Men's Pole Vault Preview
Olympic champion Nick Hysong and U.S. teammate Tim Mack were among the group of a dozen who cleared 18-8.25 to advance to Thursday's final. American Russ Buller made 18-4.5 but didn't move on. National champion Lawrence Johnson was a pre-meet withdrawl due to a stress fracture in a leg.
Germany led the way as its trio of Danny Ecker, Michael Stolle and Richard Spiegelburg all got through Tuesday's rain-soaked qualifying. Australia got through its Russian-born duo of Dmitriy Markov and Viktor Chistiakov. Markov looked especially strong, as he did late in the first half of the European circuit prior to Edmonton when he cleared an Aussie record 19-6.25.
Ecker is the overall season leader with his indoor 19-8.25, while Stolle placed 4th in the Olympics and Markov tied for 5th in Sydney. Hysong hasn't appeared this season to be quite at his heights of '00, but he proved his competitive mettle in Sydney and had several good performances as this summer's European circuit built up toward the Worlds.
Ecker, Markov and Stolle should provide Hysong with plenty of competition for the title. Another to keep in mind is Israel's Aleksander Averbukh, '99 bronze medalist who has cleared a career-best 19-4.25 this season.
Making heights on first try is a key to any title-meet competition, but could be especially so If the cooler weather forecast for Thursday shows up. /Jon Hendershott/
Seasonal Records
Danny Ecker (Ger) 5.80i 19-1/4 1)Dortmund 0 1/28 5.85i 19-2 1/4 1)Erfurt 02/02 5.96i 19-6 1/2 1)Chemnitz 02/09 6.00i 19-8 1/4 1)Dortmund 02/11 5.80i 19-1/4 3)Stockholm 02/15 5.75i 18-10 1/4 3)Potsdam 02/18 5.65 18-6 1/2 1)Hengelo GP 06/04 5.75 18-10 1/4 2)Dortmund 06/09 5.81 19-3/4 =2)Kassel 06/13 5.81 19-3/4 1)Nuremberg 06/17 5.80 19-1/4 1)Hof 06/23 5.85 19-2 1/4 2)Ger Ch 06/30 5.80 19-1/4 3)Lausanne GP 07/04 5.82 19-1 2)Nice GP 07/09 nh 0)Rhede 07/13 5.80 19-1/4 2)Monaco GP 07/20 Nick Hysong (US) 5.60i 18-4 1/2 5)PV Summit 01/19 nh 0)Millrose G02/02 5.60i 18-4 1/2 6)Tyson G Spike 02/10 nh 0)Cedar Falls02/18 5.44 17-10 1/4 2)Fresno R 04/07 5.30 17-4 1/2 1)Tempe 04/14 5.65 18-6 1/2 1)UTEP Twi II 05/05 5.65 18-6 1/2 3)Princeton 05/12 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Phoenix 05/25 5.65 18-6 1/2 2)Hengelo GP 06/04 5.70 18-8 1/4 1)Seville GP 06/08 5.48 17-11 3/4 1)PA USATF 06/16 5.65 18-6 1/2 3)USATF 06/24 5.60 18-4 1/2 =8)Lausanne GP 07/04 5.55 18-2 1/2 =4)Paris GP 07/06 5.75 18-10 1/4 4)Nice GP 07/09 5.62 18-5 1/4 3)Hamburg 07/15 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Cottbus 07/18 5.80 19-1/4 3)Monaco GP 07/20 Dmitriy Markov (Aus) 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Perth 02/10 5.60 18-4 1/2 1)Sydney 02/16 5.50 18-1/2 1)Melbourne GP 03/02 5.50 18-1/2 3)Perth 03/04 5.70 18-8 1/4 1)Perth 03/11 5.65 18-6 1/2 1)Aus Ch 03/24 5.70 18-8 1/4 1)Perth 04/08 5.60 18-4 1/2 1)Perth 05/27 5.70 18-8 1/4 3)Haniá 06/04 5.71 18-8 3/4 5)Nuremberg 06/17 5.70 18-8 1/4 =2)Hof 06/23 5.60 18-4 1/2 =8)Lausanne GP 07/04 5.55 18-2 1/2 =4)Paris GP 07/06 5.75 18-10 1/4 5)Nice GP 07/09 5.95 19-6 1/4 1)Monaco GP 07/20 Michael Stolle (Ger) 5.40i 17-8 1/2 13)Donet'sk 02/04 5.50i 18-1/2 5)Chemnitz 02/09 5.60i 18-4 1/2 4)Dortmund 02/11 5.43i 17-9 3/4 =5)Stockholm 02/15 5.85i 19-2 1/4 2)Potsdam 02/18 5.80i 19-1/4 1)Ger Ind 02/24 5.70i 18-8 1/4 4)Sindelfingen 03/04 5.45i 17-10 1/2 9)World Ind 03/10 5.60 18-4 1/2 1)Potsdam / nh 0)Ingolstadt05/27 nh 0)Dessau 05/30 5.40 17-8 1/2 5)Haniá 06/04 5.80 19-1/4 1)Dortmund 06/09 5.81 19-3/4 1)Kassel 06/13 5.76 18-10 3/4 2)Nuremberg 06/17 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Euro Cup 06/24 5.80 19-1/4 4)Ger Ch 06/30 5.62 18-5 1/4 2)Hamburg 07/15 Aleksandr Averbukh (Isr) 5.50i 18-1/2 1)Moscow 01/19 5.65i 18-6 1/2 1)Moscow 01/27 5.80i 19-1/4 1)Donet'sk 02/04 5.81i 19-3/4 1)Eaubonne 02/07 5.50i 18-1/2 =5)Dortmund 02/11 5.86i 19-2 3/4 1)Stockholm 02/15 5.70i 18-8 1/4 4)World Ind 03/10 5.80 19-1/4 1)Tel Aviv 06/02 5.70 18-8 1/4 1)Nicosia 06/24 5.90 19-4 1/4 1)Tel Aviv 06/30 5.85 19-2 1/4 2)Lausanne GP 07/04 5.50 18-1/2 3)Isr Ch 07/09 nh 0)Monaco GP07/20 Viktor Chistiakov (Aus) 5.40 17-8 1/2 3)Sydney 02/16 5.20 17-3/4 3)Melbourne GP 03/02 5.65 18-6 1/2 1)Perth 03/04 5.65 18-6 1/2 1)Perth 03/04 5.30 17-4 1/2 3)Aus Ch 03/24 5.40 17-8 1/2 =4)Seville GP 06/08 5.51 18-1 6)Kassel 06/13 5.40 17-8 1/2 7)V-d'Ascq 06/17 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Noisy-le Grand 06/19 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Paris GP 07/06 5.75 18-10 1/4 7)Nice GP 07/09 5.80 19-1/4 1)Gdansk 07/14 5.55 18-2 1/2 =6)Monaco GP 07/20 Romain Mesnil (Fra) 5.55i 18-2 1/2 1)Fra Ind 02/17 5.60i 18-4 1/2 2)Gent 02/23 5.86i 19-2 3/4 1)Toulouse 03/04 5.85i 19-2 1/4 3)World Ind 03/10 5.62i 18-5 1/4 =2)Clermont-Ferrand 03/16 5.65i 18-6 1/2 1)Rennes 03/18 5.40 17-8 1/2 =5)V-d'Ascq 06/17 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Fra Ch 07/01 nh 0)Paris GP07/06 5.75 18-10 1/4 6)Nice GP 07/09 Vasiliy Gorshkov (Rus) 5.50i 18-1/2 1)Moscow 01/06 5.70i 18-8 1/4 2)Rus Ind 02/17 5.35 17-6 1/2 4)Madrid 05/26 5.55 18-2 1/2 1)Tula 06/09 5.68 18-7 1/2 3)Euro Cup 06/24 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Rus Ch 07/12 Richard Spiegelburg (Ger) 5.40i 17-8 1/2 3)Erfurt 02/02 5.60i 18-4 1/2 2)Ger Ind 02/24 5.60i 18-4 1/2 5)Sindelfingen 03/04 5.50 18-1/2 3)Fort-de-France 04/28 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Dijon 06/01 nh 0)Hengelo GP06/04 5.60 18-4 1/2 4)Dortmund 06/09 5.61 18-4 3/4 4)Kassel 06/13 5.51 18-1 8)Nuremberg 06/17 5.60 18-4 1/2 4)Hof 06/23 5.85 19-2 1/4 1)Ger Ch 06/30 5.70 18-8 1/4 1)Rheinau Freistett 07/08 5.40 17-8 1/2 =3)Rhede 07/13 5.70 18-8 1/4 3)Cottbus 07/18 Tim Mack (US) 5.65i 18-6 1/2 1)Knoxville 01/07 5.45i 17-10 1/2 =8)PV Summit 01/19 5.62i 18-5 1/4 2)Johnson City 01/27 5.70i 18-8 1/4 3)Tyson G Spike 02/10 5.55i 18-2 1/2 2)Knoxville 02/16 5.52i 18-1 1/4 5)Cedar Falls 02/18 5.80i 19-1/4 3)USATF Ind 03/03 5.55 18-2 1/2 2)Pretoria GP 03/23 5.55 18-2 1/2 1)Stellenbosch 03/30 5.80 19-1/4 2)Knoxville 04/07 5.65 18-6 1/2 1)Sea Ray R 04/14 5.81 19-3/4 2)Mt. SAC Inv 04/22 5.75 18-10 1/4 1)Knoxville 04/29 5.70 18-8 1/4 1)Rio GP 05/06 5.75 18-10 1/4 2)Princeton 05/12 nh 0)Portland GP06/03 5.75 18-10 1/4 2)USATF 06/24 5.65 18-6 1/2 1)Lake Buena Vista 07/22Copyright© 2001, Track & Field News