World record holder / defending champion Armand Duplantis and Thibaut Collet remained perfect.

At 5.90m Ernest John Obiena, Chris Nilsen and Collet cleared on their first attempt.

With two misses each earlier in the competition, Nilsen and Marschall were left with bronze.

After Obiena failed on his final attempt, Duplantis was confirmed for the gold medal.

With the crowd eagerly watching and clapping in unison, over the next 20 minutes Duplantis made three attempts, but as in all pole vault competitions, they either end in withdrawal or failure.

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows: Qualification: 5.80 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).