Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Fábio Gomes da Silva of the Brazil.

Men's pole vault at the 2011 Pan American Games
VenueTelmex Athletics Stadium
DatesOctober 28
Competitors12 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Cuba
Silver medal   United States
Bronze medal   Mexico
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record   Sergey Bubka (UKR) 6.14 Sestriere, Italy July 31, 1994
Pan American Games record   Pat Manson (USA) 5.75 Mar del Plata, Argentine March 18, 1995

Qualification edit

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (5.00) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Schedule edit

Date Time Round
October 28, 2011 15:30 Final

Results edit

All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Final edit

The final was held on October 28.

Rank Athlete Nationality 4.90 5.05 5.20 5.30 5.40 5.50 5.60 5.65 5.70 5.76 5.80 Result Notes
  Lázaro Borges   Cuba o o o o xxo o 5.80 PR
  Jeremy Scott   United States o xo xo o xxx 5.60
  Giovanni Lanaro   Mexico o o o xxx 5.50
4 Germán Chiaraviglio   Argentina xo xo xo xxx 5.50 SB
5 Fábio Gomes da Silva   Brazil o xo xxx 5.40
6 Yanquier Lara   Cuba o xo xo xxx 5.40
7 Jason Wurster   Canada o xxx 5.20
8 Luis Nevárez   Mexico o o xxx 5.05
9 Rubén Benitez   Argentina o xo xxx 5.05
10 Jabari Ennis   Jamaica o xxx 4.90
Nick Mossberg   United States xxx NM
Rick Valcin   Saint Lucia xxx NM

References edit

  1. ^ Guadalajara 2011 sessions Archived 2011-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Athletics technical manual" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-09-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)