Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
| Men's pole vault at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20 August 2008 (qualification) 22 August 2008 (final) |
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| Competitors | 38 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning height | 5.96 OR | ||||||||||||
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Steven Hooker |
 Australia
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Yevgeny Lukyanenko |
 Russia
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Vacant |
The men's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards were 5.70 m (18.7 ft) (A standard) and 5.55 m (18.21 ft) (B standard).
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
A new Olympic record was set during this competition.
Qualifying performance 5.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
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