2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 10 and 12 July.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Raphael Holzdeppe Germany |
| Silver | Paweł Wojciechowski Poland |
| Bronze | Karsten Dilla Germany |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Raphael Holzdeppe | Germany | 5.50 | |
 | Paweł Wojciechowski | Poland | 5.40 | |
 | Karsten Dilla | Germany | 5.30 | |
| 4 | Dezső Szabó |  Hungary | 5.30 | |
| 5 | Andrew Marsh |  United Kingdom | 5.20 | |
| 6 | Rasmus Wejnold Jørgensen |  Denmark | 5.20 | |
| 7 | Hiroki Sasase |  Japan | 5.10 | |
| 7 | Joe Berry |  United States | 5.10 | |
| 9 | Anatoliy Bednyuk |  Russia | 5.10 | |
| 10 | Maston Wallace | United States | 5.00 | |
| 11 | Cheyne Rahme |  South Africa | 5.00 | |
| 12 | Yuya Ariake | Japan | 4.85 | |
| Mickael Guillaume |  France | NH |
Qualifications[edit]
10 July
Group A[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatoliy Bednyuk | Russia | 5.15 | q |
| 2 | Cheyne Rahme | South Africa | 5.10 | q |
| 2 | Maston Wallace | United States | 5.10 | q |
| 4 | Karsten Dilla | Germany | 5.10 | q |
| 5 | Dezső Szabó | Hungary | 5.10 | q |
| 6 | Hiroki Sasase | Japan | 5.00 | q |
| 7 | Noël Ost | France | 5.00 | |
| 8 | Scott Huggins | United Kingdom | 4.90 | |
| 9 | Sergey Tsybulka |  Ukraine | 4.90 | |
| 10 | Manuel Concepción |  Spain | 4.70 | |
| Raphael Darquennes |  Belgium | NH |
Group B[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphael Holzdeppe | Germany | 5.20 | Q |
| 2 | Joe Berry | United States | 5.10 | q |
| 3 | Rasmus Wejnold Jørgensen | Denmark | 5.10 | q |
| 4 | Yuya Ariake | Japan | 5.10 | q |
| 4 | Paweł Wojciechowski | Poland | 5.10 | q |
| 6 | Andrew Marsh | United Kingdom | 5.10 | q |
| 7 | Mickael Guillaume | France | 5.00 | q |
| 8 | Deryk Theodore |  Canada | 5.00 | |
| 9 | Nikandros Stylianou |  Cyprus | 4.90 | |
| 10 | Laurent Vanhees | Belgium | 4.70 | |
| 11 | Ivan Yeryomin | Ukraine | 4.70 | |
| 12 | Tomas Krajnák |  Slovakia | 4.70 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
References[edit]
- ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015