Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's pole vault
The women's pole vault competition of the athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on 8 August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion was Yarisley Silva from Cuba, who again won the gold medal. It marked her third successive championship and fourth straight medal.
| Women's pole vault at the XVIII Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | August 8 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning mark | 4.75 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Summary
Five were over 4.55m, with Alysha Newman and Katie Nageotte still with perfect rounds going. At 4.65m, defending champion Yarisley Silva got over on her first attempt taking the lead. Nageotte got over on her second attempt and when nobody else could make the height, Newman was left with bronze. At 4.70m, Nageotte reversed the situation, taking the lead my making it on her second attempt while Silva had failed two times straight. With little to gain by clearing 4.70m, Silva passed to take her last chance, do or die, at 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in). After Nageotte missed once, Silva cleared to take the lead. Nageotte tried once more at 4.75m and then passed to 4.80. After she had exhausted her attempts, Silva's third championship in a row was confirmed.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  |
5.06 | Zurich, Switzerland | August 28, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  |
4.85 | Toronto, Canada | July 23, 2015 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2019 | 15:25 | Final |
Results
All times shown are in meters.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | DQ | Disqualified |
Final
The results were as follows:[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 3.95 | 4.10 | 4.25 | 4.35 | 4.45 | 4.55 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.80 | Mark | Notes |
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 | Yarisley Silva | | – | – | o | xxo | o | o | o | xx- | o | – | 4.75 | SB |
 | Katie Nageotte |  | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xo | xx- | x | 4.70 | |
 | Alysha Newman |  | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | 4.55 | ||||
| 4 | Olivia Gruver | | – | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 4.55 | ||||
| 5 | Robeilys Peinado |  | – | – | – | xo | xo | xo | xxx | 4.55 | ||||
| 6 | Kelsie Ahbe | | – | – | xxo | o | xxx | 4.35 | ||||||
| 7 | Katherin Castillo |  | – | o | o | xxx | 4.25 | PB | ||||||
| 8 | Juliana Campos |  | – | o | xxx | 4.10 | ||||||||
| 9 | Nicole Hein |  | o | xxx | 3.95 | |||||||||
| Diamara Planell |  | o | xxx | 3.95 | ||||||||||
| Rosaidi Robles | | xxx | NH |
References
- "Women's pole vault − Final − Results" (PDF). Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Retrieved 17 Aug 2019.