2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha from 28 September to 1 October 2019.[1]

Men's pole vault
at the 2019 World Championships
VenueKhalifa International Stadium
Dates28 September (qualification)
1 October (final)
Competitors34 from 16 nations
Winning height5.97
Medalists
    United States
    Sweden
    Poland

Summary

The field contained a who's who of contemporary pole vaulters, save 2015 champion Shawnacy Barber. World record holder Renaud Lavillenie and 2011 champion Paweł Wojciechowski didn't make the final. In the final, 2013 champion Raphael Holzdeppe and Olympic champion Thiago Braz bowed out, unable to clear 5.80m. That height selected the medalists and it was the same three who had cleared 6 metres earlier in the season, all three perfect to that point.

At 5.87m, all three missed their first attempt. Armand Duplantis cleared it on his second attempt, matched by Piotr Lisek, but defending champion Sam Kendricks missed again, not only taking him out of the lead, but leaving him only one more attempt to be allowed to continue. He made an adjustment to the placement of his standards then made it for new life. At 5.92m, Duplantis and Lisek missed their first attempts, Kendricks made his. Advantage Kendricks. Duplantis missed his next attempt, then Lisek decided to go for the win and saved his two remaining attempts for the next height 5.97 m (19 ft 7 in). Now the pressure was on Duplantis. He made his attempt, putting him into silver medal position.

At 5.97m, none of the three could get over on their first two attempts. Lisek was eliminated and had to settle for bronze. Again under pressure, Duplantis and Kendricks both made their final attempt. The bar moved to 6.02m with Kendricks holding the lead. Neither were able to make their first two attempts, when Duplantis failed a third time, Kendricks celebrated the successful defense of his title.

At the end of the competition, the medallists celebrated together on the pole vault mat. Their act of competitor camaraderie earned them a place on the shortlist for the International Fair Play Award.[2]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[3]

World record  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.16 m Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2014
Championship record  Dmitri Markov (AUS) 6.05 m Edmonton, Canada 9 August 2001
World Leading  Sam Kendricks (USA) 6.06 m Des Moines, United States 27 July 2019
African Record  Okkert Brits (RSA) 6.03 m Cologne, Germany 18 August 1995
Asian Record  Igor Potapovich (KAZ) 5.92 m Stockholm, Sweden 19 February 1998
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Sam Kendricks (USA) 6.06 m Des Moines, United States 27 July 2019
South American Record  Thiago Braz (BRA) 6.03 m Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15 August 2016
European Record  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 6.16 m Donetsk, Ukraine 15 February 2014
Oceanian record  Steven Hooker (AUS) 6.06 m Boston, United States 7 February 2009

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 5.71 m.[4]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
28 September17:30Qualification
1 October20:05Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 5.75 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).

RankGroupNameNationality5.305.455.605.705.75MarkNotes
1ASam Kendricks United States (USA)ooooo5.75Q
BPiotr Lisek Poland (POL)oooo5.75Q
3BCole Walsh United States (USA)xoxoxxoo5.75Q
4AThiago Braz Brazil (BRA)oooxo5.75Q
5AClaudio Stecchi Italy (ITA)oxoxo5.75Q
6AHuang Bokai China (CHN)oxxoxoxo5.75Q, PB
7BArmand Duplantis Sweden (SWE)ooxxo5.75Q
8BRaphael Holzdeppe Germany (GER)oxoxxoxxo5.75Q
9AValentin Lavillenie France (FRA)oooxxx5.70q
10BAugusto Dutra Brazil (BRA)oxooxxx5.70q
11ABen Broeders Belgium (BEL)xoxooxxx5.70q
BBo Kanda Lita Baehre Germany (GER)oxxooxxx5.70q
13BKonstantinos Filippidis Greece (GRE)oooxxoxxx5.70
APaweł Wojciechowski Poland (POL)ooxxoxxx5.70
15AEmmanouil Karalis Greece (GRE)ooxxx5.60
BRenaud Lavillenie France (FRA)oxxx5.60
BKC Lightfoot United States (USA)oooxxx5.60
BErnest Obiena Philippines (PHI)ooxxx5.60
19BRobert Sobera Poland (POL)oxxooxxx5.60
20BSeito Yamamoto Japan (JPN)oxoxoxxx5.60
21ADing Bangchao China (CHN)xoxoxxoxxx5.60
22AZach Bradford United States (USA)xxoxoxxoxxx5.60
23ATorben Blech Germany (GER)ooxx-r5.45
BRutger Koppelaar Netherlands (NED)ooxxx5.45
25AJin Min-sub South Korea (KOR)xoxxx5.45
26BAlioune Sene France (FRA)xxoxoxxx5.45
27ADaichi Sawano Japan (JPN)xxoxxx5.45
28AMasaki Ejima Japan (JPN)xoxxoxxx5.45
29BSondre Guttormsen Norway (NOR)xoxxx5.30
BYao Jie China (CHN)xxxNH
BHarry Coppell Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)DNS
AMelker Svärd Jacobsson Sweden (SWE)DNS
AMenno Vloon Netherlands (NED)DNS

Final

The final was started on 1 October at 20:06.[6]

RankNameNationality5.555.705.805.875.925.976.02MarkNotes
Sam Kendricks United States (USA)oooxxooxxoxx-5.97
Armand Duplantis Sweden (SWE)ooxoxxoxxoxxx5.97
Piotr Lisek Poland (POL)oooxox-xx5.87
4Bo Kanda Lita Baehre Germany (GER)ooxxx5.70
5Thiago Braz Brazil (BRA)xooxxx5.70
6Raphael Holzdeppe Germany (GER)oxoxxx5.70
Valentin Lavillenie France (FRA)oxoxxx5.70
8Claudio Stecchi Italy (ITA)oxxoxxx5.70
9Huang Bokai China (CHN)oxxx5.55
10Augusto Dutra Brazil (BRA)xoxxx5.55
Cole Walsh United States (USA)xoxxx5.55
12Ben Broeders Belgium (BEL)xxoxxx5.55

References

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