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

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pavel Gerasimov  Russia 5.55
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lars Börgeling  Germany 5.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Burgess  Australia 5.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adam Ptáček  Czech Republic 5.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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