| Men's pole vault at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Omnisport Apeldoorn[1] | |||||||||
| Location | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 March 2025 (qualification) 9 March 2025 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning mark | 5.90 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's pole vault at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7 and 9 March 2025. This will be the 15th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
The qualifying round is scheduled for 7 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 9 March during the evening session.
Background
[edit]The men's pole vault was contested 37 times before 2025, held every time since the first edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023).[2] The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[3] The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.[3]
Armand Duplantis is the world and European record holder, with a height of 6.27 m, set in 2025. Duplantis also holds the championship record of 6.05 m, set at the 2021 championships.[4]
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Height (m) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[4] |  Armand Duplantis (SWE)
|
6.27 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 28 February 2025 |
| European record[4] | ||||
| Championship record[5] | 6.05 | Toruń, Poland | 7 March 2021 | |
| World leading[6] | 6.27 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 28 February 2025 | |
| European leading[6] |
Qualification
[edit]For the men's pole vault, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025.[7] Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 5.85 m or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event.[7] There is a target number of 18 athletes.[7]
Rounds
[edit]Qualification
[edit]The qualifying round is scheduled for 7 March, starting at 19:05 (UTC+1) in the evening.[8]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 5.25 | 5.45 | 5.65 | 5.75 | Result | Notes | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Collet |  France
|
– | o | o | o | 5.75 | q | 5.95 |
| 1 | Emmanouil Karalis |  Greece
|
– | – | o | o | 5.75 | q | 6.02 |
| 1 | Menno Vloon |  Netherlands
|
– | o | o | o | 5.75 | q | 5.96 |
| 4 | David Holý |  Czech Republic
|
o | o | xo | o | 5.75 | q, PB | 5.71 |
| 5 | Valters Kreišs |  Latvia
|
– | o | o | xo | 5.75 | q | 5.82 |
| 5 | Baptiste Thiery | France
|
– | o | o | xo | 5.75 | q | 5.80 |
| 7 | Oleg Zernikel |  Germany
|
– | o | xxo | xxo | 5.75 | q, SB | 5.87 |
| 8 | Ben Broeders |  Belgium
|
– | o | o | xxr | 5.65 | q | 5.85 |
| 8 | Sondre Guttormsen |  Norway
|
– | o | o | xxx | 5.65 | q | 6.00 |
| 8 | Renaud Lavillenie | France
|
– | o | o | xxx | 5.65 | q | 6.16 |
| 8 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Germany
|
– | o | o | xxx | 5.65 | q | 5.90 |
| 12 | Torben Blech | Germany
|
– | o | xo | xxx | 5.65 | 5.86 | |
| 13 | Piotr Lisek |  Poland
|
– | o | xxo | xxx | 5.65 | 6.02 | |
| 14 | Matěj Ščerba | Czech Republic
|
xxo | o | xxx | 5.45 | 5.67 | ||
| 15 | Robert Sobera | Poland
|
o | xo | xxx | 5.45 | 5.81 | ||
| 15 | Ioannis Rizos | Greece
|
o | xo | xxx | 5.45 | 5.62 | ||
| 17 | Urho Kujanpää |  Finland
|
xo | xxx | 5.25 | 5.70 | |||
| Ersu Şaşma |  Turkey
|
– | xxx | NM | 5.90 |
Final
[edit]The final is scheduled for 9 March, starting at 16:42 (UTC+1) in the afternoon.[8]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 5.45 | 5.60 | 5.70 | 5.80 | 5.85 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 6.00 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Emmanouil Karalis | Greece
|
– | o | – | o | xxo | o | xxx | 5.90 | ||
|
|
Menno Vloon | Netherlands
|
o | o | xxo | o | o | o | xxx | 5.90 | SB | |
|
Sondre Guttormsen | Norway
|
o | – | xxo | – | xx– | o | – | xxr | 5.90 | SB |
| 4 | Thibaut Collet | France
|
– | o | o | xo | o | x– | xx | 5.85 | ||
| 5 | Ben Broeders | Belgium
|
o | – | o | – | xxx | 5.70 | ||||
| 6 | Valters Kreišs | Latvia
|
o | xo | o | xx– | x | 5.70 | ||||
| 7 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Germany
|
o | xx– | o | xxx | 5.70 | |||||
| 8 | David Holý | Czech Republic
|
o | o | xo | xxx | 5.70 | |||||
| 9 | Oleg Zernikel | Germany
|
xo | o | xx– | x | 5.60 | |||||
| 9 | Baptiste Thiery | France
|
xo | o | xxx | 5.60 | ||||||
| 11 | Renaud Lavillenie | France
|
– | xo | – | xxx | 5.60 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Six months until Apeldoorn! New track surface for 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships", European Athletics, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Omnisport with renovated track is ready for European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025", European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025, 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "All time Top lists – Senior – pole vault men", World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Qualification results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ a b "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – Pole vault men", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Final Entries - Athletes List by event and SB" (PDF). European Athletics. 27 February 2025. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Pole Vault Men - Qualification results" (PDF). European Athletics. 7 March 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Pole Vault Men - Final results" (PDF). European Athletics. 9 March 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
