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2026 European Athletics Championships – Men's pole vault

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The men's pole vault at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 14 and 16 August 2026.[1]

VenueAlexander Stadium
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Dates
  • 14 August 2026 (qualification)
  • 16 August 2026 (final)
Competitors30 (target)
Quick facts Men's pole vault at the 2026 European Athletics Championships, Venue ...
Men's pole vault
at the 2026 European Athletics Championships
VenueAlexander Stadium
LocationBirmingham, United Kingdom
Dates
  • 14 August 2026 (qualification)
  • 16 August 2026 (final)
Competitors30 (target)
Medalists
gold medal Armand Duplantis   Sweden
silver medal Emmanouil Karalis   Greece
bronze medal Baptiste Thiery   France
← 2024
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Background

More information Record, Athlete (nation) ...
Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Height Location Date
World record[2]  Armand Duplantis (SWE) 6.31 m Uppsala, Sweden 12 March 2026
European record[3]
World leading[4]
European leading[5]
Championship record[6] 6.10 m Rome, Italy 12 June 2024
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Qualification

For the men's pole vault, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 5.82 m or better, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 30 athletes.[7]

More information QP, CP ...
Qualification standings per 31 July 2026[8]
QPCPCountryAthleteStatusDetails
11 SwedenArmand DuplantisQualified by Wild CardDefending European Champion
21 GreeceEmmanouil KaralisQualified by Entry Standard6.17 - Olympic Sports Complex of Paiania, Athina (GRE) (i) - 28 FEB 2026
31 NorwaySondre GuttormsenQualified by Entry Standard6.06 - Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA) (i) - 07 MAR 2026
41 FranceBaptiste ThieryQualified by Entry Standard5.93 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026
51 TurkeyErsu ŞaşmaQualified by Entry Standard5.92 - Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) - 27 JUL 2025
61 NetherlandsMenno VloonQualified by Entry Standard5.92 - Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) - 27 JUL 2025
72 FranceRobin EmigQualified by Entry Standard5.92 - Piazza Zanardelli, Chiari (ITA) - 01 SEP 2025
83 FranceThibaut ColletQualified by Entry Standard5.91 - Pl. Panathinaikou Stadiou, Athina (GRE) - 05 JUL 2026
91 GermanyBo Kanda Lita BaehreQualified by Entry Standard5.90 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026
101 PortugalPedro BuaróQualified by Entry Standard5.85 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026
reserve4 FranceMathieu ColletQualified by Entry Standard5.82 - Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) - 26 JUL 2026
111 BelgiumBen BroedersQualified by World Rankings10th - 1266 points
121 PolandPiotr LisekQualified by World Rankings12th - 1255 points
131 Czech RepublicDavid HolýQualified by World Rankings18th - 1226 points
141 LatviaValters KreišsQualified by World Rankings19th - 1226 points
151 Great Britain & N.I.Owen HeardQualified by World Rankings21st - 1213 points
162 GreeceIoannis RizosQualified by World Rankings22nd - 1212 points
171 ItalyMatteo OliveriQualified by World Rankings25th - 1207 points
181 FinlandJuho AlasaariQualified by World Rankings27th - 1206 points
191 UkraineOleksandr OnufriyevQualified by World Rankings28th - 1204 points
202 BelgiumYlio PhiltjensQualified by World Rankings29th - 1199 points
212 SwedenWilliam AskerQualified by World Rankings34th - 1191 points
221 CroatiaIvan Geronimo ŠerićQualified by World Rankings37th - 1189 points
232 GermanyGillian LadwigQualified by World Rankings38th - 1188 points
242 UkraineVladislav MalykhinQualified by World Rankings40th - 1187 points
252 ItalySimone BertelliQualified by World Rankings41st - 1187 points
263 SwedenOliver SandbergQualified by World Rankings44th - 1177 points
272 Czech RepublicDan BártaQualified by World Rankings47th - 1168 points
281 EstoniaRobert KompusQualified by World Rankings48th - 1167 points
292 EstoniaHenri ApriQualified by World Rankings49th - 1160 points
301 SwitzerlandJustin FournierQualified by World Rankings52nd - 1151 points
reserve1 AustriaRiccardo KlotzNext best by World Rankings58th - 1141 points
reserve2 NorwayPål Haugen LillefosseNext best by World Rankings60th - 1137 points
reserve1 CyprusDimitris ChristofiNext best by World Rankings89th - 1098 points
reserve2 CyprusChristos TamanisNext best by World Rankings98th - 1088 points
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Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
Date Time Round
14 August 202611:05Qualification.
16 August 2026 19:30Final
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All times are local times (UTC+1)[9]

Results

Qualification

The qualification round was held on 14 August 2026, at 11:05 in the morning.[9] All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 5.80 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Group A

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Nation 5.25 5.45 5.60 5.70 Result Notes
1 Armand Duplantis  Sweden - - o 5.60 m q
1 Emmanouil Karalis  Greece - - o 5.60 m q
1 Bo Kanda Lita Baehre  Germany - - o 5.60 m q
4 Baptiste Thiery  France - xxo o 5.60 m q
5 Sondre Guttormsen  Norway - o xo 5.60 m q
6 Pedro Buaró  Portugal - xo xo 5.60 m q
7 Juho Alasaari  Finland o o xxo 5.60 m q
8 Ben Broeders  Belgium - xxo xxo 5.60 m q
9 Gillian Ladwig  Germany o o xxx 5.45 m q
10 Valters Kreišs  Latvia - xxo xxx 5.45 m
11 David Holý  Czech Republic o xxx 5.20 m
— Henri Apri [et]  Estonia xxx NM
— Thibaut Collet  France - - xxx NM
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Group B

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Nation 5.25 5.45 5.60 5.70 Result Notes
1 Ylio Philtjens  Belgium o o o 5.60 m q
2 Mathieu Collet  France - o xxo 5.60 m q
3 Matteo Oliveri  Italy xo xo xxo 5.60 m q
4 Owen Heard  Great Britain & N.I. o o xxx 5.45 m q
4 Oleksandr Onufriyev  Ukraine o o xxx 5.45 m q
6 William Asker [sv]  Sweden o xo xxx 5.45 m
7 Robert Kompus [et]  Estonia xxo xo xxx 5.45 m
8 Justin Fournier  Switzerland xo xxo xxx 5.45 m
9 Dan Bárta [wd]  Czech Republic o xxx 5.20 m
10 Vladislav Malykhin  Ukraine xo xxx 5.20 m
— Ioannis Rizos  Greece xxx NM
— Ersu Şaşma  Turkey - xxx NM
— Ivan Geronimo Šerić [de]  Croatia xxx NM
— Menno Vloon  Netherlands - x- - xr NM
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Final

The final was held on 16 August 2026, at 19:30 in the evening.[9]

More information Place, Athlete ...
Place Athlete Nation 5.55 5.70 5.85 5.95 6.00 6.05 6.10 6.15 6.20 6.25 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Armand Duplantis  Sweden o - o - xo - o o - r 6.15 m CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emmanouil Karalis  Greece o - o o xo - x- x- x 6.00 m
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Baptiste Thiery  France o o o xxx 5.85 m
4 Mathieu Collet  France o o xxx 5.70 m
5 Oleksandr Onufriyev  Ukraine xo o xxx 5.70 m =PB
6 Pedro Buaró  Portugal o xo xxx 5.70 m
6 Sondre Guttormsen  Norway o xo xx- x 5.70 m
8 Ben Broeders  Belgium xo xo xxx 5.70 m
9 Bo Kanda Lita Baehre  Germany o xxo x- xx 5.70 m
10 Ylio Philtjens  Belgium xxo xxo xxx 5.70 m =PB
11 Owen Heard  Great Britain & N.I. o xxx 5.55 m
11 Gillian Ladwig  Germany o xxx 5.55 m
13 Juho Alasaari  Finland xo xxx 5.55 m
13 Matteo Oliveri  Italy xo xxx 5.55 m
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