Competitors 38 from 25 nations | Winning height 5.96 OR | |
Venue Beijing National Stadium Date 20 August 2008 (qualification)
22 August 2008 (final) | ||
The men's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
Contents
The qualifying standards were 5.70 m (18.7 ft) (A standard) and 5.55 m (18.21 ft) (B standard).
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
A new Olympic record was set during this competition.
Qualifying round
Qualifying performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Final
Key
References
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA