2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault

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Men's pole vault
at the 2015 World Championships
Shawnacy Barber Beijing 2015.jpg
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates22 August (qualification)
24 August (final)
Competitors34 from 21 nations
Winning height5.90
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
  2013
2017  

The men's pole vault at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 24 August. [1] [2]

Contents

Competition

World record holder and world leader Renaud Lavillenie set his opening height at 5.80, after most of the field had already attempted two heights. He cleared it with one foot to spare on his first attempt. It is believed to be the highest opening height ever attempted. At the end of that round, only six jumpers remained and three others, Shawnacy Barber, Piotr Lisek and 2011 winner Paweł Wojciechowski also had no misses. Returning champion Raphael Holzdeppe also was one of the six to clear 5.80, including several misses.

At the next height, 5.90, Lavillenie cleared the bar easily, but in the wrong position. Each time he knocked it off on his way down. Barber, the National High School Record holder and NCAA Champion from the University of Akron, cleared on his first attempt. On his last attempt Holzdeppe cleared 5.90 to stay in the competition, leaving a three-way tie for the bronze medal between Wojciechowski, Lisek, and Lavillenie. [3]

Barber and Holzdeppe competed for the gold medal at a height of 6.00; both athletes failed to clear it on all three attempts, neither really getting off a serious attempt. Barber's initial success at 5.90 in the previous round gave him the gold medal over Holzdeppe. [4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: [5]

World record Flag of France.svg  Renaud Lavillenie  (FRA)6.16 Donetsk, Ukraine15 February 2014
Championship record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Dmitri Markov  (AUS)6.05 Edmonton, Canada9 August 2001
World LeadingFlag of France.svg  Renaud Lavillenie  (FRA)6.05 Eugene, OR, United States30 May 2015
African record Flag of South Africa.svg  Okkert Brits  (RSA)6.03 Cologne, Germany18 August 1995
Asian record Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Grigoriy Yegorov  (KAZ)5.90 Stuttgart, Germany19 August 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Brad Walker  (USA)6.04Eugene, OR, United States8 June 2008
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Thiago Braz da Silva  (BRA)5.92 Baku, Azerbaijan24 June 2014
European record Flag of France.svg  Renaud Lavillenie  (FRA)6.16 Donetsk, Ukraine15 February 2014
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Dmitri Markov  (AUS)6.05Edmonton, Canada9 August 2001

Qualification standards

Entry standards [6]
5.65

Schedule

DateTimeRound
22 August 201518:40 Qualification
24 August 201519:05 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY:QQualifiedq12 best performersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: 5.70 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q). [7]

RankGroupNameNationality5.255.405.555.655.70MarkNotes
1A Sam Kendricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)ooooo 5.70 Q
1B Pawel Wojciechowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)-oooo 5.70 Q
1B Renaud Lavillenie Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)----o 5.70 Q
1B Jan Kudlička Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)-o-oo 5.70 Q
1B Robert Sobera Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)-oooo 5.70 Q
1B Robert Renner Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)-oooo 5.70 Q, NR
7B Tobias Scherbarth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)-oox-o 5.70 Q, SB
7A Michal Balner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)-ooxoo 5.70 Q
7A Shawnacy Barber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)-ooxoo5.70 Q
7A Piotr Lisek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)-ooxoo 5.70 Q
11A Augusto de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)-oxxooo 5.70 Q
12A Ivan Gertlein Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)xoxoxxoxoo 5.70 Q, PB
13A Germán Chiaraviglio Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)ooooxo5.70 Q
14A Kévin Menaldo Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)-oxooxo5.70 Q
15A Ivan Horvat Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)-oooxxo5.70 Q, NR
15A Raphael Holzdeppe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)----xxo5.70 Q
17B Aleksandr Gripich Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)-ooo xxx5.65
17B Carlo Paech Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)--oo xxx5.65
19B Thiago Braz da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)--xxoo xxx5.65
20B Hiroki Ogita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)-ooxoxxx5.65 SB
20A Brad Walker Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)-ooxoxxx5.65
22B Yao Jie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)xoooxoxxx5.65 PB
23B Georgiy Gorokhov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)ooxxoxxoxxx5.65=PB
23A Seito Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)-xoxoxxoxxx5.65 SB
25A Mareks Ārents Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)ooo xxx5.55
25B Konstadinos Filippidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)-oo xxx5.55
27B Jacob Blankenship Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)-xoo xxx5.55
28A Zhang Wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)oxxoo xxx5.55
29A Steven Lewis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)oo xxx5.40
30B Nikita Filippov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)oxoxxx5.40
31B Adrián Vallés Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)oxxo-xx-x5.40
31A Arnaud Art Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)-xxoxxx5.40
33A Fábio Gomes da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)o xxx5.25
33B Vladyslav Revenko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)o xxx5.25
A Natán Rivera Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador  (ESA)xxr NM

Final

The final was started at 19:05. [8]

Gold medal winner, Shawnacy Barber Shawnacy Barber Beijing 2015.jpg
Gold medal winner, Shawnacy Barber
Renaud Lavillenie clearing his only height Renaud Lavillenie Beijing 2015.jpg
Renaud Lavillenie clearing his only height
RankNameNationality5.505.655.805.906.00MarkNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Shawnacy Barber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)oooo xxx5.90
Silver medal icon.svg Raphael Holzdeppe Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)-oxoxxoxxx5.90
Bronze medal icon.svg Paweł Wojciechowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)-oo xxx5.80
Bronze medal icon.svg Renaud Lavillenie Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)--o xxx5.80
Bronze medal icon.svg Piotr Lisek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)ooo xxx5.80
6 Kévin Menaldo Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)ooxxoxxx5.80
7 Michal Balner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)oo xxx5.65
7 Tobias Scherbarth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)oo xxx5.65
9 Augusto de Oliveira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)xoxoxxx5.65
9 Ivan Horvat Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)xoxoxxx5.65
9 Sam Kendricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)xoxoxxx5.65
9 Germán Chiaraviglio Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)xoxoxxx5.65
13 Jan Kudlička Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)o xxx5.50
13 Robert Renner Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)o xxx5.50
15 Robert Sobera Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)xo xxx5.50
Ivan Gertlein Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)xxx NM

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Start list
  3. "REPORT: MEN'S POLE VAULT FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. "Error 200 | World Athletics".
  5. "Records & Lists – Pole Vault". IAAF . Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  6. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. Qualification results
  8. Final results