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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

Date Finished: August 7, 1992

(Competitors: 35; Countries: 26; Finalists: 12)

Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

Overview by IAAF

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.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

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.

World Record	6.11	Sergey Bubka	Dijon (FRA)	June 13, 1992
Olympic Record	5.90	Sergey Bubka	Seoul (KOR)	September 28, 1988

		Results
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.
*Pole vault*	Men	Final	7 August

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	5.80	Maksim Tarasov	Russia	RUS	2 Dec 70
2	5.80	Igor Trandenkov	Russia	RUS	17 Aug 66
3	5.75	Javier García	Spain	ESP	22 Jul 66
4	5.75	Kory Tarpenning	United States	USA	27 Feb 62
5	5.65	Dave Volz	United States	USA	2 May 62
6	5.60	Asko Peltoniemi	Finland	FIN	7 Feb 63
7	5.55	Philippe Collet	France	FRA	13 Dec 63
8	5.40	Danny Krasnov	Israel	ISR	27 May 70
9	5.30	István Bagyula	Hungary	HUN	2 Jan 69
10	5.30	Alberto Ruiz	Spain	ESP	22 Dec 61
	NH	Sergey Bubka	Ukraine	UKR	4 Dec 63
	NH	Tim Bright	United States	USA	28 Jul 60
*Pole vault*	Men	Qualification	5 August

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Country	NOC	Birth Date	Records
1	5.60	Sergey Bubka	Ukraine	UKR	4 Dec 63
2	5.60	Maksim Tarasov	Russia	RUS	2 Dec 70
3	5.60	Danny Krasnov	Israel	ISR	27 May 70	=NUR
4	5.60	Tim Bright	United States	USA	28 Jul 60
5	5.60	Kory Tarpenning	United States	USA	27 Feb 62
6	5.60	Igor Trandenkov	Russia	RUS	17 Aug 66
7	5.55	Javier García	Spain	ESP	22 Jul 66
8	5.55	Alberto Ruiz	Spain	ESP	22 Dec 61
8	5.55	Asko Peltoniemi	Finland	FIN	7 Feb 63
10	5.55	István Bagyula	Hungary	HUN	2 Jan 69
11	5.55	Dave Volz	United States	USA	2 May 62
12	5.55	Philippe Collet	France	FRA	13 Dec 63
13	5.50	Jean Galfione	France	FRA	9 Jun 71
14	5.50	Jani Lehtonen	Finland	FIN	11 Aug 68
14	5.50	Philippe D'Encausse	France	FRA	24 Mar 67
16	5.50	Galen Nikov	Bulgaria	BUL	25 Jan 68
17	5.50	Valeri Bukrejev	Estonia	EST	15 Jun 64
18	5.50	Edgardo Díaz	Puerto Rico	PUR	18 Apr 68
19	5.40	Daniel Marti	Spain	ESP	23 Apr 73
20	5.40	Andrea Pegoraro	Italy	ITA	24 Oct 66
21	5.40	Peter Widén	Sweden	SWE	2 Jul 67
22	5.30	Simon Arkell	Australia	AUS	1 Jul 66
23	5.30	Hrístos Pallakis	Greece	GRE	9 Oct 71
24	5.20	Doug Wood	Canada	CAN	30 Jan 66
25	5.20	Kersley Gardenne	Mauritius	MRI	16 Feb 72
26	5.20	Michael Edwards	Great Britain	GBR	19 Oct 68
27	5.20	Photis Stephani	Cyprus	CYP	4 Oct 71
28	5.00	Edward Lasquete	Philippines	PHI	31 Dec 71	NR
29	5.00	Nuno Fernandes	Portugal	POR	1 Apr 69
	NH	Hiroyuki Sano	Japan	JPN	6 Oct 68
	NH	Kim Chul-Kyun	South Korea	KOR	28 Feb 69
	NH	Aleksandr Obizhajevs	Latvia	LAT	16 Sep 59
	NH	Paul Gibbons	New Zealand	NZL	25 Jun 71
	NH	Thomas Riether	Chile	CHI	10 Apr 64

Detailed View

Men Pole Vault Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992

Final

Team

Height

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1. Maxim Tarassov

EUN

5.80m

O

XXX

2. Igor Trandenkov

EUN

5.80m

O

XXO

XXX

3. Javier Garcia

ESP

5.75m

O

XO

XXX

4. Kory Tarpenning

USA

5.75m

O

XXO

XXX

5. David Volz

USA

5.65m

XO

O

XXX

6. Asko Peltoniemi

FIN

5.60m

XXO

XO

X-

XX

7. Philippe Collet

FRA

5.55m

O

XXX

8. Evgeny Krasnov

ISR

5.40m

XO

XXX

9. Istvan Bagyula

HUN

5.30m

XXO

O

XXX

10.Alberto Ruiz

ESP

5.30m

XXO

XXX

-. Sergey Bubka

EUN

NM

XX-

X

-. Timothy Bright

USA

NM

XXX

Qualification

mark 5.60m 6+6 Athletes

Group A	Team	Height	480	500	520	530	540	550	555	560
1. Sergey Bubka	EUN	5.60m								O
2. Kory Tarpenning	USA	5.60m					XO	XO		XO
3. Alberto Ruiz	ESP	5.55m			O		O	XO	XO	XXX
4. David Volz	USA	5.55m					O	XO	XXO	XXX
5. Jean Galfione	FRA	5.50m					O	O		XXX
6. Philippe D'Encausse	FRA	5.50m					XO	O		XXX
6. Jani Lehtonen	FIN	5.50m					XO	O		XXX
8. Galin Nikov	BUL	5.50m				O		XO		XXX
9. Valeri Burkrejev	EST	5.50m					O	XXO	XXX
10.Daniel Marti	ESP	5.40m			O		XO	XXX
11.Peter Widen	SWE	5.40m				XXO	XXO	XXX
12.Douglas Wood	CAN	5.20m			O		XXX
12.Kersley Gardenne	MRI	5.20m		O	O	XXX
14.Mike Edwards	GBR	5.20m			XO	XXX
-. Chul-Kyun Kim	KOR	NM			XXX
-. Paul Gibbons	NZL	NM		X--
-. Hermann Fehringer	AUT	DNS

Group B	Team	Height	480	500	520	530	540	550	555	560
1. Maxim Tarassov	EUN	5.60m						O		O
2. Evgeny Krasnov	ISR	5.60m					XO	O	XO	O
3. Timothy Bright	USA	5.60m					O	O		XO
4. Igor Ttrandenkov	EUN	5.60m							XO	XXO
5. Javier Garcia	ESP	5.55m					O	XO	XO	X-
6. Asko Peltoniemi	FIN	5.55m					XO	XO	XO	X-
6. Istvan Bagyula	HUN	5.55m			O	O	XO	XO	XO	XXX
8. Philippe Collet	FRA	5.55m						XO	XXO	X-
9. Edgar Diaz	PUR	5.50m		XXO			XXO	XXX
10.Andrea Pegoraro	ITA	5.40m					XXO	XXX
11.Simon Arkell	AUS	5.30m				O		XXX
12.Christos Pallakis	GRE	5.30m		XO	O	XXO	XXX
13.Photis Stephani	CYP	5.20m		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						XXX
-. Hiroyuki Sano	JPN	NM			XXX
-. Thomas Riether	CHI	NM		XXX