The women's pole vault at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 5 and 7 August 2024. This was the seventh time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.
| Women's pole vault at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade de France, Paris, France | ||||||||||||
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| Winning height | 4.90 m | ||||||||||||
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Summary
editTwo of the medalists from the previous returned, Katie Nageotte now married and competing as Katie Moon, and Holly Bradshaw. Russian athletes were not invited to these Olympics, eliminating Anzhelika Sidorova. 2016 champion Aikaterini Stefanidi and bronze medalist Eliza McCartney returned. 2023 World Co-Champion (with Moon) Nina Kennedy and bronze medalist Wilma Murto joined in. The seasonal world leader, World Indoor Champion and the find of the year Molly Caudery was expected to be a favorite. Angelica Moser was #2 on the list this year.[1]
In the qualification round, Bradshaw topped out early with three misses at 4.40 m (14 ft 5+1⁄4 in). Caudery didn't even start until 4.55 m, but then couldn't clear the bar eliminating both British contenders. Eleven athletes cleared 4.55 m, so to include the top twelve plus ties, nine more athletes who cleared 4.40 on their first attempt moved on to cause a final of twenty competitors.
With Ariadni Adamopoulou missing, only nineteen started the final and all got over 4.40 m except Eliza McCartney who passed. Effectively the 9 who failed to clear 4.55 m in the qualification round, now had the opportunity to try 4.60 m a day later, Robeilys Peinado, Marie-Julie Bonnin and Imogen Ayris succeeding. Nine got over 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in), only Amalie Svabikova and Kennedy not making it on the first attempt. At 4.80, Alysha Newman, Kennedy, Moon and Moser got over on their first attempt, Moon and Moser maintaining a perfect round. Svabikova took until her last attempt to get over. At 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in), Kennedy was the only one to get over on her first attempt, putting her into the lead. Newman and Moon made it on their second attempt. Svabikova missed all three while Moser missed her first two and passed to take one attempt at 4.90 m (16 ft 7⁄8 in). Newman missed, then Moon missed on her first attempt. When Moser missed her attempt, the medalists were determined. Kennedy flew over the bar. On fewer misses, Moon was in silver position. She chose to pass to take two attempts for the win. Newman, with an earlier miss at 4.60 took two more attempts and failed. The same two had decided to share the 2023 World Championship, this time there could be no tie. If Moon didn't clear, Kennedy had the win. Moon, the only active member of the five-meter club had done this before, but failed her first attempt. Kennedy failed and Moon was down to her last attempt. When she missed, Kennedy withdrew to celebrate her Olympic Gold Medal.[2][3]
Background
editThe women's pole vault has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 2000.
| Record | Athlete (Nation) | Height (m) | Location | Date |
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| World record |  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
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5.06[4] | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2009 |
| Olympic record | 5.05 | Beijing, China | 18 August 2008 | |
| World leading |  Molly Caudery (GBR)
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4.92[5] | Toulouse, France | 22 June 2024 |
| Area Record | Athlete (Nation) | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) |  Elmarie Gerryts (RSA)
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4.42 |
| Asia (records) |  Li Ling (CHN)
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4.72 |
| Europe (records) | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
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5.06 WR |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
 Jennifer Suhr (USA)
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5.03 |
| Oceania (records) |  Eliza McCartney (NZL)
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4.94 |
| South America (records) |  Fabiana Murer (BRA)
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4.87 |
Qualification
editFor the women's pole vault event, the qualification period is between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes are able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by jumping the entry standard of 4.73 m (15 ft 6+1⁄4 in) or higher or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[7]
Results
editQualification
editThe qualification was held on 5 August, starting at 10:40 (UTC+2) in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.[8][9] All athletes meeting the qualification standard of 4.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to final
Final
editThe final was held on 7 August, starting at 19:00 (UTC+2) in the evening.[8][9]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.85 | 4.90 | 4.95 | Result | Notes |
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Nina Kennedy |  Australia |
o | o | xo | o | o | o | xr | 4.90 | SB |
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Katie Moon |  United States |
o | o | o | o | xo | x- | xx | 4.85 | =SB |
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Alysha Newman |  Canada |
o | xo | o | o | xo | xxx | 4.85 | NR | |
| 4 | Angelica Moser |  Switzerland |
o | o | o | o | xx- | x | 4.80 | ||
| 5 | Amalie Svabikova |  Czech Republic |
o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 4.80 | NR | ||
| 6 | Eliza McCartney |  New Zealand |
- | o | o | xxx | 4.70 | ||||
| 6 | Elisa Molinarolo |  Italy |
o | o | o | xxx | 4.70 | PB | |||
| 6 | Wilma Murto |  Finland |
o | o | o | xxx | 4.70 | ||||
| 9 | Aikaterini Stefanidi |  Greece |
xo | o | o | xxx | 4.70 | ||||
| 10 | Robeilys Peinado |  Venezuela |
o | xo | xxx | 4.60 | SB | ||||
| 11 | Marie-Julie Bonnin |  France |
xo | xo | xxx | 4.60 | |||||
| 12 | Imogen Ayris | New Zealand |
xxo | xo | xxx | 4.60 | PB | ||||
| 13 | Olivia McTaggart | New Zealand |
o | xxo | xxx | 4.60 | |||||
| 14 | Roberta Bruni | Italy |
o | xxx | 4.40 | ||||||
| 14 | Ninon Chapelle | France |
o | xxx | 4.40 | ||||||
| 14 | Anjuli Knäsche |  Germany |
o | xxx | 4.40 | ||||||
| 14 | Elina Lampela | Finland |
o | xxx | 4.40 | ||||||
| 18 | Lene Onsrud Retzius |  Norway |
xo | xxx | 4.40 | ||||||
| 19 | Tina Sutej |  Slovenia |
xxo | xxx | 4.40 | ||||||
| Ariadni Adamopoulou | Greece |
DNS |
References
edit- ^ https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/jumps/pole-vault/all/women/senior/2024?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229527&ageCategory=senior
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault - Final extended start list" (PDF). Olympics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Pole vault women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Pole vault women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Records – Pole vault women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
- ^ "Provisional Suspension (GRE) – Women's Pole Vault" (PDF). Paris 2024. 6 August 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Pole Vault - Qualification results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.