2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault explained

Event:	Men's pole vault
Competition:	2013 World Championships
Venue:	Luzhniki Stadium
Dates:	10 August (qualification) 12 August (final)
Competitors:	40
Nations:	24
Win Label:	Winning height
Gold:	Raphael Holzdeppe
Silver:	Renaud Lavillenie
Bronze:	Björn Otto
Prev:	2011
Next:	2015

The men's pole vault at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–12 August.

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:^[1]

World record		6.14A	Sestriere, Italy	31 July 1994
Championship record		6.05	Edmonton, Canada	9 August 2001
World Leading		6.02	London, United Kingdom	27 July 2013
African record		6.03	Cologne, Germany	18 August 1995
Asian record		5.90	Stuttgart, Germany	19 August 1993
North, Central American and Caribbean record		6.04	Eugene, United States	8 June 2008
South American record		5.83	Cartagena, Colombia	5 July 2013
European record		6.14A	Sestriere, Italy	31 July 1994
Oceanian record		6.05	Edmonton, Canada	9 August 2001

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
10 August 2013	10:15	Qualification
12 August 2013	20:25	Final

Results

KEY:

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Q

Qualified

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q

12 best performers

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: 5.70 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	5.25	5.40	5.55	5.65	5.70	Mark	Notes
1	A			-	o	-	xo		5.65	q
1	B			-	-	-	xo		5.65	q
3	B			-	-	o			5.55	q
3	A			-	-	o			5.55	q
3	A			-	o	o			5.55	q
6	B			-	xxo	o			5.55	q
7	B			-	-	xo			5.55	q
7	A			-	o	xo			5.55	q
7	A			-	-	xo			5.55	q
7	A			-	o	xo			5.55	q
11	A			xxo	o	xo			5.55	q
12	A			o	o	xxo			5.55	q
13	A			-	xo	xxo			5.55	q
14	A			-	o	xxx			5.40
14	A			-	o	xxx			5.40
14	A			-	o	xxx			5.40
14	A			o	o	xxx			5.40
14	B			o	o	xxx			5.40
19	B			xo	o	xxx			5.40
19	B			xo	o	xxx			5.40
21	B			-	xo	xxx			5.40
21	B			-	xo	xxx			5.40
21	B			-	xo	xxx			5.40
24	A			xo	xo	xxx			5.40
24	A			xo	xo	xxx			5.40
24	B			xo	xo	xxx			5.40
27	A			xo	xxo	xxx			5.40
28	A			xxo	xxo	xxx			5.40
29	B			o	xxx				5.25
29	B			o	xxx				5.25
31	A			xo	xxx				5.25
31	B			xo	xxx				5.25
33	A			xxo	xxx				5.25
	A			xxx
	B			xxx
	B			-	xxx
	B			-	-	xxx
	B			-	xxx
	B			xxx
	B			-	xxx				NM

Final

The final was started at 19:00.^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	5.50	5.65	5.75	5.82	5.89	5.96	Mark	Notes
			–	o	–	o	o	xxx	5.89
			–	xo	–	xo	xxo	xxx	5.89
			o	o	xo	o	xxx		5.82
			–	xo	xo	o	xxx		5.82
			o	o	xo	xxo	xxx		5.82
			o	xxo	xxo	xxx			5.75	PB
			xxo	xo	xxo	xxx			5.75
			o	o	xxx				5.65
			xo	o	xxx				5.65	SB
10			o	xo	xxx				5.65
11			xxo	xxo	xxx				5.65
12			xo	xxx					5.50
			xxx

External links

• Pole vault results at IAAF website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Records & Lists – Hammer Throw. IAAF. 7 August 2013.
2. http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/4873/AT-PV-M-q----.SL2.pdf?v=407379011 Start list
3. http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/4873/AT-PV-M-q----.RS6.pdf?v=-1248110274 Qualification Results
4. http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/4873/AT-PV-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=338581659 Final Results