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
edit| Gold | Igor Potapovich Soviet Union
|
| Silver | Delko Lesev Bulgaria
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| Bronze | Michael Thiede East Germany
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Results
editFinal
edit17 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
edit16 Jul
Group A
edit| 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
edit| 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
editAccording to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
Algeria (1)
Argentina (1)
Australia (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
Colombia (1)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (2)
Finland (1)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
India (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (1)
Poland (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Soviet Union (2)
Sweden (2)
United States (2)
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015