2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault explained

The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 30, 2007 (qualification) and 1 September 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

Medallists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

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

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	5.40	5.55	5.65	5.70	Result	Notes
1	A			–	o	–	o	5.70	q
1	A			–	o	–	o	5.70	q
1	A			–	o	o	o	5.70	q
4	A			o	o	xo	o	5.70	q, PB
4	B			–	xo	–	o	5.70	q
6	B			–	xxo	–	o	5.70	q
7	A			–	o	–	xo	5.70	q
7	A			–	o	–	xo	5.70	q
9	A			xo	o	o	xo	5.70	q, SB
9	B			–	xo	–	xo	5.70	q
11	B			–	o	o	–	5.65	q
12	A			xo	xxo	o	xxx	5.65	q
13	A			o	xxo	xo	xxx	5.65
14	A			–	o	xxo	xxx	5.65
15	A			–	o	xxx		5.55
15	B			o	o	xxx		5.55
15	B			–	o	–	xxx	5.55
18	A			xxo	o	xxx		5.55
19	B			xo	xo	xxx		5.55
20	B			xo	xxo	xxx		5.55
21	A			o	–	x		5.40
21	A			o	xxx			5.40
21	B			o	–	xxx		5.40
21	B			o	xxx			5.40
25	B			xo	xxx			5.40
	A			xxx
	B			xxx
	B			xxx
	B			xxx
	B			xxx
	B			–	xx–	x

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	5.51	5.66	5.76	5.81	5.86	5.91	Result	Notes
			o	o	x–	o	o	xxx	5.86
			–	xo	–	o	xo	xxx	5.86
			o	o	–	o	x–	xx	5.81
			xo	o	x–	o	xxx		5.81	PB
			o	o	–	xo	–	xxx	5.81
			xo	o	o	xo	xxx		5.81	PB
			–	o	–	xxo	–	xxx	5.81	SB
			o	o	xo	xxo	xxx		5.81
			o	–	o	–	xx–	x	5.76
10			o	xo	o	xxx			5.76
11			o	xxo	xxo	xxx			5.76	PB
12			o	xxo	x–	xx			5.66

References

• Official results, qualification - IAAF.org
• Official results, final - IAAF.org