Athletics World Championships 1997 at Athīnai (gre) Men: Pole Vault August 10: Final: 1. Sergey Bubka (ukr) 6.01 2. Maksim Tarasov (rus) 5.96 3. Dean Starkey (usa) 5.91 4. Tim Lobinger (ger) 5.80 5. Nick Buckfield (gbr) 5.70 6. Pat Manson (usa) 5.70 7. Vadim Strogalyov (rus) 5.70 8. Yevgeniy Smiryagin (rus) 5.70