WORLD RANKINGS | EJ OBIENA DROPS TO 3RD AND MONDO ON TOP!

Even in defeat, we all know how god-tier EJ Obiena's talents are.

And I get why he dropped to third behind gold medalist Armand Duplantis and silver medalist Sam Kendricks. He was 25 points ahead of Emmanouil Karalis though, to secure the third spot despite the Greek's bronze medal win. KC Lightfoot, who missed the Paris Games, was able to raise his rank to number 5.

Meanwhile, Chris Nilsen went from fourth to ninth after a disappointing qualifier.

Karalis went from 8 to number 4, but Turkey's Ersu Sasma climbed five spots from the pre-Olympic ranks. The biggest riser, Sondre Guttormsen, jumped 21 slots after an impressive Paris showing.

Huang Bokai, EJ's buddy, maintained his tenth spot.

Here are the Top 15 rankings.

RANK	POLE VAULTER | YEAR OF BIRTH | COUNTRY	PRE-OLYM
1	ARMAND DUPLANTIS | 1999 | SWEDEN	1
2	SAM KENDRICKS | 1992 | USA	3
3	EJ OBIENA | 1995 | PHILIPPINES	2
4	EMMANOUIL KARALIS | 1999 | GREECE	8
5	KC LIGHTFOOT | 1999 | USA	7
6	KURTIS MARSCHALL | 1997 | AUSTRALIA	5
7	ERSU SASMA | 1999 | TURKEY	12
8	THIBAUT COLLET | 1999 | FRANCE	6
9	CHRIS NILSEN | 1998 | USA	4
10	HUANG BOKAI | 1996 | CHINA	10
11	BEN BROEDERS | 1995 | BELGIUM	9
12	PIOTR LISEK | 1992 | POLAND	11
13	MENNO VLOON | 1994 | NETHERLANDS	15
14	SONDRE GUTTORMSEN | 1999 | NORWAY	35
15	JACOB WOOTEN | 1997 | USA	14

Here are the ranks of the pole vaulters who also competed in the Olympics.

RANK	POLE VAULTER	PRE-OLYM
16	BO KANDA LITA BAEHRE | 1999 | GERMANY	22
17	OLEG ZERNIKEL | 1995 | GERMANY	21
19	ZHONG TAO | 2002 | CHINA	18
20	TORBEN BLECH | 1995 | GERMANY	20
21	ROBIN EMIG | 2001 | FRANCE	24
22	HUSSAIN ASIM AL HIZAM | 1998 | SAUDI ARABIA	25
23	ROBERT SOBERA | 1991 | POLAND	17
24	SIMEN GUTTORMSEN | 2001 | NORWAY	27
28	PEDRO BUARO | 2001 | PORTUGAL	29
29	VALTERS KREISS | 2003 | LATVIA	33
31	ANTHONY AMMIRATI | 2003 | FRANCE	34
33	DAVID HOLY | 1998 | CZECH	30
34	MATEJ SCERBA | 1998 | CZECH	36
39	YAO JIE | 1990 | CHINA	19
40	URHO KUJANPAA | 1997 | FINLAND	40
47	PAL HAUGEN LILLEFOSSE | 2001 | NORWAY	57
UNR	CLAUDIO STECCHI | 1991 | ITALY	41