2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault


The women's pole vault at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, from 27 to 29 September 2019.

Summary

Seventeen women made it to the final by clearing 4.60 m. In the final, they started at 4.50m but jumped next to 4.70m, taking the field down to a dozen, nine still with clean rounds. At 4.80 m, six were over, but only Anzhelika Sidorova and Sandi Morris were still clean. At 4.85 m, defending and Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi missed once while Morris and Sidorova remained clean. Angelica Bengtsson, Alysha Newman and Holly Bradshaw couldn't get over the bar. Bradshaw saved one attempt for 4.90 m but missed, then Stefanidi missed. When Morris and Sidorova cleared on their first attempts, Stefanidi saved her two remaining attempts for 4.95 m. At this height, only three women had ever cleared, one of them Morris who had done it four times. Through the first two rounds of attempts, nobody cleared, eliminating Stefanidi with the bronze. On her final attempt, Morris missed. Then Sidorova cleared. The tie was broken and Sidorova became only the fourth woman in history to clear 4.95 m.
Morris congratulated her opponent upon losing the competition, an act which earned her a place on the shortlist for the International Fair Play Award that year.
The final is noted as one of the best finals in the history of the World Championships. Six women cleared 4.80 m, a record for the event. Prior to 2019, the maximum number of women who cleared 4.80 m in a World Championship final was three, in 2013 and 2015. In fact, the winning height of 4.95 m would have won all previous World Championships except for 2005 when Yelena Isinbayeva won with a then-world record of 5.01 m.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
RecordAthleteDateLocation
World5.06Yelena IsinbayevaZürich, Switzerland
Championship5.01Yelena Isinbayeva12 Aug 2005Helsinki, Finland
World leading4.91Jennifer Suhr30 Mar 2019Austin, United States
African4.42Elmarie Gerryts12 Jun 2000Wesel, Germany
Asian4.72Li Ling18 May 2019Shanghai, 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
Oceanian4.94Eliza McCartney17 Jul 2018Jockgrim, Germany

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:
DateTimeRound
27 September17:30Qualification
29 September20:01Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 4.60 m or at least 12 best performers.
RankGroupNameNationality4.204.354.504.554.60MarkNotes
1AHolly Bradshawo4.60
1BSandi Morrisoo4.60
1AKatie Nageotteoo4.60
1AAlysha Newmanooo4.60
1BKaterina Stefanidio4.60
1AAnzhelika Sidorovao4.60
1AIryna Zhukooo4.60
8ANikoleta Kiriakopoulouxoo4.60
8BYarisley Silvaoxoo4.60
10ALi Lingoxxoo4.60
11AAngelica Moserooooxo4.60
11BRobeilys Peinadoooooxo4.60
11BJennifer Suhrxo4.60
14ALisa Ryzihoxoxo4.60
15BAngelica Bengtssonoxxo4.60
16BNinon Guillon-Romarinoxoxxo4.60
17BTina Šutejoooxxoxxo4.60
18BNicole Büchleroxoxoxxx4.55
19BXu Huiqinooxxx4.50
20AFanny Smetsoxooxxx4.50
21AMaryna Kylypkoooxxoxxx4.50
22BKelsie Ahbeooxxx4.35
22ARomana Maláčováooxxx4.35
22AWilma Murtoooxxx4.35
25AMichaela Meijerxooxxx4.35
25BLene Onsrud Retziusxooxxx4.35
27BAlyona Lutkovskayaoxoxxx4.35
28BLiz Parnovxoxoxxx4.35
29ARoberta Brunioxxoxxx4.35
29BIrina Ivanovaoxxoxxx4.35
31AKilliana Heymansoxxx4.20
BKatharina Bauerxxx

Final

The final was started on 29 September at 20:01.
RankNameNationality4.504.704.804.854.904.95MarkNotes
Anzhelika Sidorovaoooooxxo4.95,
Sandi Morrisoooooxxx4.90
Katerina Stefanidiooxoxox-xx4.85
4Holly Bradshawooxoxx-x4.80
5Alysha Newmanxooxoxxx4.80
6Angelica Bengtssonoxxoxxoxxx4.80=
7Katie Nageotteooxxx4.70
7Robeilys Peinadoooxxx4.70=
7Jenn Suhroxxx4.70
7Iryna Zhukooxx-x4.70=
11Yarisley Silvaxxooxxx4.70
12Ninon Guillon-Romarinoxoxxx4.70
13Nikoleta Kiriakopoulouoxxx4.50
13Li Lingox-xx4.50
13Angelica Moseroxxx4.50
13Tina Šutejoxxx4.50
17Lisa Ryzihxoxxx4.50