1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 July.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Igor Potapovich
  Soviet Union
Silver Delko Lesev
  Bulgaria
Bronze Michael Thiede
  East Germany

Results

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Final

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17 July

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Igor Potapovich   Soviet Union 5.50
  Delko Lesev   Bulgaria 5.40
  Michael Thiede   East Germany 5.30
4 Karsten Wichert   East Germany 5.30
5 Grigoriy Yegorov   Soviet Union 5.20
6 Tim McMichael   United States 5.10
7 Jani Lehtonen   Finland 5.10
8 Philippe D'Encausse   France 5.00
Patrik Johansson   Sweden 5.00
10 Wojciech Dakiniewicz   Poland 5.00
11 Vijay Pal Singh   India 5.00
Martin Voss   Denmark NH
Peter Widén   Sweden NH
Pat Manson   United States NH

Qualifications

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16 Jul

Group A

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Delko Lesev   Bulgaria 5.00 Q
Jani Lehtonen   Finland 5.00 Q
Philippe D'Encausse   France 5.00 Q
Karsten Wichert   East Germany 5.00 Q
Michael Thiede   East Germany 5.00 Q
Wojciech Dakiniewicz   Poland 5.00 Q
Grigoriy Yegorov   Soviet Union 5.00 Q
Igor Potapovich   Soviet Union 5.00 Q
Tim McMichael   United States 5.00 Q
Pat Manson   United States 5.00 Q
11 Steve Wilson   Australia 4.90
István Bagyula   Hungary NH

Group B

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Martin Voss   Denmark 5.00 Q
Vijay Pal Singh   India 5.00 Q
Peter Widén   Sweden 5.00 Q
Patrik Johansson   Sweden 5.00 Q
5 Kevin Rankin   Canada 4.80
Gianfranco Beda   Italy 4.80
7 Juan Miguel Saldarriaga   Colombia 4.70
8 Samir Agsous   Algeria 4.40
Efrain Meléndez   Puerto Rico 4.40
Martin Bossio   Argentina NH
Stuart Love   Canada NH
Hiroyuki Sano   Japan NH
Nasser Mohamed Al-Wahibi   Saudi Arabia NH

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015