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
    United States
    Authorised Neutral Athletes
    Greece

Summary

With only 12 entrants, no preliminary was held. Six women cleared 4.70m, with Anzhelika Sidorova remaining perfect and Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi using it as her opening height. Sidorova passed 4.75m, while Eliza McCartney, then Sandi Morris cleared on their first attempt, 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 4.80m, while Morris and Stefanidi cleared it on their last attempt. McCartney and Nageotte exited. Morris and Stefanidi missed their first attempts then passed after Sidorova remained perfect over 4.85m. With only two attempts left, Morris cleared on her last attempt to stay in the competition. Stefanidi missed, settling for the bronze, while Sidorova cleared on her third attempt, relinquishing the lead. At a Championship record 4.95 m (16 ft 2 34 in), neither could get over in their first two attempts 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 fifteen minutes after warming up at the beginning of the competition.

Records

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

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

RankAthleteNationality4.354.504.604.704.754.804.854.904.955.04ResultNotes
Sandi Morris United Statesooxooxxox–xoxxoxxx4.95CR, WL
Anzhelika Sidorova Authorised Neutral Athletesooooxxoxxx4.90PB
Katerina Stefanidi Greeceoxoxxox–xx4.80
4Eliza McCartney New Zealandoxooxxooxxx4.75AR
5Katie Nageotte United Statesxooxox–xx4.70
6Alysha Newman Canadaooxxoxxoxxx4.70NR
7Yarisley Silva Cubaoxooxxx4.60SB
8Nina Kennedy Australiaxoxooxxx4.60
9Olga Mullina Authorised Neutral Athletesoxoxxoxxx4.60PB
10Ninon Guillon-Romarin Franceooxxx4.50
11Angelica Bengtsson Swedenoxoxxx4.50SB
Lisa Ryzih GermanyxxxNM

References

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