2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault explained

The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 11.

Medalists

Gold	Rens Blom Netherlands (NED)
Silver	Brad Walker United States (USA)
Bronze	Pavel Gerasimov Russia (RUS)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
09.08.2005  - 12:10h	09.08.2005  - 13:40h
Final Round
11.08.2005  - 18:35h

Records

World Record		6.14	Sestriere, Italy	31 July 1994
Championship Record		6.05	Edmonton, Canada	9 August 2001

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 5.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	5.30	5.45	5.60	Result	Notes
1	A			–	–	o	5.60	Q
2	A			xo	xo	o	5.60	Q
3	A			–	o	xo	5.60	Q
3	A			–	–	xo	5.60	Q
3	A			–	–	xo	5.60	Q
6	B			–	o	xxo	5.60	Q
7	A			–	o	xxx	5.45	q
7	A			o	o	xxx	5.45	q
7	B			–	o	xxx	5.45	q
7	B			–	o	xxx	5.45	q
7	B			–	o	xxx	5.45	q
7	B			–	o	xxx	5.45	q
13	A			xo	o	xxx	5.45
14	B			o	xo	xxx	5.45
14	B			–	xo	xxx	5.45
16	B			xxo	xo	xxx	5.45
17	B			–	xxo	xxx	5.45
17	B			–	xxo	xxx	5.45
19	B			o	xxx		5.30
19	B			o	xxx		5.30
21	A			xo	xxx		5.30
	A			xxx
	A			–	–	xxx
	A			xxx
	B			xxx
	B			–	xxx
	A

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	5.35	5.50	5.65	5.75	5.80	5.85	Result	Notes
			–	xxo	xo	xo	o	x	5.80	SB
			–	xxo	xo	xo	x–	xx	5.75
			–	o	xo	xxx			5.65	SB
			–	o	xxo	xxx			5.65
			–	o	xxx				5.50
			–	o	xxx				5.50
			–	o	xxx				5.50
			xo	o	xxx				5.50
			–	xxo	xxx				5.50
10			o	xxx					5.35
			–	xxx
			–	xxx

External links

• IAAF results, heats
• IAAF results, final