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 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

as part of the athletics program

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...

 was held at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, September 27 and Friday, September 29.

The pole vault has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 in 1896

1896 Summer Olympics

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The qualifying athletes progressed through to the final where the qualifying distances are scrapped and they start afresh with another three jumps. After these the top eight athletes carry their record forward and then have a further three attempts to decide the gold medal

Gold medal

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ist.

Medalists

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  27.09.2000 – 10:00h	27.09.2000 – 10:00h
  Final Round
  29.09.2000 – 18:30h

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 Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...	Sestriere Sestriere Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	31 July 1994
Olympic Record	5.92 m	Jean Galfione Jean Galfione Jean Galfione is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...	France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	Atlanta, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	2 August 1996

Results

All distances shown are in meters.

• DNS denotes did not start.
• DNF denotes did not finish.
• DQ denotes disqualification.
• NR denotes national record.
• AR denotes area/continental record.
• OR denotes Olympic record.
• WR denotes world record.
• PB denotes personal best.
• SB denotes season best

Qualifying

Held on Wednesday, September 27, 2000.

The qualifying height was 5.75 m. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the highest jumps until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Group A

Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Qual	Record
1	3	Dmitriy Markov		5.70	q
2	4	Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed a period for Australia.Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships....		5.70	q
3	T10	Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger is a German pole vaulter.His discipline is pole vault and he has been an elite competitor since the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters...		5.65	q
3	12	Yevgeniy Smiryagin		5.65	q
5	T10	Lawrence Johnson Lawrence Johnson Lawrence Johnson is a pole vaulter, born in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. LoJo began pole vaulting in 1989 and since has records on all stages and led the charge to return the US to the international medal podium...		5.65	q
6	13	Montxu Miranda Montxu Miranda Montxu Miranda is a Spanish pole vaulter. His personal best was 5.81 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Barcelona.-Achievements:-External links:...		5.65	q
7	14	Stepan Janacek Štepán Janácek Štěpán Janáček is a Czech pole vaulter.He finished eighth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, second at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fifth at the 2002 European Championships...		5.65
8	15	Rens Blom Rens Blom Rens Blom is a former Dutch athlete competing in pole vault.-Biography:He achieved the result of 5.75 as early as in 2000, but five years passed without much progression. However, on June 8, 2004 in Zaragoza he set the current Dutch record with 5.81...		5.65
9	T16	Jean Galfione Jean Galfione Jean Galfione is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...		5.55
10	T20	Danny Krasnov Danny Krasnov Yevgeniy Krasnov is a retired Israeli pole vaulter. He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1991....		5.55	SB
10	T20	Patrik Kristiansson Patrik Kristiansson Arne Patrik Klüft is a Swedish pole vault athlete.He made his breakthrough in 1998 when he set a new Swedish record with 5.77 metres. In 2001 he jumped 5.83 and the following year 5.85...		5.55
12	T22	Thibaut Duval		5.55
13	T26	Pavel Gerasimov		5.40
14	32	Nuno Fernandes		5.25
		Sergey Bubka		NM
		Ruhan Isim Ruhan Isim Ruhan Işim is a retired Turkish pole vaulter.He competed at the 1990 European Championships and the 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jonesboro....		NM
		Igor Potapovich Igor Potapovich Igor Potapovich is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Potapovich won first World Junior Championship in 1986. He won World Cup in 1992. Finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships and became indoor World Champion two years later in 1997.Potapovich also won the Asian...		NM
		Robison Pratt Robison Pratt Robison "Robbie" Pratt is a Olympic pole vaulter and an NCAA National Champion.-Early life:Pratt was born in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia to Elbert Pratt and Anne Hinton Pratt. He was named after the Brigham Young University coach, Clarence Robison, for whom his father competed in 1974 as a decathlete...		NM

Group B

Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Qual	Record
1	1	Nick Hysong Nick Hysong Nick Hysong is an American athlete competing in the men's pole vault. Best known for winning the Olympic gold medal in 2000 with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres, he also won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Has excellent speed...		5.70	q
2	2	Daniel Ecker		5.70	q
3	5	Michael Stolle Michael Stolle Michael Stolle is a German pole vaulter.His personal best was 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Monaco. This ranks him third among German pole vaulters, only behind Tim Lobinger and Andrei Tivontchik....		5.70	q
4	6	Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco is an Italian pole vaulter, who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90 m. He followed this with a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics.-Career:...		5.70	q
5	T7	Alexander Averbukh		5.65	q
5	T7	Okkert Brits Okkert Brits Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...		5.65	q
5	T7	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...		5.65	q
8	T16	Paul Burgess Paul Burgess (athlete) Paul Burgess is an Australian pole vaulter who become only the thirteenth pole vaulter in the world to reach 6 metres.-Biography:...		5.55
8	T16	Javier Garcia		5.55
8	T16	Kevin Hughes		5.55		SB
11	T22	Ilian Efremov		5.55
11	T22	Martin Eriksson Martin Eriksson Martin Eriksson is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in March 2000 in Pietersburg. This places him third on the Swedish all-time list, behind Oscar Janson and Patrik Kristiansson and equal to Alhaji Jeng.-Achievements:-References:...		5.55
13	25	Manabu Yokoyama		5.55
14	T26	Chad Harting		5.40
14	T26	Dominic Johnson Dominic Johnson Dominic Laurence Johnson is a retired St Lucian athlete competing in the pole vault. He is a former decathlete.His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon, 110 metres hurdles and 4 x 100 metres...		5.40
16	29	Joao Andre		5.40
17	31	Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil is a French pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Castres...		5.40
17	30	Denys Yurchenko Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....		5.40
		Photis Stefani		NM

Overall Qualifying Results

Place	Athlete	Nation	Group	Mark	Qual	Record
1	Nick Hysong Nick Hysong Nick Hysong is an American athlete competing in the men's pole vault. Best known for winning the Olympic gold medal in 2000 with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres, he also won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Has excellent speed...		B	5.70	q
2	Daniel Ecker		B	5.70	q
3	Dmitriy Markov		A	5.70	q
4	Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed a period for Australia.Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships....		A	5.70	q
5	Michael Stolle Michael Stolle Michael Stolle is a German pole vaulter.His personal best was 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Monaco. This ranks him third among German pole vaulters, only behind Tim Lobinger and Andrei Tivontchik....		B	5.70	q
6	Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco is an Italian pole vaulter, who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90 m. He followed this with a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics.-Career:...		B	5.70	q
7	Okkert Brits Okkert Brits Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...		B	5.65	q
	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...		B	5.65	q
	Alexander Averbukh		B	5.65	q
10	Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger is a German pole vaulter.His discipline is pole vault and he has been an elite competitor since the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters...		A	5.65	q
	Lawrence Johnson Lawrence Johnson Lawrence Johnson is a pole vaulter, born in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. LoJo began pole vaulting in 1989 and since has records on all stages and led the charge to return the US to the international medal podium...		A	5.65	q
12	Yevgeniy Smiryagin		A	5.65	q
13	Montxu Miranda Montxu Miranda Montxu Miranda is a Spanish pole vaulter. His personal best was 5.81 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Barcelona.-Achievements:-External links:...		A	5.65	q
14	Stepan Janacek Štepán Janácek Štěpán Janáček is a Czech pole vaulter.He finished eighth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, second at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fifth at the 2002 European Championships...		A	5.65
15	Rens Blom Rens Blom Rens Blom is a former Dutch athlete competing in pole vault.-Biography:He achieved the result of 5.75 as early as in 2000, but five years passed without much progression. However, on June 8, 2004 in Zaragoza he set the current Dutch record with 5.81...		A	5.65
16	Jean Galfione Jean Galfione Jean Galfione is a French athlete. In 1995 he won the bronze medal in the pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. In 1996 he won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...		A	5.55
	Paul Burgess Paul Burgess (athlete) Paul Burgess is an Australian pole vaulter who become only the thirteenth pole vaulter in the world to reach 6 metres.-Biography:...		B	5.55
	Kevin Hughes		B	5.55		SB
	Javier Garcia		B	5.55
20	Patrik Kristiansson Patrik Kristiansson Arne Patrik Klüft is a Swedish pole vault athlete.He made his breakthrough in 1998 when he set a new Swedish record with 5.77 metres. In 2001 he jumped 5.83 and the following year 5.85...		A	5.55
	Danny Krasnov Danny Krasnov Yevgeniy Krasnov is a retired Israeli pole vaulter. He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1991....		A	5.55		SB
T22	Ilian Efremov		B	5.55
	Thibaut Duval		A	5.55
	Martin Eriksson Martin Eriksson Martin Eriksson is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in March 2000 in Pietersburg. This places him third on the Swedish all-time list, behind Oscar Janson and Patrik Kristiansson and equal to Alhaji Jeng.-Achievements:-References:...		B	5.55
25	Manabu Yokoyama		B	5.55
26	Pavel Gerasimov		A	5.40
	Chad Harting		B	5.40
	Dominic Johnson Dominic Johnson Dominic Laurence Johnson is a retired St Lucian athlete competing in the pole vault. He is a former decathlete.His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon, 110 metres hurdles and 4 x 100 metres...		B	5.40
29	Joao Andre		B	5.40
30	Denys Yurchenko Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....		B	5.40
31	Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil Romain Mesnil is a French pole vaulter. His personal best is 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Castres...		B	5.40
32	Nuno Fernandes		A	5.25
	Ruhan Isim Ruhan Isim Ruhan Işim is a retired Turkish pole vaulter.He competed at the 1990 European Championships and the 2000 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jonesboro....		A	NM
	Photis Stefani		B	NM
	Sergey Bubka		A	NM
	Igor Potapovich Igor Potapovich Igor Potapovich is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Potapovich won first World Junior Championship in 1986. He won World Cup in 1992. Finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships and became indoor World Champion two years later in 1997.Potapovich also won the Asian...		A	NM
	Robison Pratt Robison Pratt Robison "Robbie" Pratt is a Olympic pole vaulter and an NCAA National Champion.-Early life:Pratt was born in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia to Elbert Pratt and Anne Hinton Pratt. He was named after the Brigham Young University coach, Clarence Robison, for whom his father competed in 1974 as a decathlete...		A	NM

Final

Place	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Notes
1	Nick Hysong Nick Hysong Nick Hysong is an American athlete competing in the men's pole vault. Best known for winning the Olympic gold medal in 2000 with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres, he also won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Has excellent speed...		5.90	PB
2	Lawrence Johnson Lawrence Johnson Lawrence Johnson is a pole vaulter, born in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. LoJo began pole vaulting in 1989 and since has records on all stages and led the charge to return the US to the international medal podium...		5.90
3	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...		5.90	SB
4	Michael Stolle Michael Stolle Michael Stolle is a German pole vaulter.His personal best was 5.95 metres, achieved in August 2000 in Monaco. This ranks him third among German pole vaulters, only behind Tim Lobinger and Andrei Tivontchik....		5.90
5	Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov Viktor Chistiakov is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed a period for Australia.Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed third. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships....		5.80	SB
	Dmitriy Markov		5.80
7	Okkert Brits Okkert Brits Okkert Brits is a South African athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best of 6.03m, set in 1995, is also the African record. He has won numerous medals at international events. He has competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games finishing 7th in 2000...		5.80
8	Daniel Ecker		5.80
9	Montxu Miranda Montxu Miranda Montxu Miranda is a Spanish pole vaulter. His personal best was 5.81 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Barcelona.-Achievements:-External links:...		5.70
10	Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco Giuseppe Gibilisco is an Italian pole vaulter, who won the 2003 World Championships with a personal best of 5.90 m. He followed this with a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics.-Career:...		5.50
	Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh Aleksandr Averbukh is a retired Israeli athlete who competed in the pole vault.-Biography:He is Jewish. He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault....		5.50
	Yevgeniy Smiryagin		5.50
13	Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger is a German pole vaulter.His discipline is pole vault and he has been an elite competitor since the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters...		5.50