Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault


These are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
By this competition, Sergey Bubka had already pushed the world record to its current state and was the overwhelming favorite to win. But continuing his Olympic curse, Bubka came into the competition with a heel injury and did not make an attempt. To add further injury, his brother Vasiliy Bubka was one of seven athletes unable to clear a height in qualifying.
In the final, the tie between returning silver medalist Igor Trandenkov and Jean Galfione was broke by counting the number of their misses, with Galfione having had one miss earlier in the competition, and Trandenkov having had two misses, meaning that Galfione won gold, while Tradenkov earned second straight silver. Andrei Tivontchik cleared 5.92 on his second attempt to take bronze.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
World Record6.14 Sergey BubkaSestriere July 31, 1994
Olympic Record5.90 Sergey BubkaSeoul September 28, 1988

Results

Qualification

Held on Wednesday July 31, 1996
Qualification rule: Qualifying performance 5.70 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.
RankGroupNameNationality5.205.405.605.70ResultNotes
1AAlain Andji–ooo5.70Q
1ATim Lobinger–ooo5.70Q
1BPyotr Bochkaryov––oo5.70Q
1BRiaan Botha–ooo5.70Q
5AJeff Hartwig–oxoo5.70Q
5BJean Galfione–xooo5.70Q
7AIgor Trandenkov––xxoo5.70Q
8AIgor Potapovich––oxo5.70Q
9BAndrei Tivontchik––oxxo5.70Q
10AMichael Stollexoxooxxo5.70Q
11BLawrence Johnson–xoxxoxxo5.70Q
12ADmitriy Markov–ooxxx5.60q
12BScott Huffman–ooxxx5.60q
12BDanny Krasnov–ooxxx5.60q
15BJosé Manuel Arcos–xxooxxx5.60
16AJim Miller–xoxoxxx5.60
17AViktor Chistyakov–xxoxoxxx5.60
18ANuno Fernandesxooxxoxxx5.60
18BHeikki Vääräniemi–xoxxoxxx5.60
20AKonstantin Semyonov–ox–xx5.40
20BNick Buckfield–oxxx5.40
20BJavier García–oxxx5.40
23ALaurens Looijexxooxxx5.40
24ANeil Winteroxoxxx5.40
24BKim Chul-kyunoxoxxx5.40
26BMartin Vossxoxox–xx5.40
27BAleksandrs Obižajevs–xxoxxx5.40
28AEdgar Díazxoxxoxxx5.40
29BAlexandru Jucovoxxx5.20
30ATeruyasu Yonekuraxxoxxx5.20
AOkkert Brits––xxx'
AVasiliy Bubka–xxx'
AJuan Gabriel Concepción–xxx'
AKersley Gardennexxx'
BSimon Arkell–xxx'
BValeri Bukrejev–xxx'
BDominic Johnsonxxx'
BSergey Bubka'

Final

RankNameNationality5.405.605.705.805.865.925.976.02ResultNotes
Jean Galfione–o–xooox–xx5.92=OR
Igor Trandenkov––o–xx–o–xxx5.92OR
Andrei Tivontchik–xo–xoxoxoxxx5.92=OR
Igor Potapovich––o–ox–xx5.86
Pyotr Bochkaryov–xo–xooxx–x5.86
Dmitriy Markovooxoxxoxoxxx5.86
Tim Lobinger–ooox–xx5.80
Lawrence Johnsonoooxxx5.70
Alain Andjiooxxoxxx5.70
Michael Stolleooxxoxxx5.70
11Jeff Hartwigooxxx5.60
11Danny Krasnovooxxx5.60
13Scott Huffmanxooxxx5.60
14Riaan Bothaoxo–xxx5.60