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Pole Vault, Men

Date13 – 15 August 2016
StatusOlympic
LocationEstádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants31 from 16 countries

France’s Renaud Lavillenie was the defending gold medallist and had been the premier vaulter over the last few years. He came to Rio as the favorite but left in tears. After 5.85 only three vaulters remained, Lavillenie, American Sam Kendricks, and Brazil’s Thiago Braz. Kendricks went out at 5.93, taking bronze. Lavillenie was clear through 5.98 and seemed in control, with Braz clearing 5.93 and then passing 5.98. At 6.03 Braz cleared on his second attempt, as Lavillenie missed twice. Needing a better height for the gold medal, as he trailed on misses, Lavillenie took his final attempt at 6.08 but it was not much of an effort. Braz had won gold in a huge upset, as Lavillenie took silver, with the Brazilian exulting in the victory.

The Brazilian crowd had been biased in their support of Braz, but they also booed and jeered Lavillenie whenever he appeared on the runway. The Frenchman was moved to tears, and Braz had to apologize when, the next day on the podium, the Brazilian crowd again booed Lavillenie. He was comforted under the stands by Braz and Ukrainian vault legend Sergey Bubka, but Lavillenie would have no good memories from the 2016 Olympics.

PosNrAthleteNOCQualifying RoundFinal Round
12132Thiago BrazBRA5.70 (3)6.03 (1)Gold
22426Renaud LavillenieFRA5.70 (=4)5.98 (2)Silver
33080Sam KendricksUSA5.70 (1)5.85 (3)Bronze
=42845Piotr LisekPOL5.70 (6)5.75 (=4)
=42303Jan KudličkaCZE5.70 (=7)5.75 (=4)
62236Xue ChangruiCHN5.70 (=4)5.65 (6)
=72657Daichi SawanoJPN5.60 (=10)5.50 (=7)
=72298Michal BalnerCZE5.60 (=10)5.50 (=7)
=72532Kostas FilippidisGRE5.70 (2)5.50 (=7)
102190Shawn BarberCAN5.70 (=7)5.50 (10)
112023Germán ChiaraviglioARG5.70 (=7)5.50 (11)
AC r2/22720Pauls PujātsLAT5.60 (=10)– (NH)
13 r1/22852Robert SoberaPOL5.60 (13)
14 r1/22238Yao JieCHN5.60 (14)
15 r1/22042Kurtis MarschallAUS5.60 (15)
=16 r1/22424Stanley JosephFRA5.45 (=16)
=16 r1/22857Paweł WojciechowskiPOL5.45 (=16)
=16 r1/22719Mareks ĀrentsLAT5.45 (=16)
=16 r1/22226Huang BokaiCHN5.45 (=16)
=16 r1/22431Kévin MénaldoFRA5.45 (=16)
21 r1/22653Hiroki OgitaJPN5.45 (21)
=22 r1/22446Luke CuttsGBR5.45 (=22)
=22 r1/22137Augusto DutraBRA5.45 (=22)
=22 r1/22931Robert RennerSLO5.45 (=22)
25 r1/22516Tobias ScherbarthGER5.45 (25)
26 r1/22501Raphael HolzdeppeGER5.45 (26)
27 r1/22264Ivan HorvatCRO5.30 (27)
=28 r1/22492Karsten DillaGER5.30 (=28)
=28 r1/23064Logan CunninghamUSA5.30 (=28)
=28 r1/23098Cale SimmonsUSA5.30 (=28)
AC r1/22665Seito YamamotoJPN– (NH)
DNS2958Melker Svärd JacobssonSWE– (DNS)

Qualifying Round (13 August 2016 — 20:20)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.75 metres advanced to the final.

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal Misses
1Sam KendricksUSA5.7000q
2Kostas FilippidisGRE5.7001q
3Thiago BrazBRA5.7002q
=4Xue ChangruiCHN5.7011q
=4Renaud LavillenieFRA5.7011q
6Piotr LisekPOL5.7012q
=7Germán ChiaraviglioARG5.7013q
=7Jan KudličkaCZE5.7013q
=7Shawn BarberCAN5.7013q
=10Daichi SawanoJPN5.6000q
=10Pauls PujātsLAT5.6000q
=10Michal BalnerCZE5.6000q
13Robert SoberaPOL5.6001
14Yao JieCHN5.6012
15Kurtis MarschallAUS5.6022
=16Stanley JosephFRA5.4500
=16Paweł WojciechowskiPOL5.4500
=16Mareks ĀrentsLAT5.4500
=16Huang BokaiCHN5.4500
=16Kévin MénaldoFRA5.4500
21Hiroki OgitaJPN5.4501
=22Luke CuttsGBR5.4511
=22Augusto DutraBRA5.4511
=22Robert RennerSLO5.4511
25Tobias ScherbarthGER5.4512
26Raphael HolzdeppeGER5.4522
27Ivan HorvatCRO5.3000
=28Karsten DillaGER5.3022
=28Logan CunninghamUSA5.3022
=28Cale SimmonsUSA5.3022
NHSeito YamamotoJPN
DNSMelker Svärd JacobssonSWE

Qualifying Round, Group A (13 August 2016 — 20:20)

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal Misses5.30 m5.45 m5.60 m5.70 m
1Sam KendricksUSA5.7000ooooq
=2Xue ChangruiCHN5.7011-ooxoq
=2Renaud LavillenieFRA5.7011---xoq
4Piotr LisekPOL5.7012-oxoxoq
=5Germán ChiaraviglioARG5.7013ooxxoxoq
=5Jan KudličkaCZE5.7013ooxxoxoq
=7Daichi SawanoJPN5.6000-ooxxxq
=7Pauls PujātsLAT5.6000oooxxxq
9Robert SoberaPOL5.6001ox-oxxx
10Kurtis MarschallAUS5.6022ooxxoxxx
11Hiroki OgitaJPN5.4501xooxxx
=12Luke CuttsGBR5.4511oxoxxx
=12Augusto DutraBRA5.4511oxoxxx
14Tobias ScherbarthGER5.4512xoxoxxx
15Raphael HolzdeppeGER5.4522-xxoxxx
DNSMelker Svärd JacobssonSWE

Qualifying Round, Group B (13 August 2016)

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal Misses5.30 m5.45 m5.60 m5.70 m5.65 m
1Kostas FilippidisGRE5.7001ooxooq
2Thiago BrazBRA5.7002-xx-ooq
3Shawn BarberCAN5.7013-xxooxoq
4Michal BalnerCZE5.6000oooxxxq
5Yao JieCHN5.6012-xoxoxxx
=6Stanley JosephFRA5.4500ooxxx
=6Paweł WojciechowskiPOL5.4500ooxxx
=6Mareks ĀrentsLAT5.4500ooxxx
=6Huang BokaiCHN5.4500ooxxx
=6Kévin MénaldoFRA5.4500-ox-
11Robert RennerSLO5.4511oxoxxx
12Ivan HorvatCRO5.3000oxxx
=13Karsten DillaGER5.3022xxoxxx
=13Logan CunninghamUSA5.3022xxoxxx
=13Cale SimmonsUSA5.3022xxoxxx
NHSeito YamamotoJPN

Final Round (15 August 2016 — 21:40)

PosAthleteNOCHeightMissesTotal Misses5.50 m5.65 m5.75 m5.85 m5.95 m5.98 m6.03 m6.08 m
1Thiago BrazBRA6.0313-oxooxo-xo-OR
2Renaud LavillenieFRA5.9800--ooooxx-x
3Sam KendricksUSA5.8502oxox-oxxx
=4Piotr LisekPOL5.7500ooox-xx
=4Jan KudličkaCZE5.7500ooox-xx
6Xue ChangruiCHN5.6524xxoxxoxx-x
=7Daichi SawanoJPN5.5000oxxx
=7Michal BalnerCZE5.5000oxxx
=7Kostas FilippidisGRE5.5000oxxx
10Shawn BarberCAN5.5011xoxxx
11Germán ChiaraviglioARG5.5022xxoxxx
NHPauls PujātsLAT