Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault

Athletics at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
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steeplechase
men
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Marathon men women
20 km walk men
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Long jump men women
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Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
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The Men's Pole Vault event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 19 competitors, with two qualifying groups (19 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Wednesday August 8, 1984.

Medalists

Gold Pierre Quinon
France (FRA)
Silver Mike Tully
United States (USA)
Bronze Earl Bell
United States (USA)
Bronze Thierry Vigneron
France (FRA)

Abbreviations

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
OR olympic record
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record  Sergey Bubka (URS) 5.90 m July 13, 1984 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Olympic Record  Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz (POL) 5.78 m July 30, 1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union

Qualifying round

RANK GROUP A HEIGHT
1.  Earl Bell (USA) 5.45 m
 Thierry Vigneron (FRA)
 Mike Tully (USA)
4.  Alberto Ruiz (ESP) 5.45 m
5.  Pierre Quinon (FRA) 5.40 m
6.  Felix Böhni (SUI) 5.40 m
7.  Tom Hintnaus (BRA) 5.35 m
8.  Serge Ferreira (FRA) 5.30 m
9.  Doug Lytle (USA) 5.30 m
 Miro Zalar (SWE) NM


RANK GROUP B HEIGHT
1.  Kimmo Pallonen (FIN) 5.40 m
2.  Mauro Barella (ITA) 5.35 m
3.  Yang Weimin (CHN) 5.30 m
4.  Jeff Gutteridge (GBR) 5.30 m
5.  Tomomi Takahashi (JPN) 5.30 m
6.  John Morrisette (ISV) 5.20 m (NR)
7.  Keith Stock (GBR) 5.20 m
8.  Ji Zebiao (CHN) 5.10 m
9.  Edgardo Rivera (PUR) 5.10 m
 Alfonso Cano (ESP) NM

Final

RANK FINAL HEIGHT
 Pierre Quinon (FRA) 5.75 m
 Mike Tully (USA) 5.65 m
 Earl Bell (USA) 5.60 m
 Thierry Vigneron (FRA)
5.  Kimmo Pallonen (FIN) 5.45 m
6.  Doug Lytle (USA) 5.40 m
7.  Felix Böhni (SUI) 5.30 m
8.  Mauro Barella (ITA) 5.30 m
9.  Alberto Ruiz (ESP) 5.20 m
10.  Yang Weimin (CHN) 5.10 m
11.  Jeff Gutteridge (GBR) 5.10 m
 Tom Hintnaus (BRA) NM
 Serge Ferreira (FRA)
 Tomomi Takahashi (JPN)

See also

References


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