1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault explained

The men's pole vault event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Igor Potapovich	Lawrence Johnson	Maksim Tarasov

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 5.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^[1]

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	5.30	5.45	5.55	5.65	5.70	Result	Notes
1	A			–	o	–	xo	o	5.70	Q
2	A			–	–	o	xo	xo	5.70	Q
3	A			–	–	–	o	–	5.65	q
3	B			–	–	–	o	–	5.65	q
3	B			–	–	–	o	–	5.65	q
6	B			xo	–	xo	o	–	5.65	q
7	A			xo	–	xo	xo	xxx	5.65	q
8	B			–	–	o	x–	–	5.55	q
8	B			–	o	o	–	–	5.55	q
8	B			–	–	o	–	x–	5.55	q
11	B			xo	–	o	–	–	5.55	q
11	B			xo	o	o	–	–	5.55	q
13	A			–	o	xo	xxx		5.55
14	A			xo	–	xo	xxx		5.55
15	A			o	o	xxo	xxx		5.55
16	B			xo	xo	xxx			5.45
17	A			o	–	xxx			5.30
18	A			xo	xxx				5.30
18	A			xo	xxx				5.30
18	B			xo	–	xxx			5.30
18	B			xo	xxx				5.30
	A
	B
	B
	A

Final

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	5.40	5.55	5.65	5.75	5.80	5.85	5.90	5.95	6.00	Result	Notes
			–	–	o	–	–	xx–	o	–	xx–	5.90	AR
			–	o	–	o	–	xo	x–	xx		5.85
			–	–	xo	–	xo	xxx				5.80
			o	–	o	o	xxx					5.75	PB
			–	o	xo	xo	xxx					5.75	PB
			–	–	xo	–	xx–	x				5.65
			–	xo	xxo	x–	xx					5.65	=NR
			–	o	xxx							5.55
			o	o	xxx							5.55
10			xo	xxo	xxx							5.55
11			xxo	–	xxx							5.40

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819044715/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/m/pv/rq.html Qualification results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819044651/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/m/pv/rf.html Final results