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Pole Vault, Men

Date	13 – 15 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	31 from 16 countries

France’s Renaud Lavillenie was the defending gold medallist and had been the premier vaulter over the last few years. He came to Rio as the favorite but left in tears. After 5.85 only three vaulters remained, Lavillenie, American Sam Kendricks, and Brazil’s Thiago Braz. Kendricks went out at 5.93, taking bronze. Lavillenie was clear through 5.98 and seemed in control, with Braz clearing 5.93 and then passing 5.98. At 6.03 Braz cleared on his second attempt, as Lavillenie missed twice. Needing a better height for the gold medal, as he trailed on misses, Lavillenie took his final attempt at 6.08 but it was not much of an effort. Braz had won gold in a huge upset, as Lavillenie took silver, with the Brazilian exulting in the victory.

The Brazilian crowd had been biased in their support of Braz, but they also booed and jeered Lavillenie whenever he appeared on the runway. The Frenchman was moved to tears, and Braz had to apologize when, the next day on the podium, the Brazilian crowd again booed Lavillenie. He was comforted under the stands by Braz and Ukrainian vault legend Sergey Bubka, but Lavillenie would have no good memories from the 2016 Olympics.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	2132	Thiago Braz	BRA	5.70 (3)	6.03 (1)	Gold
2	2426	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.70 (=4)	5.98 (2)	Silver
3	3080	Sam Kendricks	USA	5.70 (1)	5.85 (3)	Bronze
=4	2845	Piotr Lisek	POL	5.70 (6)	5.75 (=4)
=4	2303	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.70 (=7)	5.75 (=4)
6	2236	Xue Changrui	CHN	5.70 (=4)	5.65 (6)
=7	2657	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.60 (=10)	5.50 (=7)
=7	2298	Michal Balner	CZE	5.60 (=10)	5.50 (=7)
=7	2532	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.70 (2)	5.50 (=7)
10	2190	Shawn Barber	CAN	5.70 (=7)	5.50 (10)
11	2023	Germán Chiaraviglio	ARG	5.70 (=7)	5.50 (11)
AC r2/2	2720	Pauls Pujāts	LAT	5.60 (=10)	– (NH)
13 r1/2	2852	Robert Sobera	POL	5.60 (13)	–
14 r1/2	2238	Yao Jie	CHN	5.60 (14)	–
15 r1/2	2042	Kurtis Marschall	AUS	5.60 (15)	–
=16 r1/2	2424	Stanley Joseph	FRA	5.45 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	2857	Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	5.45 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	2719	Mareks Ārents	LAT	5.45 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	2226	Huang Bokai	CHN	5.45 (=16)	–
=16 r1/2	2431	Kévin Ménaldo	FRA	5.45 (=16)	–
21 r1/2	2653	Hiroki Ogita	JPN	5.45 (21)	–
=22 r1/2	2446	Luke Cutts	GBR	5.45 (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	2137	Augusto Dutra	BRA	5.45 (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	2931	Robert Renner	SLO	5.45 (=22)	–
25 r1/2	2516	Tobias Scherbarth	GER	5.45 (25)	–
26 r1/2	2501	Raphael Holzdeppe	GER	5.45 (26)	–
27 r1/2	2264	Ivan Horvat	CRO	5.30 (27)	–
=28 r1/2	2492	Karsten Dilla	GER	5.30 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	3064	Logan Cunningham	USA	5.30 (=28)	–
=28 r1/2	3098	Cale Simmons	USA	5.30 (=28)	–
AC r1/2	2665	Seito Yamamoto	JPN	– (NH)	–
DNS	2958	Melker Svärd Jacobsson	SWE	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (13 August 2016 — 20:20)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 5.75 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
1	Sam Kendricks	USA	5.70	0	0	q
2	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.70	0	1	q
3	Thiago Braz	BRA	5.70	0	2	q
=4	Xue Changrui	CHN	5.70	1	1	q
=4	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.70	1	1	q
6	Piotr Lisek	POL	5.70	1	2	q
=7	Germán Chiaraviglio	ARG	5.70	1	3	q
=7	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.70	1	3	q
=7	Shawn Barber	CAN	5.70	1	3	q
=10	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.60	0	0	q
=10	Pauls Pujāts	LAT	5.60	0	0	q
=10	Michal Balner	CZE	5.60	0	0	q
13	Robert Sobera	POL	5.60	0	1
14	Yao Jie	CHN	5.60	1	2
15	Kurtis Marschall	AUS	5.60	2	2
=16	Stanley Joseph	FRA	5.45	0	0
=16	Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	5.45	0	0
=16	Mareks Ārents	LAT	5.45	0	0
=16	Huang Bokai	CHN	5.45	0	0
=16	Kévin Ménaldo	FRA	5.45	0	0
21	Hiroki Ogita	JPN	5.45	0	1
=22	Luke Cutts	GBR	5.45	1	1
=22	Augusto Dutra	BRA	5.45	1	1
=22	Robert Renner	SLO	5.45	1	1
25	Tobias Scherbarth	GER	5.45	1	2
26	Raphael Holzdeppe	GER	5.45	2	2
27	Ivan Horvat	CRO	5.30	0	0
=28	Karsten Dilla	GER	5.30	2	2
=28	Logan Cunningham	USA	5.30	2	2
=28	Cale Simmons	USA	5.30	2	2
NH	Seito Yamamoto	JPN	–	–	–
DNS	Melker Svärd Jacobsson	SWE	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (13 August 2016 — 20:20)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	5.30 m	5.45 m	5.60 m	5.70 m
1	Sam Kendricks	USA	5.70	0	0	o	o	o	o	q
=2	Xue Changrui	CHN	5.70	1	1	-	o	o	xo	q
=2	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.70	1	1	-	-	-	xo	q
4	Piotr Lisek	POL	5.70	1	2	-	o	xo	xo	q
=5	Germán Chiaraviglio	ARG	5.70	1	3	o	o	xxo	xo	q
=5	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.70	1	3	o	o	xxo	xo	q
=7	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.60	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	q
=7	Pauls Pujāts	LAT	5.60	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	q
9	Robert Sobera	POL	5.60	0	1	o	x-	o	xxx
10	Kurtis Marschall	AUS	5.60	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx
11	Hiroki Ogita	JPN	5.45	0	1	xo	o	xxx	–
=12	Luke Cutts	GBR	5.45	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–
=12	Augusto Dutra	BRA	5.45	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–
14	Tobias Scherbarth	GER	5.45	1	2	xo	xo	xxx	–
15	Raphael Holzdeppe	GER	5.45	2	2	-	xxo	xxx	–
DNS	Melker Svärd Jacobsson	SWE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (13 August 2016)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	5.30 m	5.45 m	5.60 m	5.70 m	5.65 m
1	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.70	0	1	o	o	xo	o	–	q
2	Thiago Braz	BRA	5.70	0	2	-	xx-	o	o	–	q
3	Shawn Barber	CAN	5.70	1	3	-	xxo	o	xo	–	q
4	Michal Balner	CZE	5.60	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	q
5	Yao Jie	CHN	5.60	1	2	-	xo	xo	xxx	–
=6	Stanley Joseph	FRA	5.45	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
=6	Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	5.45	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
=6	Mareks Ārents	LAT	5.45	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
=6	Huang Bokai	CHN	5.45	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–
=6	Kévin Ménaldo	FRA	5.45	0	0	-	o	x-	–	–
11	Robert Renner	SLO	5.45	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–
12	Ivan Horvat	CRO	5.30	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–
=13	Karsten Dilla	GER	5.30	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
=13	Logan Cunningham	USA	5.30	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
=13	Cale Simmons	USA	5.30	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–
NH	Seito Yamamoto	JPN	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (15 August 2016 — 21:40)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	5.50 m	5.65 m	5.75 m	5.85 m	5.95 m	5.98 m	6.03 m	6.08 m
1	Thiago Braz	BRA	6.03	1	3	-	o	xo	o	xo	-	xo	-	OR
2	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.98	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	o	xx-	x
3	Sam Kendricks	USA	5.85	0	2	o	xo	x-	o	xxx	–	–	–
=4	Piotr Lisek	POL	5.75	0	0	o	o	o	x-	xx	–	–	–
=4	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.75	0	0	o	o	o	x-	xx	–	–	–
6	Xue Changrui	CHN	5.65	2	4	xxo	xxo	xx-	x	–	–	–	–
=7	Daichi Sawano	JPN	5.50	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
=7	Michal Balner	CZE	5.50	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
=7	Kostas Filippidis	GRE	5.50	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Shawn Barber	CAN	5.50	1	1	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Germán Chiaraviglio	ARG	5.50	2	2	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Pauls Pujāts	LAT	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–