| | Event type
Pole Vault, Men
| Date | 31 July – 3 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Japan National Stadium, Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Participants | 29 from 18 countries |
The favorite was the young Swedish-American Mondo Duplantis, who had set the world record earlier in 2021. Duplantis was born in Louisiana to Greg Duplantis, a top American pole vaulter in the 1980s, and a former Swedish heptathlete and volleyball player, Helena Hedlund Duplantis, but Mondo chose to compete for Sweden. His biggest challenger was expected to be American Sam Kendricks, the World Champion in 2017 and 2019, but after arriving in Tokyo, Kendricks tested positive for COVID-19 and had to withdraw.
Duplantis won the gold medal easily. He cleared 5.55, 5.80, 5.92, 5.97, and 6.02 on his first attempts with wide clearances over the bar, and the gold was his. He then attempted a world record 6.19. On his first attempt he was well over the bar but hit it with his chest as he descended. His second attempt was aborted, and he then had a decent effort on this third but failed to clear.
Behind Duplantis, American Chris Nilsen was the only other vaulter over 5.92, which earned him the silver medal. He went on to clear a PR 5.97 but missed his three attempts at 6.02. Defending gold medalist Thiago Braz (BRA) won the bronze medal as the only other vaulter to clear 5.87.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3563 | Mondo Duplantis |  SWE | 5.75 (=3) | 6.02 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 3957 | Chris Nilsen |  USA | 5.75 (=1) | 5.97 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1308 | Thiago Braz |  BRA | 5.75 (=8) | 5.87 (3) | Bronze | ||
| =4 | 2223 | Emmanouil Karalis |  GRE | 5.75 (=8) | 5.80 (=4) | |||
| =4 | 3947 | KC Lightfoot | USA | 5.75 (=3) | 5.80 (=4) | |||
| 6 | 3200 | Piotr Lisek |  POL | 5.75 (11) | 5.80 (6) | |||
| 7 | 2042 | Harry Coppell |  GBR | 5.65 (=12) | 5.80 (7) | |||
| 8 | 1962 | Renaud Lavillenie |  FRA | 5.75 (6) | 5.70 (8) | |||
| 9 | 2186 | Oleg Zernikel |  GER | 5.65 (=12) | 5.70 (9) | |||
| 10 | 3675 | Ersu Şaşma |  TUR | 5.65 (=12) | 5.70 (10) | |||
| =11 | 2167 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | GER | 5.75 (=1) | 5.70 (=11) | |||
| =11 | 3148 | Ernest Obiena |  PHI | 5.75 (10) | 5.70 (=11) | |||
| 13 | 3030 | Menno Vloon |  NED | 5.75 (7) | 5.55 (13) | |||
| 14 | 1088 | Kurtis Marschall |  AUS | 5.75 (5) | – ( | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 3207 | Robert Sobera | POL | 5.65 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 1321 | Augusto Dutra | BRA | 5.65 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 1963 | Valentin Lavillenie | FRA | 5.65 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 1192 | Ben Broeders |  BEL | 5.65 (18) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 2813 | Jin Min-Seop |  KOR | 5.50 (=19) | – | |||
| =19 r1/2 | 3949 | Matt Ludwig | USA | 5.50 (=19) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 1496 | Huang Bokai |  CHN | 5.50 (21) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | 1951 | Ethan Cormont | FRA | 5.50 (=22) | – | |||
| =22 r1/2 | 2221 | Kostas Filippidis | GRE | 5.50 (=22) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 3078 | Sondre Guttormsen |  NOR | 5.50 (24) | – | |||
| =25 r1/2 | 2151 | Torben Blech | GER | 5.30 (=25) | – | |||
| =25 r1/2 | 2688 | Masaki Ejima |  JPN | 5.30 (=25) | – | |||
| =25 r1/2 | 2722 | Seito Yamamoto | JPN | 5.30 (=25) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 3211 | Paweł Wojciechowski | POL | 5.30 (28) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2441 | Claudio Stecchi |  ITA | – ( | – | |||
| 1028 | Germán Chiaraviglio |  ARG | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 31 July 2021 — 9:41 |
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| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.80 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 2167 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | GER | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =1 | 3957 | Chris Nilsen | USA | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =3 | 3947 | KC Lightfoot | USA | 5.75 | 0 | 1 | ||
| =3 | 3563 | Mondo Duplantis | SWE | 5.75 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1088 | Kurtis Marschall | AUS | 5.75 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 1962 | Renaud Lavillenie | FRA | 5.75 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3030 | Menno Vloon | NED | 5.75 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =8 | 2223 | Emmanouil Karalis | GRE | 5.75 | 1 | 2 | ||
| =8 | 1308 | Thiago Braz | BRA | 5.75 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 3148 | Ernest Obiena | PHI | 5.75 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 3200 | Piotr Lisek | POL | 5.75 | 2 | 4 | ||
| =12 | 2186 | Oleg Zernikel | GER | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =12 | 2042 | Harry Coppell | GBR | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =12 | 3675 | Ersu Şaşma | TUR | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 3207 | Robert Sobera | POL | 5.65 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 1321 | Augusto Dutra | BRA | 5.65 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 1963 | Valentin Lavillenie | FRA | 5.65 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 1192 | Ben Broeders | BEL | 5.65 | 2 | 3 | ||
| =19 | 2813 | Jin Min-Seop | KOR | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =19 | 3949 | Matt Ludwig | USA | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 1496 | Huang Bokai | CHN | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | ||
| =22 | 1951 | Ethan Cormont | FRA | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | ||
| =22 | 2221 | Kostas Filippidis | GRE | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 3078 | Sondre Guttormsen | NOR | 5.50 | 2 | 2 | ||
| =25 | 2151 | Torben Blech | GER | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =25 | 2688 | Masaki Ejima | JPN | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| =25 | 2722 | Seito Yamamoto | JPN | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | 3211 | Paweł Wojciechowski | POL | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2441 | Claudio Stecchi | ITA | – | – | – | |||
| 1028 | Germán Chiaraviglio | ARG | – | – | – |
Group A
| Date | 31 July 2021 — 9:42 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.30 m | Attempts at 5.50 m | Attempts at 5.65 m | Attempts at 5.75 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3947 | KC Lightfoot | USA | 5.75 | 0 | 1 | o | xo | o | o | ||
| 2 | 1088 | Kurtis Marschall | AUS | 5.75 | 0 | 2 | p | o | xxo | o | ||
| 3 | 1962 | Renaud Lavillenie | FRA | 5.75 | 0 | 3 | p | xxo | xo | o | ||
| 4 | 2223 | Emmanouil Karalis | GRE | 5.75 | 1 | 2 | o | o | xo | xo | ||
| 5 | 3148 | Ernest Obiena | PHI | 5.75 | 2 | 2 | p | o | o | xxo | ||
| 6 | 2186 | Oleg Zernikel | GER | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | p | o | o | xxx | ||
| 7 | 3207 | Robert Sobera | POL | 5.65 | 0 | 1 | p | xp | o | xxr | ||
| 8 | 1321 | Augusto Dutra | BRA | 5.65 | 1 | 1 | o | o | xo | xxx | ||
| 9 | 1963 | Valentin Lavillenie | FRA | 5.65 | 2 | 2 | o | o | xxo | xxx | ||
| 10 | 2813 | Jin Min-Seop | KOR | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 3078 | Sondre Guttormsen | NOR | 5.50 | 2 | 2 | p | xxo | xp | – | ||
| =12 | 2151 | Torben Blech | GER | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =12 | 2688 | Masaki Ejima | JPN | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 14 | 3211 | Paweł Wojciechowski | POL | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | xo | xxx | – | – | ||
| 2441 | Claudio Stecchi | ITA | – | – | – | xxx | – | – | – |
Group B
| Date | 31 July 2021 — 9:41 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.30 m | Attempts at 5.50 m | Attempts at 5.65 m | Attempts at 5.75 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 2167 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | GER | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | p | o | o | o | ||
| =1 | 3957 | Chris Nilsen | USA | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | p | o | o | o | ||
| 3 | 3563 | Mondo Duplantis | SWE | 5.75 | 0 | 1 | p | xo | o | o | ||
| 4 | 3030 | Menno Vloon | NED | 5.75 | 1 | 1 | o | o | o | xo | ||
| 5 | 1308 | Thiago Braz | BRA | 5.75 | 1 | 2 | p | xo | o | xo | ||
| 6 | 3200 | Piotr Lisek | POL | 5.75 | 2 | 4 | p | o | xxo | xxo | ||
| =7 | 2042 | Harry Coppell | GBR | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| =7 | 3675 | Ersu Şaşma | TUR | 5.65 | 0 | 0 | p | o | o | xxx | ||
| 9 | 1192 | Ben Broeders | BEL | 5.65 | 2 | 3 | p | xo | xxo | xxx | ||
| 10 | 3949 | Matt Ludwig | USA | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 1496 | Huang Bokai | CHN | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | xo | o | xxx | – | ||
| =12 | 1951 | Ethan Cormont | FRA | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| =12 | 2221 | Kostas Filippidis | GRE | 5.50 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 14 | 2722 | Seito Yamamoto | JPN | 5.30 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 1028 | Germán Chiaraviglio | ARG | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 3 August 2021 — 19:24 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 5.55 m | Attempts at 5.70 m | Attempts at 5.80 m | Attempts at 5.87 m | Attempts at 5.92 m | Attempts at 5.97 m | Attempts at 6.02 m | Attempts at 6.19 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3563 | Mondo Duplantis | SWE | 6.02 | 0 | 0 | o | p | o | p | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| 2 | 3957 | Chris Nilsen | USA | 5.97 | 0 | 2 | o | o | xo | o | xo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 3 | 1308 | Thiago Braz | BRA | 5.87 | 0 | 2 | o | xo | xo | o | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| =4 | 2223 | Emmanouil Karalis | GRE | 5.80 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| =4 | 3947 | KC Lightfoot | USA | 5.80 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | 3200 | Piotr Lisek | POL | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | o | xp | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | 2042 | Harry Coppell | GBR | 5.80 | 1 | 2 | o | xo | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 1962 | Renaud Lavillenie | FRA | 5.70 | 0 | 0 | p | o | p | xp | xx | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 2186 | Oleg Zernikel | GER | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | xo | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 3675 | Ersu Şaşma | TUR | 5.70 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =11 | 2167 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | GER | 5.70 | 2 | 2 | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =11 | 3148 | Ernest Obiena | PHI | 5.70 | 2 | 2 | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 3030 | Menno Vloon | NED | 5.55 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1088 | Kurtis Marschall | AUS | – | – | – | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |