Men Pole Vault Athletics XXVI Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 1996 - 2nd August - Gold Medal: Jean Galfione, France
FinalHeight540560570580586592597602
1. Jean GalfioneFRA France5.92m-O-XOOOX-XX
2. Igor TrandenkovRUS Russia5.92m--O-XX-O-XXX
3. Andrei TivontchikGER Germany5.92m-XO-XOXOXOXXX
4. Igor PotapovichKAZ Kazakhstan5.86m--O-OX-XX
5. Pyotr BochkaryovRUS Russia5.86m-XO-XOOXX-X
6. Dmitriy MarkovBLR Belarus5.86mOOXOXXOXOXXX
7. Tim LobingerGER Germany5.80m-OOOX-XX
8. Lawrence JohnsonUSA United States5.70mOOOXXX
9. Alain AndjiFRA France5.70mOOXXOXXX
9. Michael StolleGER Germany5.70mOOXXOXXX
11.Jeff HartwigUSA United States5.60mOOXXX
11.Danny KrasnovISR Israel5.60mOOXXX
13.Scott HuffmanUSA United States5.60mXOOXXX
14.Riaan BothaRSA South Africa5.60mOXO-XXX
Sergey Bubka, now a five-time World Champion, was less fortunate in the Olympic arena, and had to give up when his damaged achilles ten- don did not respond during the warm-up. Eleven men went on to clear 5.70, with three first-time clearers of 5.60 added to the final. Five men made it safely over 5.80, and curiously the bar was then raised in increments of 6cm. Potapovich, who had passed 5.80, cleared 5.86 first time, as did Galfione, Bochkaryov and Trandenkov. Markov and former Soviet Tivontchik got over second time. Igor Trandenkov, who missed 5.86 twice, gambled at 5.92 with his remaining attempt, and cleared, but still found himself in second behind Galfione, who again made the height first time. Tivontchik again had a second time clearance as all three broke Bubka’s Olympic record. None of the jumpers made another height, and France won its third title in 90 years. The depth of the event was such that the best-ever marks were achieved for third to 14th place.

Qualification

Mark 0+14 Athletes
Group AHeight520540560570
1. Alain AndjiFRA France5.70m-OOO
1. Tim LobingerGER Germany5.70m-OOO
3. Jeff HartwigUSA United States5.70m-OXOO
4. Igor TrandenkovRUS Russia5.70m--XXOO
5. Igor PotapovichKAZ Kazakhstan5.70m--OXO
6. Michael StolleGER Germany5.70mXOXOOXXO
7. Dmitriy MarkovBLR Belarus5.60m-OOXXX
8. Jim MillerAUS Australia5.60m-XOXOXXX
9. Viktor ChistyakovRUS Russia5.60m-XXOXOXXX
10.Nuno FernandesPOR Portugal5.60mXOOXXOXXX
11.Konstantin SemyonovISR Israel5.40m-OX-XX
12.Laurens LooijeNED Netherlands5.40mXXOOXXX
13.Neil WinterGBR Great Britain5.40mOXOXXX
14.Edgardo DiazPUR Puerto Rico5.40mXOXXOXXX
15.Teruyasu YonekuraJPN Japan5.20mXXOXXX
-. Okkert BritsRSA South AfricaNH--XXX
-. Vasiliy BubkaUKR UkraineNH-XXX
-. Juan Gabriel ConcepcionESP SpainNH-XXX
-. Kersley GardenneMRI MauritiusNHXXX
Group BHeight520540560570
1. Pyotr BochkaryovRUS Russia5.70m--OO
1. Riaan BothaRSA South Africa5.70m-OOO
3. Jean GalfioneFRA France5.70m-XOOO
4. Andrei TivontchikGER Germany5.70m--OXXO
5. Lawrence JohnsonUSA United States5.70m-XOXXOXXO
6. Scott HuffmanUSA United States5.60m-OOXXX
6. Danny KrasnovISR Israel5.60m-OOXXX
8. Jose Manuel ArcosESP Spain5.60m-XXOOXXX
9. Heikki VaaraniemiFIN Finland5.60m-XOXXOX
10.Nick BuckfieldGBR Great Britain5.40m-OXXX
10.Javier GarciaESP Spain5.40m-OXXX
12.Chul-kyun KIMKOR South Korea5.40mOXOXXX
13.Martin VossDEN Denmark5.40mXOXOX-XX
14.Aleksandrs ObizajevsLAT Latvia5.40m-XXOXXX
15.Alexandru JucovMDA Moldova5.20mOXXX
-. Simon ArkellAUS AustraliaNH-XXX
-. Valeri BukrejevEST EstoniaNH-XXX
-. Dominic JohnsonLCA Saint LuciaNHXXX
-. Sergey BubkaUKR UkraineDNS
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Men 1500mWomen 1500m
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Men 10000mWomen 10000m
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Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m RelayWomen 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m RelayWomen 4x400m Relay
Men High JumpWomen High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long JumpWomen Long Jump
Men Triple JumpWomen Triple Jump
Men Shot PutWomen Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 20km WalkWomen 10km Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men DecathlonWomen Heptathlon
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