1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
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The men's pole vault event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sydney, Australia, at International Athletic Centre on 23 and 25 August, 1996.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Paul Burgess Australia |
| Silver | Patrik Kristiansson Sweden |
| Bronze | Danny Ecker Germany |
Results
[edit]Final
[edit]25 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul Burgess | Australia | 5.35 | |
 | Patrik Kristiansson | Sweden | 5.30 | |
 | Danny Ecker | Germany | 5.30 | |
| 4 | Xu Gang |  China | 5.25 | |
| 5 | Timo Makkonen |  Finland | 5.10 | |
| 6 | Ferenc László |  Hungary | 5.10 | |
| 7 | Viktor von Bothmer | Sweden | 5.10 | |
| 8 | Jonne Willman | Finland | 5.00 | |
| 8 | Lars Börgeling | Germany | 5.00 | |
| 8 | Sergey Porokhin |  Russia | 5.00 | |
| 11 | Christian Linskey |  United Kingdom | 5.00 | |
| Roman Morozov | Russia | NH |
Qualifications
[edit]23 Aug
Group A
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonne Willman | Finland | 5.15 | Q |
| 2 | Patrik Kristiansson | Sweden | 5.15 | Q |
| 3 | Danny Ecker | Germany | 5.15 | Q |
| 3 | Sergey Porokhin | Russia | 5.15 | Q |
| 5 | Christian Linskey | United Kingdom | 5.15 | Q |
| 6 | Štěpán Janáček |  Czech Republic | 5.00 | |
| 7 | Rafik Mefti |  Algeria | 5.00 | |
| 8 | Matt Filsell | Australia | 4.90 | |
| 9 | Gabriel Martínez |  Spain | 4.90 | |
| 10 | Satoru Suzuki |  Japan | 4.90 | |
| 11 | Jan Žalud | Czech Republic | 4.80 | |
| Nicolas Jolivet |  France | NH | ||
| Shane Stewart |  United States | NH |
Group B
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timo Makkonen | Finland | 5.15 | Q |
| 1 | Roman Morozov | Russia | 5.15 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Burgess | Australia | 5.15 | Q |
| 3 | Ferenc László | Hungary | 5.15 | Q |
| 5 | Lars Börgeling | Germany | 5.15 | Q |
| 6 | Viktor von Bothmer | Sweden | 5.15 | Q |
| 7 | Xu Gang | China | 5.15 | Q |
| 8 | Romain Mesnil | France | 5.10 | |
| 9 | Kazuma Ogura | Japan | 5.10 | |
| 10 | Kostas Kouklis |  Greece | 4.80 | |
| 11 | Mark Davis | United Kingdom | 4.60 | |
| Jim Davis | United States | NH |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Australia (2)
China (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Greece (1)
Hungary (1)
Japan (2)
Russia (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
References
[edit]- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1996 Sydney AUS Aug 20-25, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 31 October 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015