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]
- 14 August 2026 (qualification)
- 16 August 2026 (final)
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| Venue | Alexander Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 30 (target) | |||||||||
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Background
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Height | Location | Date |
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| World record[2] | 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 |
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]
| QP | CP | Country | Athlete | Status | Details |
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| 1 | 1 | Armand Duplantis | Qualified by Wild Card | Defending European Champion | |
| 2 | 1 | Emmanouil Karalis | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.17 - Olympic Sports Complex of Paiania, Athina (GRE) (i) - 28 FEB 2026 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sondre Guttormsen | Qualified by Entry Standard | 6.06 - Complexe Kindarena, Rouen (FRA) (i) - 07 MAR 2026 | |
| 4 | 1 | Baptiste Thiery | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.93 - Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) - 28 JUN 2026 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ersu Şaşma | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.92 - Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) - 27 JUL 2025 | |
| 6 | 1 | Menno Vloon | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.92 - Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) - 27 JUL 2025 | |
| 7 | 2 | Robin Emig | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.92 - Piazza Zanardelli, Chiari (ITA) - 01 SEP 2025 | |
| 8 | 3 | Thibaut Collet | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.91 - Pl. Panathinaikou Stadiou, Athina (GRE) - 05 JUL 2026 | |
| 9 | 1 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.90 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026 | |
| 10 | 1 | Pedro Buaró | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.85 - Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP) - 16 JUL 2026 | |
| reserve | 4 | Mathieu Collet | Qualified by Entry Standard | 5.82 - Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) - 26 JUL 2026 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ben Broeders | Qualified by World Rankings | 10th - 1266 points | |
| 12 | 1 | Piotr Lisek | Qualified by World Rankings | 12th - 1255 points | |
| 13 | 1 | David Holý | Qualified by World Rankings | 18th - 1226 points | |
| 14 | 1 | Valters Kreišs | Qualified by World Rankings | 19th - 1226 points | |
| 15 | 1 | Owen Heard | Qualified by World Rankings | 21st - 1213 points | |
| 16 | 2 | Ioannis Rizos | Qualified by World Rankings | 22nd - 1212 points | |
| 17 | 1 | Matteo Oliveri | Qualified by World Rankings | 25th - 1207 points | |
| 18 | 1 | Juho Alasaari | Qualified by World Rankings | 27th - 1206 points | |
| 19 | 1 | Oleksandr Onufriyev | Qualified by World Rankings | 28th - 1204 points | |
| 20 | 2 | Ylio Philtjens | Qualified by World Rankings | 29th - 1199 points | |
| 21 | 2 | William Asker | Qualified by World Rankings | 34th - 1191 points | |
| 22 | 1 | Ivan Geronimo Šerić | Qualified by World Rankings | 37th - 1189 points | |
| 23 | 2 | Gillian Ladwig | Qualified by World Rankings | 38th - 1188 points | |
| 24 | 2 | Vladislav Malykhin | Qualified by World Rankings | 40th - 1187 points | |
| 25 | 2 | Simone Bertelli | Qualified by World Rankings | 41st - 1187 points | |
| 26 | 3 | Oliver Sandberg | Qualified by World Rankings | 44th - 1177 points | |
| 27 | 2 | Dan Bárta | Qualified by World Rankings | 47th - 1168 points | |
| 28 | 1 | Robert Kompus | Qualified by World Rankings | 48th - 1167 points | |
| 29 | 2 | Henri Apri | Qualified by World Rankings | 49th - 1160 points | |
| 30 | 1 | Justin Fournier | Qualified by World Rankings | 52nd - 1151 points | |
| reserve | 1 | Riccardo Klotz | Next best by World Rankings | 58th - 1141 points | |
| reserve | 2 | Pål Haugen Lillefosse | Next best by World Rankings | 60th - 1137 points | |
| reserve | 1 | Dimitris Christofi | Next best by World Rankings | 89th - 1098 points | |
| reserve | 2 | Christos Tamanis | Next best by World Rankings | 98th - 1088 points |
| Bye to semi-finals | Reserve activated | Withdrawal / reserve unused |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2026 | 11:05 | Qualification. |
| 16 August 2026 | 19:30 | Final |
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
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 5.25 | 5.45 | 5.60 | 5.70 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armand Duplantis | - | - | o | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 1 | Emmanouil Karalis | - | - | o | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 1 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | - | - | o | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 4 | Baptiste Thiery | - | xxo | o | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 5 | Sondre Guttormsen | - | o | xo | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 6 | Pedro Buaró | - | xo | xo | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 7 | Juho Alasaari | o | o | xxo | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 8 | Ben Broeders | - | xxo | xxo | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 9 | Gillian Ladwig | o | o | xxx | 5.45 m | q | ||
| 10 | Valters Kreišs | - | xxo | xxx | 5.45 m | |||
| 11 | David Holý | o | xxx | 5.20 m | ||||
| — | Henri Apri | xxx | NM | |||||
| — | Thibaut Collet | - | - | xxx | NM | |||
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Group B
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 5.25 | 5.45 | 5.60 | 5.70 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ylio Philtjens | o | o | o | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 2 | Mathieu Collet | - | o | xxo | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 3 | Matteo Oliveri | xo | xo | xxo | 5.60 m | q | ||
| 4 | Owen Heard | o | o | xxx | 5.45 m | q | ||
| 4 | Oleksandr Onufriyev | o | o | xxx | 5.45 m | q | ||
| 6 | William Asker | o | xo | xxx | 5.45 m | |||
| 7 | Robert Kompus | xxo | xo | xxx | 5.45 m | |||
| 8 | Justin Fournier | xo | xxo | xxx | 5.45 m | |||
| 9 | Dan Bárta | o | xxx | 5.20 m | ||||
| 10 | Vladislav Malykhin | xo | xxx | 5.20 m | ||||
| — | Ioannis Rizos | xxx | NM | |||||
| — | Ersu Şaşma | - | xxx | NM | ||||
| — | Ivan Geronimo Šerić | xxx | NM | |||||
| — | Menno Vloon | - | x- | - | xr | NM | ||
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Final
The final was held on 16 August 2026, at 19:30 in the evening.[9]
| 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 |
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| Armand Duplantis | o | - | o | - | xo | - | o | o | - | r | 6.15 m | CR | ||
| Emmanouil Karalis | o | - | o | o | xo | - | x- | x- | x | 6.00 m | ||||
| Baptiste Thiery | o | o | o | xxx | 5.85 m | |||||||||
| 4 | Mathieu Collet | o | o | xxx | 5.70 m | |||||||||
| 5 | Oleksandr Onufriyev | xo | o | xxx | 5.70 m | =PB | ||||||||
| 6 | Pedro Buaró | o | xo | xxx | 5.70 m | |||||||||
| 6 | Sondre Guttormsen | o | xo | xx- | x | 5.70 m | ||||||||
| 8 | Ben Broeders | xo | xo | xxx | 5.70 m | |||||||||
| 9 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | o | xxo | x- | xx | 5.70 m | ||||||||
| 10 | Ylio Philtjens | xxo | xxo | xxx | 5.70 m | =PB | ||||||||
| 11 | Owen Heard | o | xxx | 5.55 m | ||||||||||
| 11 | Gillian Ladwig | o | xxx | 5.55 m | ||||||||||
| 13 | Juho Alasaari | xo | xxx | 5.55 m | ||||||||||
| 13 | Matteo Oliveri | xo | xxx | 5.55 m | ||||||||||
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