2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault


The women's pole vault at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 26 August. 2013 Champion and world record holder Elena Isinbayeva did not defend her title having given birth to her first child in 2014.
Fourteen athletes qualified at 4.55, but two were unable to get over the opening height of 4.50 in the finals. Minna Nikkanen set her National Record at 4.60, but there were still seven in at 4.70, five of them with clean rounds to that point making for a five-way tie including Angelica Bengtsson's National Record and returning silver medalist Jenn Suhr, who had confidently passed to 4.60. 4.80 decided the medalists with Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou taking it on the first attempt to take over the lead. 2011 champion Fabiana Murer took it on her second attempt and was ahead of Yarisley Silva who had struggled earlier at 4.70. Both Silva and Murer made 4.85 on their first attempt, giving Murer the lead. Murer also again equalled her own South American record. Kyriakopoulou missed at what would have been her National Record. Having no strategic advantage to clearing it with one miss, she passed to 4.90. Everybody missed their first two attempts at 4.90, making Kyriakopoulou the bronze medalist. On her final attempt, Silva made it, to leap past Murer into gold medal position. Murer was unable to answer on her final attempt and had to settle for silver. Murer was pleased to win a medal in Beijing seven years after the 2008 Olympics, where she underperformed following her poles being misplaced by the organization, and became optimistic for the 2016 Summer Olympics at her own Brazil, when she will have to set a masters world record to be in the medal hunt.

Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
World record5.06Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2009
Championship record5.01Helsinki, Finland12 August 2005
World leading4.91Beckum, Germany2 August 2015
African record4.42Wesel, Germany12 June 2000
Asian record4.66Wuhan, China6 June 2015
North, Central American and Caribbean record4.92Eugene, OR, United States6 July 2008
South American record4.85San Fernando, Spain4 June 2010
European record5.06Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2009
Oceanian record4.76Perth, Australia24 February 2012

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 4.60 m or at least 12 best performers.
RankGroupNameNationality4.154.304.454.55MarkNotes
1BAngelica Bengtsson–ooo4.55
1AFabiana Murer–––o4.55
1BHolly Bradshaw–ooo4.55,
1AMartina Strutz–ooo4.55
1A––oo4.55
6BLisa Ryzih––xoo4.55
6BMinna Nikkanenooxoo4.55
6AMichaela Meijerooxoo4.55,
9BJenn Suhr–––xo4.55
9BYarisley Silva––oxo4.55
11ALi Ling–ooxxo4.55
11ASandi Morris–ooxxo4.55
11BAlana Boyd––oxxo4.55
11BAnzhelika Sidorova––oxxo4.55
15BKaterina Stefanidi–xooxxx4.45
16ANaroa Agirrexoxxooxxx4.45
17ANicole Büchler–oxxoxxx4.45
17ASilke Spiegelburg–oxxoxxx4.45
19BDemi Payne–oxxx4.30
20ATori Penaxooxxx4.30
21BFemke Pluim–xoxxx4.30
21AMarion Lotout–xoxxx4.30
23ARobeilys Peinadoxoxoxxx4.30
24BMalin Dahlströmoxxx4.15
25BAngelica Moserxxoxxx4.15
25BRen Mengqianxxoxxx4.15
AJiřina Ptáčníková–xxx'
ANina Kennedyxxx'
BTina Šutej–xxx

Final

The final was started at 19:00.
RankNameNationality4.354.504.604.704.804.854.905.01MarkNotes
Yarisley Silva–ooxxoxooxxoxxx4.90
Fabiana Murer–oooxoo xxx4.85=
–oxoxoo x-xx4.80
Sandi Morrisoooo xxx4.70
Angelica Bengtssonoooo xxx4.70
Jenn Suhr––oo xxx4.70
Holly Bradshawooxoo xxx4.70
Martina Strutzooo xxx4.60
Li Lingxooo xxx4.60
10Minna Nikkanenxoxoo xxx4.60
11Alana Boydxooxoxxx4.60
12Lisa Ryzih–oxxoxxx4.60
Anzhelika Sidorova–xxx'
Michaela Meijerxxx'