Pole vault at the World Championships in Athletics

Pole vault
at the World Championships in Athletics
Overview
Gender Men and women
Years held Men: 19832015
Women: 19992015
Championship record
Men 6.05 m Dmitri Markov (2001)
Women 5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva (2005)
Reigning champion
Men  Shawnacy Barber (CAN)
Women  Yarisley Silva (CUB)

The pole vault at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since 1983 and women since 1999.

The championship records for the event are 6.05 for men, set by Dmitri Markov in 2001, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005.

Age records

  • All information from IAAF[1]
Distinction Male Female
Athlete Age Date Athlete Age Date
Youngest champion  Sergey Bubka (URS)19 years, 253 days14 Aug 1983  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)23 years, 40 days25 Aug 2003
Youngest medalist  Sergey Bubka (URS)19 years, 253 days14 Aug 1983  Monika Pyrek (POL)20 years, 360 days6 Aug 2001
Youngest participant  István Bagyula (HUN)18 years, 244 days3 Sep 1987  Vicky Parnov (AUS)16 years, 306 days26 Aug 2007
Oldest champion  Sergey Bubka (UKR)33 years, 249 days10 Aug 1997  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)31 years, 71 days13 Aug 2013
Oldest medalist  Björn Otto (GER)35 years, 300 days12 Aug 2013  Jenn Suhr (USA)31 years, 189 days13 Aug 2013
Oldest participant  Jeff Hartwig (USA)39 years, 339 days30 Aug 2007  Stacy Dragila (USA)38 years, 143 days15 Aug 2009

Medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Sergey Bubka (URS)  Konstantin Volkov (URS)  Atanas Tarev (BUL)
1987 Rome
 Sergey Bubka (URS)  Thierry Vigneron (FRA)  Radion Gataullin (URS)
1991 Tokyo
 Sergey Bubka (URS)  István Bagyula (HUN)  Maksim Tarasov (URS)
1993 Stuttgart
 Sergey Bubka (UKR)  Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ)  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
 Igor Trandenkov (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
 Sergey Bubka (UKR)  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)  Jean Galfione (FRA)
1997 Athens
 Sergey Bubka (UKR)  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)  Dean Starkey (USA)
1999 Seville
 Maksim Tarasov (RUS)  Dmitri Markov (AUS)  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
2001 Edmonton
 Dmitri Markov (AUS)  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)  Nick Hysong (USA)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA)  Okkert Brits (RSA)  Patrik Kristiansson (SWE)
2005 Helsinki
 Rens Blom (NED)  Brad Walker (USA)  Pavel Gerasimov (RUS)
2007 Osaka
 Brad Walker (USA)  Romain Mesnil (FRA)  Danny Ecker (GER)
2009 Berlin
 Steve Hooker (AUS)  Romain Mesnil (FRA)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2011 Daegu
 Paweł Wojciechowski (POL)  Lázaro Borges (CUB)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2013 Moscow
 Raphael Holzdeppe (GER)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Björn Otto (GER)
2015 Beijing
 Shawnacy Barber (CAN)  Raphael Holzdeppe (GER)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
 Pawel Wojciechowski (POL)
 Piotr Lisek (POL)
2017 London
 Sam Kendricks (USA)  Piotr Lisek (POL)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Sergey Bubka Ukraine (UKR)1983–19976006
2Maksim Tarasov Russia (RUS)1991–19991225
3Renaud Lavillenie France (FRA)2009–20150134
4=Dmitri Markov Australia (AUS)1999–20011102
4=Brad Walker United States (USA)2005–20071102
4=Raphael Holzdeppe Germany (GER)2013–20151102
7Paweł Wojciechowski Poland (POL)2011–20151012
8Romain Mesnil France (FRA)2007–20090202
9Aleksandr Averbukh Israel (ISR)1999–20010112

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union (URS)3126
2 Ukraine (UKR)3003
3 Australia (AUS)2103
4 Russia (RUS)1236
5= Germany (GER)1124
5= United States (USA)1124
7 Poland (POL)1023
8= Canada (CAN)1001
8= Italy (ITA)1001
8= Netherlands (NED)1001
11 France (FRA)0448
12 Israel (ISR)0112
13= Cuba (CUB)0101
13= Hungary (HUN)0101
13= Kazakhstan (KAZ)0101
13= South Africa (RSA)0101
17= Bulgaria (BUL)0011
17= Sweden (SWE)0011

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1999 Seville
 Stacy Dragila (USA)  Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR)  Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS)
2001 Edmonton
 Stacy Dragila (USA)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)  Monika Pyrek (POL)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)  Annika Becker (GER)  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Monika Pyrek (POL)  Pavla Hamáčková (CZE)
2007 Osaka
 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Kateřina Baďurová (CZE)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2009 Berlin
 Anna Rogowska (POL)  Chelsea Johnson (USA)
 Monika Pyrek (POL)
none awarded
2011 Daegu
 Fabiana Murer (BRA)  Martina Strutz (GER)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2013 Moscow
 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Jenn Suhr (USA)  Yarisley Silva (CUB)
2015 Beijing
 Yarisley Silva (CUB)  Fabiana Murer (BRA)  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE)
2017 London
 Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE)  Sandi Morris (USA)  Robeilys Peinado (VEN)
 Yarisley Silva (CUB)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
Yelena Isinbayeva Russia (RUS)2003–20133014
Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS)2001–20111124
Stacy Dragila United States (USA)1999–20012002
Yarisley Silva Cuba (CUB)2013–20151012
Monika Pyrek Poland (POL)2001–20090213
Fabiana Murer Brazil (BRA)2011–20151102

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Russia (RUS)4138
2 United States (USA)2204
3 Poland (POL)1214
4 Brazil (BRA)1102
5 Cuba (CUB)1012
6 Germany (GER)0202
7 Czech Republic (CZE)0112
8 Ukraine (UKR)0101
9= Australia (AUS)0011
9= Greece (GRE)0011

See also

References

Footnotes

  • Butler, Mark et al. (2015). IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Book. IAAF. Retrieved on 21 August 2016.

Specific

  1. Butler 2015, pp. 41–43.
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