1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Pole Vault

These are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...

in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 29, 1991.

Medalists

Gold	Sergey Bubka Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS)
Silver	István Bagyula István Bagyula István Bagyula is a retired Hungarian pole vaulter. He is a former world junior record holder, having equalled Radion Gataullin's 1984 record of 5.65 metres at the 1988 World Junior Championships. A new championship record at the time, it has not yet been beaten at the WJC... Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... (HUN)
Bronze	Maksim Tarasov Maksim Tarasov Maksim Vladimirovich Tarasov is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. His personal best jump is 6.05 metres, which puts him third in the all-time performers list .- Achievements :-References: - IAAF... Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... (URS)

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time
Japan Standard Time
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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
27.08.1991 – 16:40h 27.08.1991 – 16:40h
Final Round
29.08.1991 – 16:00h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
27.08.1991 – 16:40h	27.08.1991 – 16:40h
Final Round
29.08.1991 – 16:00h

Qualifying round

RANK	GROUP A	HEIGHT
1.		5.50 m


4.		5.50 m
4.		5.50 m
6.		5.50 m
6.		5.50 m
8.		5.40 m
9.		5.40 m
10.		5.40 m
11.		5.30 m
12.		5.30 m
13.		5.30 m
14.		5.20 m
—		NM

RANK	GROUP B	HEIGHT
1.		5.50 m
2.		5.50 m
3.		5.50 m
4.		5.50 m
5.		5.50 m
5.		5.50 m
7.		5.45 m
8.		5.40 m
8.		5.40 m
10.		5.40 m
11.		5.40 m
12.		5.30 m
13.		5.30 m
13.		5.30 m
15.		5.20 m
16.		5.20 m

Final

RANK	FINAL	HEIGHT
		5.95 m CR
		5.90 m
		5.85 m
4.		5.85 m
5.		5.75 m
6.		5.75 m
7.		5.60 m
8.		5.60 m
9.		5.50 m
10.		5.40 m
11.		5.40 m
12.		5.30 m
—		NM

Medalists

Schedule

Qualifying round

Final

See also