2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault

The Men's pole vault event at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Danny Ecker Danny Ecker Danny Ecker is a German athlete competing in the pole vault.- Biography :His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei...	Denys Yurchenko Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....	Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:...

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 5.70 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	5.20	5.40	5.55	5.65	5.70	Result	Notes
1	Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:...		–	–	o	–	o	5.70	Q
2	Danny Ecker Danny Ecker Danny Ecker is a German athlete competing in the pole vault.- Biography :His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei...		–	–	o	o		5.65	q
2	Oleksandr Korchmid Oleksandr Korchmid Oleksandr Korchmid is a Ukrainian pole vaulter.As a junior he won silver medals at the 1999 World Youth Championships and the 2000 World Junior Championships. He was also a gold medalist at the 2003 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He also competed in the...		–	o	o	o		5.65	q
4	Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger is a German pole vaulter.His discipline is pole vault and he has been an elite competitor since the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters...		–	–	xxo	o		5.65	q
5	Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He won the 2001 Balkan Games and finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2004 as well as the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres,...		–	o	o	xo		5.65	q, SB
6	Denys Yurchenko Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....		–	o	xo	xo		5.65	q, =SB
7	Dmitriy Starodubtsev		o	o	xxo	xxo	x–	5.65	q, =PB
8	Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier is a French pole vaulter.He finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, seventh at the 2003 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...		–	xo	xxo	xxo	x–	5.65	q
9	Rens Blom Rens Blom Rens Blom is a former Dutch athlete competing in pole vault.-Biography:He achieved the result of 5.75 as early as in 2000, but five years passed without much progression. However, on June 8, 2004 in Zaragoza he set the current Dutch record with 5.81...		–	o	o	xxx		5.65
9	Nicolas Guigon		o	o	o	xxx		5.55
9	Igor Pavlov		–	o	o	xxx		5.55
9	Adam Ptáček Adam Ptácek Adam Ptáček is a Czech pole vaulter.He won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Junior Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and won the silver medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships...		o	o	o	xxx		5.55
13	Pavel Gerasimov Pavel Gerasimov Pavel Aleksandrovich Gerasimov is a Russian athlete competing in the pole vault.The 1998 world junior champion, Gerasimov won his first senior medal, a bronze medal, at the 2005 World Championships. His personal best of 5.90 was achieved in August 2000.-External links:...		–	o	xo	xxx		5.55
14	Ilian Efremov		–	–	xxo	x–		5.55
15	Steven Lewis Steven Lewis Steven James Lewis is an English pole vaulter.Lewis was born in Stoke-on-Trent. His personal best jump outdoors is 5.71 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Bydgoszcz, while indoors his best is 5.75 m, achieved in Manchester on 17 January 2009...	United Kingdom	xo	xo	xxo	xx–	x	5.55
16	Przemysław Czerwiński		–	o	xxx			5.40
16	Adam Kolasa Adam Kolasa Adam Kolasa is a Polish pole vaulter.He finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton in a personal best of 5.75 metres, won the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, finished fourth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships in Vienna and ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris...		o	o	xxx			5.40
18	Andrej Poljanec Andrej Poljanec Andrej Poljanec is a Slovenian track & field athlete who specializes in the pole vault.He was born in Ljubljana. He finished eleventh at the 2001 World Youth Championships...		o	xxx				5.20

Final

Rank	Athlete	5.41	5.51	5.61	5.71	5.81	Result	Notes
	Danny Ecker Danny Ecker Danny Ecker is a German athlete competing in the pole vault.- Biography :His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei...	–	o	–	o	xxx	5.71
	Denys Yurchenko Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. He also won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing....	–	xo	–	xo	xxx	5.71	SB
	Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:...	–	o	–	xxo	xxx	5.71
4	Oleksandr Korchmid Oleksandr Korchmid Oleksandr Korchmid is a Ukrainian pole vaulter.As a junior he won silver medals at the 1999 World Youth Championships and the 2000 World Junior Championships. He was also a gold medalist at the 2003 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He also competed in the...	–	o	–	xxx		5.51
5	Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger Tim Lobinger is a German pole vaulter.His discipline is pole vault and he has been an elite competitor since the 1990s. His best results came in 1997 and 1999 when he jumped over 6.00 meters...	–	xxo	–	xxx		5.51
6	Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov Spas Bukhalov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He won the 2001 Balkan Games and finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2004 as well as the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres,...	o	–	xxx			5.41
6	Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier Jérôme Clavier is a French pole vaulter.He finished sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, seventh at the 2003 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...	o	–	xxx			5.41
6	Dmitriy Starodubtsev	o	xxx				5.41

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