Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
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The men's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] Thirty-eight athletes from 25 nations competed.[2] The event was won by Steven Hooker of Australia, the nation's first medal in the men's pole vault. Russia took its third medal of the four Games since competing independently; including Russian vaulters for the Soviet Union and Unified Team, Russians had taken six medals in the last six Games. The bronze medal initially went to Denys Yurchenko of Ukraine, but was later stripped from him for doping offenses and reassigned to fourth-place finisher Derek Miles of the United States.
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![]() Steven Hooker | ||||||||||
Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 20 August 2008 (qualifying) 22 August 2008 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 5.96 OR | |||||||||
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