
BUL |
5.55m |
O |
XO |
XXO |
- |
XXX |
11.Martin Eriksson |
SWE |
5.55m |
- |
XO |
XXO |
XXX |
13.Manabu Yokoyama |
JPN |
5.55m |
- |
XXO |
XXO |
XXX |
14.Chad Harting |
USA |
5.40m |
- |
XO |
X- |
XX |
14.Dominic Johnson |
STL |
5.40m |
- |
XO |
XXX |
16.Joao Andre |
POR |
5.40m |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
17.Romain Mesnil |
FRA |
5.40m |
- |
XXO |
X- |
XX |
17.Denis Yurchenko |
UKR |
5.40m |
- |
XXO |
- |
X- |
-. Photis Stephani |
CYP |
NM |
XXX |
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