Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault explained

Event:Men's pole vault
Games:2018
Venue:Carrara Stadium
Dates:12 April 2018
Competitors:9
Nations:6
Win Label:Winning height
Win Value:5.70 m
Gold:Kurtis Marschall
Goldcga:AUS
Silver:Shawnacy Barber
Silvercga:CAN
Bronze:Luke Cutts
Bronzecga:ENG
Prev:2014
Next:2022

The men's pole vault at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 12 April 2018.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record6.16 m (indoor mark)Donetsk, Ukraine15 February 2014
Games record5.80 mMelbourne, Australia24 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

With nine entrants, the event was held as a straight final.[2]

Final

Rank Athlete 4.80 5.00 5.20 5.35 5.45 5.55 5.60 5.65 5.70 5.81 Result Notes
xo xo o xxo xxx 5.70
o xxo o xxx 5.65
xo o o xxx 5.45
4 o o xo xxx 5.45
5 o xo o xxx 5.35
6 o xxo o xxx 5.35
7 o o xo xxx 5.35
8 o xo xxx 5.00
xxx

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's pole vault . 30 March 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
  2. Book: Athletics Men's Pole Vault - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 72. 23 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.