1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 2 August.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Pavel Gerasimov
  Russia
Silver Lars Börgeling
  Germany
Bronze Paul Burgess
  Australia
Bronze Adam Ptáček
  Czech Republic
Bronze Giuseppe Gibilisco
  Italy

Results

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Final

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2 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Pavel Gerasimov   Russia 5.55
  Lars Börgeling   Germany 5.50
  Paul Burgess   Australia 5.20
  Adam Ptáček   Czech Republic 5.20
  Giuseppe Gibilisco   Italy 5.20
6 Jacob Pauli   United States 5.10
7 Jukka Nurmela   Finland 5.10
8 Thibaut Duval   Belgium 5.00
8 Gildas Verbist   France 5.00
8 Georgi Wassilew   Germany 5.00
11 Yevgeniy Mikhaylichenko   Russia 5.00
12 Christian Linskey   United Kingdom 5.00
13 Arnaud Verguet   France 4.80
13 Brian Hunter   United States 4.80
Xu Gang   China NH
Kim Do-Kyun   South Korea NH

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015