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The first world record in the women's pole vault was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1994. The inaugural record, 4.05 metres by Sun Caiyun of China set in 1992, was the world's best mark as of December 31, 1994. [1] As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 54 world records in the event. [2]
The women's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 16 and 18 at the Beijing National Stadium. [ 1 ] The qualifying standards were 4.45 m (A standard) and 4.30 m (B standard).
The championship records for the event are 6.21 for men, set by Armand Duplantis in 2022, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005. The world record has been broken three times total at the World Championships: the men's record by Duplantis in 2022, and the women's record by Dragila and Isinbayeva in 1999 and 2005 respectively.
Duplantis was the closing act on a night that included an upset by Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet in the women’s 5,000 meters. One of the world’s best distance runners, Chebet’s Kenyan teammate Faith Kipyegon, ended up with silver, but only after winning an appeal of her initial disqualification for trading elbows with world-record holder ...
In spite of its longer history, the men's Olympic event has only seen three world record marks – a clearance of 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in) by Frank Foss at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, Władysław Kozakiewicz's vault of 5.78 m (18 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) to win at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and Armand Duplantis' 2024 winning clearance of 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in).
Women's pole vault at the 2015 World Championships Winner Yarisley Silva Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 24 August (qualification) 26 August (final) Competitors 29 from 19 nations Winning height 4.90 m (16 ft 3 ⁄ 4 in) Medalists Yarisley Silva Cuba Fabiana Murer Brazil Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Greece ← 2013 2017 → Events at the 2015 World Championships Track events 100 m men women 200 ...
It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women. ... holder of the world record for the pole vault of 12ft 9 1/2in (3 ...
Women's pole vault at the 2017 World Championships Katerina Stefanidi, the winner of the event. Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 4 August (qualification) 6 August (final) Competitors 31 from 19 nations Winning height 4.91 m (16 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) WL NR Medalists Katerina Stefanidi Greece Sandi Morris United States Robeilys Peinado Venezuela Yarisley Silva Cuba ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube ...