2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 3 March 2018.[1][2]

Women's pole vault
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates3 March
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Authorised Neutral Athletes
bronze medal    Greece
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Summary

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With only 12 entrants, no preliminary round was held. Six women cleared 4.70 m, with Anzhelika Sidorova remaining perfect, and Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi using it as her opening height. Sidorova passed at 4.75 m, while Eliza McCartney then Sandi Morris cleared on their first attempts, Morris taking the lead on fewer misses. Stefanidi cleared on her second attempt to take over third place, so Katie Nageotte passed, while Alysha Newman took her three misses and exited. Sidorova retook the lead, clearing 4.80 m, while Morris and Stefanidi cleared it on their last attempts. McCartney and Nageotte exited. Morris and Stefanidi missed their first attempts then passed after Sidorova remained perfect over 4.85 m. With only two attempts left, Morris cleared on her last attempt at 4.90 m to stay in the competition. Stefanidi missed and settled for the bronze. Sidorova cleared on her third attempt but relinquished the lead. At a championship record 4.95 m (16 ft 2+34 in), neither could get over on their first two attempts, but then Morris cleared on her final attempt, which turned into gold when Sidorova missed her third. Still in the competition, Morris had the bar raised to a world record 5.04 m (16 ft 6+14 in). Surrounded by the drama of the men's 60 metres, Morris made two credible attempts at the record, the last more than 3 hours and 15 minutes after warming up at the beginning of the competition.

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record   Jenn Suhr (USA) 5.02 Albuquerque, United States 2 March 2013
Championship record   Jenn Suhr (USA) 4.90 Portland, United States 17 March 2016
World Leading   Katie Nageotte (USA) 4.91 Albuquerque, United States 18 February 2018
African record   Elmarie Gerryts (RSA) 4.41 Birmingham, Great Britain 20 February 2000
Asian record   Li Ling (CHN) 4.70 Doha, Qatar 19 February 2016
European record   Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) 5.01 Stockholm, Sweden 23 February 2012
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
  Jenn Suhr (USA) 5.02 Albuquerque, United States 2 March 2013
Oceanian record   Kym Howe (AUS) 4.72 Donetsk, Ukraine 10 February 2007
South American record   Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.83 Nevers, France 7 February 2015

Results

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The final was started at 18:00.[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality 4.35 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.75 4.80 4.85 4.90 4.95 5.04 Result Notes
  Sandi Morris   United States o o xo o xxo x– xo xxo xxx 4.95 CR, WL
  Anzhelika Sidorova   Authorised Neutral Athletes o o o o xxo xxx 4.90 PB
  Katerina Stefanidi   Greece o xo xxo x– xx 4.80
4 Eliza McCartney   New Zealand o xo o xxo o xxx 4.75 AR
5 Katie Nageotte   United States xo o xo x– xx 4.70
6 Alysha Newman   Canada o o xxo xxo xxx 4.70 NR
7 Yarisley Silva   Cuba o xo o xxx 4.60 SB
8 Nina Kennedy   Australia xo xo o xxx 4.60
9 Olga Mullina   Authorised Neutral Athletes o xo xxo xxx 4.60 PB
10 Ninon Guillon-Romarin   France o o xxx 4.50
11 Angelica Bengtsson   Sweden o xo xxx 4.50 SB
Lisa Ryzih   Germany xxx NM

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Final results