Men's pole vault
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pole vaulting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Date31 July 1996 (qualifying)
2 August 1996 (final)
Competitors37 from 24 nations
Winning height5.92 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Galfione
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Igor Trandenkov
 Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrei Tivontchik
 Germany

The men's pole vault was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] Thirty-seven athletes from 24 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Jean Galfione of France, the nation's second victory in the event (previously in 1984). Igor Trandenkov took silver, the first medal for Russia in the pole vault (though Trandenkov had himself taken silver in 1992 as well, as part of the Unified Team; Trandenkov was the sixth man to win two medals in the event and the first to do it under two different flags). Similarly, Andrei Tivontchik's bronze was the first for Germany, though both East Germany and West Germany as well as the Unified Team of Germany had previously won medals.

Summary

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.[3][4]

Background

This was the 23rd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1992 Games were silver medalist Igor Trandenkov of the Unified Team (now representing Russia), bronze medalist Javier García of Spain, and eighth-place finisher Danny Krasnov of Israel. By this competition, Sergey Bubka (gold medalist in 1988 for the Soviet Union, finalist in 1992 for the Unified Team, and now competing for Ukraine) 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. Without Sergey Bubka competing, the field was "wide-open."[2]

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Saint Lucia, and Ukraine each made their men's pole vaulting debut. The United States made its 22nd appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1912, with results cleared between rounds. Vaulters received three attempts at each height. Ties were broken by the countback rule.

In the qualifying round, the bar was set at 5.20 metres, 5.40 metres, 5.60 metres, and 5.70 metres. All vaulters clearing 5.70 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 cleared that height, the top 12 (including ties, after applying the countback rules) advanced.

In the final, the bar was set at 5.40 metres, 5.60 metres, 5.70 metres, 5.80 metres, 5.86 metres, 5.92 metres, 5.97 metres, and 6.02 metres.[2][5]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World record Sergey Bubka (UKR)6.14 Sestriere, Italy31 July 1994
Olympic record Sergey Bubka (URS)5.90 Seoul, South Korea30 July 1988

The three medalists (Jean Galfione, Igor Trandenkov, and Andrei Tivontchik) all cleared 5.92 metres, breaking the Olympic record. None succeeded at any higher attempts.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 31 July 19969:30Qualifying
Friday, 2 August 199617:00Final

Results

Key

  • o = Height cleared
  • x = Height failed
  • – = Height passed
  • r  = Retired
  • SB = Season's best
  • PB = Personal best
  • NR = National record
  • AR = Area record
  • OR = Olympic record
  • WR = World record
  • WL = World lead
  • NM = No mark
  • DNS = Did not start
  • DQ = Disqualified

Qualifying

The qualifying round was held on Wednesday July 31, 1996. Qualification rule: Qualifying performance 5.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupAthleteNation5.205.405.605.70HeightNotes
1AAlain Andji France–ooo5.70Q
ATim Lobinger Germany–ooo5.70Q
BPyotr Bochkaryov Russia––oo5.70Q
BRiaan Botha South Africa–ooo5.70Q
5AJeff Hartwig United States–oxoo5.70Q
BJean Galfione France–xooo5.70Q
7AIgor Trandenkov Russia––xxoo5.70Q
8AIgor Potapovich Kazakhstan––oxo5.70Q
9BAndrei Tivontchik Germany––oxxo5.70Q
10AMichael Stolle Germanyxoxooxxo5.70Q
11BLawrence Johnson United States–xoxxoxxo5.70Q
12ADmitriy Markov Belarus–ooxxx5.60q
BScott Huffman United States–ooxxx5.60q
BDanny Krasnov Israel–ooxxx5.60q
15BJosé Manuel Arcos Spain–xxooxxx5.60
16AJim Miller Australia–xoxoxxx5.60
17AViktor Chistyakov Russia–xxoxoxxx5.60
18ANuno Fernandes Portugalxooxxoxxx5.60
BHeikki Vääräniemi Finland–xoxxoxxx5.60
20AKonstantin Semyonov Israel–ox–xx5.40
BNick Buckfield Great Britain–oxxx—5.40
BJavier García Spain–oxxx—5.40
23ALaurens Looije Netherlandsxxooxxx—5.40
24ANeil Winter Great Britainoxoxxx—5.40
BKim Chul-kyun South Koreaoxoxxx—5.40
26BMartin Voss Denmarkxoxox–xx5.40
27BAleksandrs Obižajevs Latvia–xxoxxx—5.40
28AEdgar Díaz Puerto Ricoxoxxoxxx—5.40
29BAlexandru Jucov Moldovaoxxx—5.20
30ATeruyasu Yonekura Japanxxoxxx—5.20
—AOkkert Brits South Africa––xxx—No mark
AVasiliy Bubka Ukraine–xxx—No mark
AJuan Gabriel Concepción Spain–xxx—No mark
AKersley Gardenne Mauritiusxxx—No mark
BSimon Arkell Australia–xxx—No mark
BValeri Bukrejev Estonia–xxx—No mark
BDominic Johnson Saint Luciaxxx—No mark
—BSergey Bubka UkraineDNS

Final

Igor Potapovich in Atlanta

The final was held on Friday August 2, 1996.

RankAthleteNation5.405.605.705.805.865.925.976.02HeightNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jean Galfione France–o–xooox–xx5.92OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Igor Trandenkov Russia––o–xx–o–xxx5.92OR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Andrei Tivontchik Germany–xo–xoxoxoxxx—5.92OR
4Igor Potapovich Kazakhstan––o–ox–xx—5.86
5Pyotr Bochkaryov Russia–xo–xooxx–x—5.86
6Dmitriy Markov Belarusooxoxxoxoxxx—5.86
7Tim Lobinger Germany–ooox–xx—5.80
8Lawrence Johnson United Statesoooxxx—5.70
9Alain Andji Franceooxxoxxx—5.70
Michael Stolle Germanyooxxoxxx—5.70
11Jeff Hartwig United Statesooxxx—5.60
Danny Krasnov Israelooxxx—5.60
13Scott Huffman United Statesxooxxx—5.60
14Riaan Botha South Africaoxo–xxx—5.60

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Pole Vault". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pole Vault, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "The changing face of men's Pole Vaulting | NEWS | World Athletics".
  4. ↑ "Olympic pole-vault champ commits suicide - The Local". Archived from the original on 2016-01-04.
  5. ↑ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 90.
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