The men's pole vault event at the 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, at Laurentian University Stadium on 27 and 28 July.
Medalists
| Gold | István Bagyula Hungary
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| Silver | Maksim Tarasov Soviet Union
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| Bronze | Andrey Grudinin Soviet Union
|
Results
Final
28 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
István Bagyula | Hungary |
5.65 | |
 |
Maksim Tarasov | Soviet Union |
5.60 | |
 |
Andrey Grudinin | Soviet Union |
5.30 | |
| 4 | Gianni Iapichino |  Italy |
5.20 | |
| 4 | Gregory Fenza |  United States |
5.20 | |
| 6 | Carl Johan Alm |  Sweden |
5.10 | |
| 7 | Adam Steinhardt |  Australia |
5.10 | |
| 8 | Petri Peltoniemi |  Finland |
5.10 | |
| 9 | Kim Cheol-Gyun |  South Korea |
5.00 | |
| 10 | Ilian Efremov |  Bulgaria |
4.80 | |
| 10 | Marc Osenberg |  West Germany |
4.80 | |
| Lin Xuetao |  China |
NH | ||
| Ossi Helander | Finland |
NH | ||
| Patrick Frederick | United States |
NH |
Qualifications
27 Jul
Group A
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrey Grudinin | Soviet Union |
5.15 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Cheol-Gyun | South Korea |
5.15 | Q |
| 3 | Adam Steinhardt | Australia |
5.15 | Q |
| 3 | Ilian Efremov | Bulgaria |
5.15 | Q |
| 5 | Petri Peltoniemi | Finland |
5.10 | q |
| 6 | Gianni Iapichino | Italy |
5.10 | q |
| 7 | Ossi Helander | Finland |
5.00 | q |
| 8 | Lin Xuetao | China |
5.00 | q |
| 9 | Patrick Frederick | United States |
5.00 | q |
| 10 | Martin Amann | West Germany |
4.80 |
Group B
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Bagyula | Hungary |
5.15 | Q |
| 1 | Maksim Tarasov | Soviet Union |
5.15 | Q |
| 3 | Gregory Fenza | United States |
5.15 | Q |
| 4 | Carl Johan Alm | Sweden |
5.10 | q |
| 5 | Marc Osenberg | West Germany |
5.00 | q |
| 6 | Jean-Michel Godard |  France |
4.90 | |
| 7 | Tadeusz Tomaszewski |  Poland |
4.90 | |
| Hrístos Pallakis |  Greece |
NH |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- China (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (1)
- Greece (1)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (1)
- Poland (1)
- South Korea (1)
- Soviet Union (2)
- Sweden (1)
- United States (2)
- West Germany (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1988 Sudbury CAN Jul 27-31, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 7 April 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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