The Swede Armand Duplantis flew to Olympus.
The world record holder was crowned King of Tokyo in the pole vault.
The 21-year-old, who is only called “Mondo”, flew over 6.02 meters on Tuesday without fail and won his first gold medal.
Duplantis only narrowly failed when he tried to improve his own record of 6.18 meters by an inch.
American Christopher Nilsen (5.97) secured silver from Rio Olympic champion Thiago Braz from Brazil (5.87).
The German pole vaulters Oleg Zernikel and Bo Kanda Lita Baehre only mastered the 5.70 meters and had nothing to do with the medal decision.
The German master Zernikel finished ninth, Lita Baehre landed on a shared eleventh place.
Torben Blech was eliminated in the qualification.
“It wasn't my aim to just make it to the final.
I came into the competition to jump for the medals.
I wanted to compete with the best, but unfortunately I didn't succeed, it is of course disappointing, "said Lita Baehre, who had" shit conditions "in his first two attempts above 5.80 with a lot of wind.
In the third attempt it was technically not clean.
"I just didn't perform."
London winner Renaud Lavillenie struggled with ankle problems during the competition.
The Frenchman only climbed 5.70 meters and finished eighth.
Lavillenie had only injured her ankle about two weeks ago.
Now the mishap when jumping in: he was thrown back, missed the mat and landed unhappily.
Then Lavillenie had to spray and bandage his right ankle, the left had long been taped.
Drawn and struggling with himself, he left out the starting height of 5.55 for the time being - he took the 5.70 right away in the first attempt.
While talking to Duplantis, he pointed to his right foot and grimaced.
Lavillenie ultimately failed at 5.92 meters.
Another bitter Olympic day for him.
In 2016 in Rio he was booed by the Brazilian audience at the awards ceremony.
As the national anthem rang out for Braz, tears ran down his face.
Perhaps he will attack again in Paris in 2024 at the age of 37.
The thin mountain air, on the other hand, is only enjoyed by Duplantis.
Almost like a dream, he mastered all heights including the 6.02 mark.
Then he played 6.19 - in February 2020 he had secured the world record in Glasgow with 6.18 meters.
The first attempt just failed when he touched the bar with his chest.
He broke off the second attempt, and the third did not work either.
This year, Duplantis was only defeated by two-time world champion Sam Kendricks in the wind and weather lottery in Gateshead, England, at the Diamond League meeting in May. However, the American had tested positive for Corona the day before the start of the athletics competitions and was not allowed to compete in Tokyo. But he would hardly have stolen the show from Duplantis either.