1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault explained

The men's pole vault event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 July.

Medalists

Gold	Igor Potapovich
Silver	Delko Lesev
Bronze	Michael Thiede

Results

Final

17 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		5.50
	align=left		align=left		5.40
	align=left		align=left		5.30
4	align=left		align=left		5.30
5	align=left		align=left		5.20
6	align=left		align=left		5.10
7	align=left		align=left		5.10
8	align=left		align=left		5.00
	align=left		align=left		5.00
10	align=left		align=left		5.00
11	align=left		align=left		5.00
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH

Qualifications

16 Jul

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
11	align=left		align=left		4.90
	align=left		align=left		NH

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
	align=left		align=left		5.00	Q
5	align=left		align=left		4.80
	align=left		align=left		4.80
7	align=left		align=left		4.70
8	align=left		align=left		4.40
	align=left		align=left		4.40
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH
	align=left		align=left		NH

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.