Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.60 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 5, 1992 |
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Date Finished: August 7, 1992 |
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(Competitors: 35; Countries: 26; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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By 1992 Sergey Bubka had won three world titles, and was the reigning Olympic Champion. One of five to clear 5.60 in the qualifying, Bubka waited until his usual starting height of 5.70 until entering. Grand Prix events tend not to insist upon a maximum of two minutes for each jump, but championships do, and Bubka found the rule too hurried for his taste. After two failures he passed to 5.75, and failing to select a stiff enough pole, he missed, causing the biggest shock of the ’92 Games. Only four men did better than 5.70, with García winning Spain’s first ever field event medal. The Spaniard and Tarpenning, a Paris-based American jumper, both failed at 5.80 with the American being unfairly booed by the Spanish crowd. Tarasov cleared 5.80 to win the gold, while the other fair haired Russian, Igor Trandenkov, cleared on his final attempt. Both men tried 5.90, but only Tarasov was close. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The overwhelming favorite was Sergey Bubka. He was a three-time World Champion, defending Olympic Champion, and by 1992 had set the last 16 world records in pole vaulting. On 5 August 1991 one of his world records was over 6.10 (20-0¼), which meant little to most people, but to the Imperial world, that was the first pole vault ever over clear 20 feet – and remains the only one thru 2008. He qualified easily, and opened in the final with 5.70 (18-8¼). Missing twice at that height he then passed to 5.75, where he also failed and he was out of the competition without a height. What had happened? One theory relates to the time allowed competitors in the pole vault, which is two minutes after being called for the next jump. As the star of the international circuit, Bubka was usually allowed to do what he wanted. But American Tim Bright had reminded the officials in Barcelona of the rules and Bubka later commented that it seemed like the clock was running faster than usual. In his absence the competition came down to two Russians, representing the Unified Team. Maksim Tarasov and Igor Trandenkov were the only vaulters over 5.80 (19-0¼), which decided the competition. Tarasov's first attempt clearance got him the gold medal, with silver to Trandenkov. Spaniard Javier García won the bronze medal to the delight of the Barcelona fans, with his second attempt clearance at 5.75 (18-10¼). America's Kory Tarpenning also made 5.75 (18-10¼), but on his third effort, and had to compete despite being booed by the partisan Spanish fans. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Results |
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These are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes. The qualification mark was set at 5.60 metres (six + six athletes).
The former Soviet vaulters, competing for the Unified Team in the aftermath of the Soviet Union continued to dominate the event they had swept 4 years earlier. By this time Sergey Bubka had further cemented his dominance, already pushing the world record to a height that has not been cleared by any other human being to this day. But Bubka seemed cursed at the Olympics, missing 1984 by boycott, and then failing to clear his opening height (two attempts at 5.70--41 cm below his world record and one at 5.75).
This was a remarkably clean competition, with only three athletes having a miss at a height that was not their best or better in the competition. Maksim Tarasov took gold with only three attempts, clean through 5.80. Igor Trandenkov equalled Tarasov, but took three attempts to clear 5.80. Javier García took bronze in his home town by clearing 5.75 on his second attempt, to edge American Kory Tarpenning who cleared it on his third.
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Pole vault |
Men |
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Final |
7 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
5.80 |
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Maksim Tarasov |
Russia |
RUS |
2 Dec 70 |
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2 |
5.80 |
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Igor Trandenkov |
Russia |
RUS |
17 Aug 66 |
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3 |
5.75 |
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Javier García |
Spain |
ESP |
22 Jul 66 |
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4 |
5.75 |
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Kory Tarpenning |
United States |
USA |
27 Feb 62 |
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5 |
5.65 |
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Dave Volz |
United States |
USA |
2 May 62 |
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6 |
5.60 |
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Asko Peltoniemi |
Finland |
FIN |
7 Feb 63 |
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7 |
5.55 |
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Philippe Collet |
France |
FRA |
13 Dec 63 |
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8 |
5.40 |
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Danny Krasnov |
Israel |
ISR |
27 May 70 |
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9 |
5.30 |
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István Bagyula |
Hungary |
HUN |
2 Jan 69 |
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10 |
5.30 |
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Alberto Ruiz |
Spain |
ESP |
22 Dec 61 |
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NH |
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Sergey Bubka |
Ukraine |
UKR |
4 Dec 63 |
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NH |
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Tim Bright |
United States |
USA |
28 Jul 60 |
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Pole vault |
Men |
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Qualification |
5 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
5.60 |
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Sergey Bubka |
Ukraine |
UKR |
4 Dec 63 |
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2 |
5.60 |
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Maksim Tarasov |
Russia |
RUS |
2 Dec 70 |
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3 |
5.60 |
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Danny Krasnov |
Israel |
ISR |
27 May 70 |
=NUR |
4 |
5.60 |
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Tim Bright |
United States |
USA |
28 Jul 60 |
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5 |
5.60 |
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Kory Tarpenning |
United States |
USA |
27 Feb 62 |
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6 |
5.60 |
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Igor Trandenkov |
Russia |
RUS |
17 Aug 66 |
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7 |
5.55 |
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Javier García |
Spain |
ESP |
22 Jul 66 |
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8 |
5.55 |
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Alberto Ruiz |
Spain |
ESP |
22 Dec 61 |
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8 |
5.55 |
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Asko Peltoniemi |
Finland |
FIN |
7 Feb 63 |
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10 |
5.55 |
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István Bagyula |
Hungary |
HUN |
2 Jan 69 |
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11 |
5.55 |
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Dave Volz |
United States |
USA |
2 May 62 |
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12 |
5.55 |
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Philippe Collet |
France |
FRA |
13 Dec 63 |
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13 |
5.50 |
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Jean Galfione |
France |
FRA |
9 Jun 71 |
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14 |
5.50 |
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Jani Lehtonen |
Finland |
FIN |
11 Aug 68 |
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14 |
5.50 |
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Philippe D'Encausse |
France |
FRA |
24 Mar 67 |
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16 |
5.50 |
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Galen Nikov |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
25 Jan 68 |
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17 |
5.50 |
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Valeri Bukrejev |
Estonia |
EST |
15 Jun 64 |
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18 |
5.50 |
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Edgardo Díaz |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
18 Apr 68 |
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19 |
5.40 |
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Daniel Marti |
Spain |
ESP |
23 Apr 73 |
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20 |
5.40 |
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Andrea Pegoraro |
Italy |
ITA |
24 Oct 66 |
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21 |
5.40 |
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Peter Widén |
Sweden |
SWE |
2 Jul 67 |
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22 |
5.30 |
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Simon Arkell |
Australia |
AUS |
1 Jul 66 |
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23 |
5.30 |
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Hrístos Pallakis |
Greece |
GRE |
9 Oct 71 |
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24 |
5.20 |
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Doug Wood |
Canada |
CAN |
30 Jan 66 |
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25 |
5.20 |
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Kersley Gardenne |
Mauritius |
MRI |
16 Feb 72 |
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26 |
5.20 |
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Michael Edwards |
Great Britain |
GBR |
19 Oct 68 |
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27 |
5.20 |
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Photis Stephani |
Cyprus |
CYP |
4 Oct 71 |
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28 |
5.00 |
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Edward Lasquete |
Philippines |
PHI |
31 Dec 71 |
NR |
29 |
5.00 |
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Nuno Fernandes |
Portugal |
POR |
1 Apr 69 |
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NH |
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Hiroyuki Sano |
Japan |
JPN |
6 Oct 68 |
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NH |
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Kim Chul-Kyun |
South Korea |
KOR |
28 Feb 69 |
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NH |
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Aleksandr Obizhajevs |
Latvia |
LAT |
16 Sep 59 |
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NH |
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Paul Gibbons |
New Zealand |
NZL |
25 Jun 71 |
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NH |
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Thomas Riether |
Chile |
CHI |
10 Apr 64 |
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Men Pole Vault Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992
Final |
Team |
Height |
520 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
555 |
560 |
565 |
570 |
575 |
580 |
585 |
590 |
1. Maxim Tarassov |
EUN |
5.80m |
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O |
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O |
O |
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XXX |
2. Igor Trandenkov |
EUN |
5.80m |
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O |
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O |
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XXO |
XXX |
3. Javier Garcia |
ESP |
5.75m |
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O |
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O |
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O |
XO |
XXX |
4. Kory Tarpenning |
USA |
5.75m |
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O |
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XXO |
XXX |
5. David Volz |
USA |
5.65m |
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XO |
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O |
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XXX |
6. Asko Peltoniemi |
FIN |
5.60m |
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XXO |
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XO |
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X- |
XX |
7. Philippe Collet |
FRA |
5.55m |
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O |
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XXX |
8. Evgeny Krasnov |
ISR |
5.40m |
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XO |
XXX |
9. Istvan Bagyula |
HUN |
5.30m |
XXO |
O |
XXX |
10.Alberto Ruiz |
ESP |
5.30m |
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XXO |
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XXX |
-. Sergey Bubka |
EUN |
NM |
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XX- |
X |
-. Timothy Bright |
USA |
NM |
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XXX |
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Qualification
Group A |
Team |
Height |
480 |
500 |
520 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
555 |
560 |
1. Sergey Bubka |
EUN |
5.60m |
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O |
2. Kory Tarpenning |
USA |
5.60m |
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XO |
XO |
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XO |
3. Alberto Ruiz |
ESP |
5.55m |
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O |
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O |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
4. David Volz |
USA |
5.55m |
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O |
XO |
XXO |
XXX |
5. Jean Galfione |
FRA |
5.50m |
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O |
O |
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XXX |
6. Philippe D'Encausse |
FRA |
5.50m |
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XO |
O |
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XXX |
6. Jani Lehtonen |
FIN |
5.50m |
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XO |
O |
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XXX |
8. Galin Nikov |
BUL |
5.50m |
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O |
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XO |
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XXX |
9. Valeri Burkrejev |
EST |
5.50m |
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O |
XXO |
XXX |
10.Daniel Marti |
ESP |
5.40m |
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O |
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XO |
XXX |
11.Peter Widen |
SWE |
5.40m |
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XXO |
XXO |
XXX |
12.Douglas Wood |
CAN |
5.20m |
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O |
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XXX |
12.Kersley Gardenne |
MRI |
5.20m |
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O |
O |
XXX |
14.Mike Edwards |
GBR |
5.20m |
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XO |
XXX |
-. Chul-Kyun Kim |
KOR |
NM |
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XXX |
-. Paul Gibbons |
NZL |
NM |
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-. Hermann Fehringer |
AUT |
DNS |
Group B |
Team |
Height |
480 |
500 |
520 |
530 |
540 |
550 |
555 |
560 |
1. Maxim Tarassov |
EUN |
5.60m |
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O |
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O |
2. Evgeny Krasnov |
ISR |
5.60m |
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XO |
O |
XO |
O |
3. Timothy Bright |
USA |
5.60m |
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O |
O |
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XO |
4. Igor Ttrandenkov |
EUN |
5.60m |
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XO |
XXO |
5. Javier Garcia |
ESP |
5.55m |
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O |
XO |
XO |
X- |
6. Asko Peltoniemi |
FIN |
5.55m |
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XO |
XO |
XO |
X- |
6. Istvan Bagyula |
HUN |
5.55m |
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O |
O |
XO |
XO |
XO |
XXX |
8. Philippe Collet |
FRA |
5.55m |
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XO |
XXO |
X- |
9. Edgar Diaz |
PUR |
5.50m |
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XXO |
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XXO |
XXX |
10.Andrea Pegoraro |
ITA |
5.40m |
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XXO |
XXX |
11.Simon Arkell |
AUS |
5.30m |
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O |
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XXX |
12.Christos Pallakis |
GRE |
5.30m |
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XO |
O |
XXO |
XXX |
13.Photis Stephani |
CYP |
5.20m |
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O |
XO |
XXX |
14.Edward Lasquete |
PHI |
5.00m |
XXO |
O |
XXX |
15.Nuno Fernandes |
POR |
5.00m |
XXO |
XO |
XXX |
-. Aleksandrs Obizajevs |
LAT |
NM |
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XXX |
-. Hiroyuki Sano |
JPN |
NM |
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XXX |
-. Thomas Riether |
CHI |
NM |
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XXX |
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