title: 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
text: # 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
  
  These are the results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Dmitri Markov Australia (AUS) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Aleksandr Averbukh Israel (ISR) |
  | Bronze | Nick Hysong United States (USA) |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  * All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
  
  Qualification Round :
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | 07.08.2001 – 09:00h | 07.08.2001 – 10:45h |
  | Final Round ||
  | 09.08.2001 – 18:10h ||
  
  ## Records
  
  | World Record | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 6.14 | Sestriere, Italy | 31 July 1994 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship Record | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | 6.02 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  7 August
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Name | 5.30 | 5.50 | 5.60 | 5.70 | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Christian Tamminga (NED) | xo | o | o | o | 5.70 |
  | 1 | Timothy Mack (USA) | xo | o | o | o | 5.70 |
  | 3 | Richard Spiegelburg (GER) | xo | o | xxo | o | 5.70 |
  | 3 | Viktor Chistiakov (AUS) | o | xxo | xo | o | 5.70 |
  | 5 | Michael Stolle (GER) | xo | xo | xxo | o | 5.70 |
  | 6 | Romain Mesnil (FRA) | - | xxo | - | xo | 5.70 |
  | 7 | Martin Eriksson (SWE) | - | o | xo | xxo | 5.70 |
  | 7 | Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) | - | o | xo | xxo | 5.70 |
  | 7 | Adam Kolasa (POL) | o | xo | o | xxo | 5.70 |
  | 10 | Dominic Johnson (LCA) | - | o | xo | xxx | 5.60 |
  | 11 | Vasiliy Gorshkov (RUS) | o | xo | xxx | | 5.50 |
  | — | Manabu Yokoyama (JPN) | xxx | | | | NM |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Name | 5.30 | 5.50 | 5.60 | 5.70 | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dmitri Markov (AUS) | - | - | o | o | 5.70 |
  | 2 | Nick Hysong (USA) | - | xo | o | o | 5.70 |
  | 3 | Danny Ecker (GER) | - | xo | xo | o | 5.70 |
  | 4 | Rens Blom (NED) | o | xo | xo | xxo | 5.70 |
  | 5 | Patrik Kristiansson (SWE) | o | o | o | xxx | 5.60 |
  | 6 | Piotr Buciarski (DEN) | o | o | xo | xxx | 5.60 |
  | 7 | Montxu Miranda (ESP) | xxo | xo | xo | xxx | 5.60 |
  | 8 | Russ Buller (USA) | - | o | xxo | xxx | 5.60 |
  | 9 | Štěpán Janáček (CZE) | o | o | xxx | | 5.50 |
  | 10 | Vesa Rantanen (FIN) | xxo | o | xxx | | 5.50 |
  | 11 | Nick Buckfield (GBR) | xo | xxx | | | 5.30 |
  | 11 | Rob Pike (CAN) | xo | xxx | | | 5.30 |
  | — | Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) | xxx | | | | NM |
  
  ### Final
  
  9 August
  
  | Rank | Name | 5.50 | 5.65 | 5.75 | 5.85 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 6.05 | 6.10 | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Dmitri Markov (AUS) | - | - | xxo | - | o | o | xo | xxx | 6.05 | CR |
  | | Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) | - | xo | o | o | x- | xx | | | 5.85 | |
  | | Nick Hysong (USA) | - | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | 5.85 | SB |
  | 4 | Michael Stolle (GER) | xxo | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | 5.85 | SB |
  | 5 | Romain Mesnil (FRA) | - | xxo | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 5.85 | |
  | 6 | Christian Tamminga (NED) | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | 5.75 | SB |
  | 6 | Richard Spiegelburg (GER) | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | 5.75 | |
  | 8 | Adam Kolasa (POL) | xo | o | o | xxx | | | | | 5.75 | PB |
  | 9 | Timothy Mack (USA) | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | 5.75 | |
  | 10 | Viktor Chistiakov (AUS) | xxo | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | 5.75 | |
  | 11 | Danny Ecker (GER) | - | o | - | xxx | | | | | 5.65 | |
  | 12 | Martin Eriksson (SWE) | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 5.50 | |
  | — | Rens Blom (NED) | xxx | | | | | | | | NM | |
  