[2] The event was won by Timothy Mack of the United States, the nation's 18th victory in the men's pole vault.

Toby Stevenson took silver, making it the second consecutive Games that Americans finished 1st and 2nd.

Stevenson put on his helmet to take one last attempt but the bar dragged off, giving Mack the gold.

[2] Slovenia made its men's pole vaulting debut; Uzbekistan entered a vaulter, but he did not start.

The United States made its 24th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Cleared heights reset for the final, which followed the same format until all athletes fail three consecutive jumps.

Timothy Mack was the only man to clear 5.95 metres in Athens, winning the gold medal and setting a new Olympic record.