1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 16 and 17 July.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Igor Potapovich Soviet Union |
| Silver | Delko Lesev.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
| Bronze | Michael Thiede East Germany |
Results
Final
17 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Igor Potapovich | Soviet Union | 5.50 | |
 | Delko Lesev | Bulgaria | 5.40 | |
 | Michael Thiede | East Germany | 5.30 | |
| 4 | Karsten Wichert | East Germany | 5.30 | |
| 5 | Grigoriy Yegorov | Soviet Union | 5.20 | |
| 6 | Tim McMichael |  United States | 5.10 | |
| 7 | Jani Lehtonen |  Finland | 5.10 | |
| 8 | Philippe D'Encausse |  France | 5.00 | |
| Patrik Johansson |  Sweden | 5.00 | ||
| 10 | Wojciech Dakiniewicz |  Poland | 5.00 | |
| 11 | Vijay Pal Singh |  India | 5.00 | |
| Martin Voss |  Denmark | NH | ||
| Peter Widén | Sweden | NH | ||
| Pat Manson | United States | NH |
Qualifications
16 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delko Lesev | Bulgaria | 5.00 | Q |
| Jani Lehtonen | Finland | 5.00 | Q | |
| Philippe D'Encausse | France | 5.00 | Q | |
| Karsten Wichert | East Germany | 5.00 | Q | |
| Michael Thiede | East Germany | 5.00 | Q | |
| Wojciech Dakiniewicz | Poland | 5.00 | Q | |
| Grigoriy Yegorov | Soviet Union | 5.00 | Q | |
| Igor Potapovich | Soviet Union | 5.00 | Q | |
| Tim McMichael | United States | 5.00 | Q | |
| Pat Manson | United States | 5.00 | Q | |
| 11 | Steve Wilson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 4.90 | |
| István Bagyula |  Hungary | NH |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Voss | Denmark | 5.00 | Q |
| Vijay Pal Singh | India | 5.00 | Q | |
| Peter Widén | Sweden | 5.00 | Q | |
| Patrik Johansson | Sweden | 5.00 | Q | |
| 5 | Kevin Rankin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4.80 | |
| Gianfranco Beda |  Italy | 4.80 | ||
| 7 | Juan Miguel Saldarriaga |  Colombia | 4.70 | |
| 8 | Samir Agsous |  Algeria | 4.40 | |
| Efrain Meléndez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Puerto Rico | 4.40 | ||
| Martin Bossio |  Argentina | NH | ||
| Stuart Love | Canada | NH | ||
| Hiroyuki Sano |  Japan | NH | ||
| Nasser Mohamed Al-Wahibi |  Saudi Arabia | NH |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- Canada (2)
- Colombia (1)
- Denmark (1)
- East Germany (2)
- Finland (1)
- France (1)
- Hungary (1)
- India (1)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (1)
- Poland (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (2)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1986 Athens GRE Jul 16-20, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 26 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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