2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault


The women's pole vault at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4 and 6 August.

Summary

It essentially took a clearance at 4.50 metres to make it into the final. The one clearance brought 13 still in at 4.55 metres each thinking there was more work to do. Lisa Ryzih, Sandi Morris and Robeilys Peinado remained perfect at 4.55 metres, with Olympic Champion Katerina Stefanidi passing all the way until the automatic qualifier height of 4.60 metres.
In the final, four women were perfect to 4.55 metres including home team favourite, Holly Bradshaw, Yarisley Silva, Peinado and Morris with Stefanidi again still passing. At Stefanidi's starting height 4.65 meters, she cleared on her first attempt and was only matched with a perfect round by Morris. Ryzih, Peinado and Silva all missed once before clearing. Ryzih's earlier miss at 4.45 metres dropping out of the tie that defined the tied bronze medalists as none of them could go any higher. So it was a repeat battle from the Olympics. Morris and Stefanidi still perfect over 4.75 metres. At 4.82 metres, Morris missed but Stefanidi made it. Morris passed to try 4.89 metres for the win, but she couldn't make it. Neither did Stefanidi, but she really didn't need to. After Morris missed her last attempt, Stefanidi passed to 4.91 metres, which she made on her first attempt for a national record, stamping an exclamation point on her win. Stefanidi then moved the bar up to 5.02 metres try to join Morris and become the fourth woman over 5 metres and set a new championship record, but she missed all three attempts.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World5.06Yelena IsinbayevaZürich, Switzerland
Championship5.01Yelena Isinbayeva12 Aug 2005Helsinki, Finland
World leading4.85Katerina Stefanidi8 Jun 2017Rome, Italy
African4.42Elmarie Gerryts12 Jun 2000Wesel, Germany
Asian4.66Li Ling6 Jun 2015Wuhan, China
NACAC5.02 Jennifer Suhr2 Mar 2013Albuquerque, United States
South American4.87Fabiana Murer3 Jul 2016São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
European5.06Yelena Isinbayeva28 Aug 2009Zürich, Switzerland
Oceanian4.82Eliza McCartney26 Feb 2017Auckland, New Zealand

The following records were set at the competition:
RecordAthleteDate
Greek4.91Katerina Stefanidi6 Aug 2017
Venezuelan4.65Robeilys Peinado6 Aug 2017

[|Qualification] standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4.55 metres.

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:
DateTimeRound
4 August19:45Qualification
6 August19:00Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 4 August, in two groups, with Group A starting at 19:50 and Group B starting at 19:49. Athletes attaining a mark of 4.60 metres or at least the 12 best performers qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
RankGroupNameNationality4.204.354.504.554.60MarkNotes
1BKaterina Stefanidi----o4.60
2BLisa Ryzih--oo4.55
2ASandi Morris-ooo4.55
2ARobeilys Peinadooooo4.55
5AAlysha Newman-oxxoo4.55
6BYarisley Silva--oxo4.55
7BNicole Büchler--xxoxo4.55
8BAngelica Bengtssonoooxxo4.55
8BOlga Mullina Authorised Neutral Athletes oooxo4.55
10BAnicka Newell-ooxxx4.50
10AHolly Bradshaw--o-4.50
12AEliza McCartney-xoxoxxx4.50
13AAngelica Moseroxoxxoxxx4.50
14ASilke Spiegelburgooxxx4.35
15ALiz Parnovxooxxx4.35
15BTina Šutejxooxxx4.35
17ALisa Gunnarssonxxooxxx4.35
18ARomana Maláčováoxoxxx4.35
18BJirina Ptacnikovaoxoxxx4.35
20BNinon Guillon-Romarinoxxx4.20
20BFriedelinde Petershofenoxxx4.20
20AFanny Smetsoxxx4.20
20AMinna Nikkanenoxxx4.20
24BMaryna Kylypkoxoxxx4.20
BJennifer Suhr---xxx'
BAmálie Švábíkováxxx'
BEmily Grovexxx'
AKelsie Ahbexxx'
AIryna Zhukxxx'
AAnzhelika Sidorova Authorised Neutral Athletes --xxx'
AMichaela Meijer-xxx

Final

The final took place on 6 August at 19:01. The results were as follows:
RankNameNationality4.304.454.554.654.754.824.894.915.02MarkNotes
Katerina Stefanidiooox-oxxx4.91
Sandi Morrisoooox-xx4.75
Robeilys Peinadooooxoxxx4.65=
Yarisley Silvaooxoxxx4.65
5Lisa Ryzihxooxoxxx4.65
6Holly Bradshawoxxoxxx4.65
7Alysha Newmanxoooxxoxxx4.65
8Olga Mullina Authorised Neutral Athletes xoooxxx4.55
9Eliza McCartneyoxoxxx4.55
10Angelica Bengtssonxooxoxxx4.55
11Nicole Büchleroxxx4.45
12Anicka Newellxoxoxxx4.45