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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 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 21 and 23 August 2023. For the first time in the women's pole vault at these championships, two gold medals were awarded.
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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).
Women: Yelena Isinbayeva 5.06 m (16 ft 7 in) (2009) Olympic records; Men: ... the pole vault was the only world record set indoors until 2022. Modern vaulting ...
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.
The men's pole vault has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first Summer Olympics in 1896. The women's event is one of the latest additions to the programme, first being contested at the 2000 Summer Olympics – along with the addition of the hammer throw, this brought the women's field event programme to parity with the ...
Neither were able to clear 4.90 m (16 ft 3 ⁄ 4 in), though on Morris' last attempt, knowing it was all or nothing for the gold medal, it looked like she was well over the bar, her thigh just catching the bar on the way down to dislodge it. 19-year-old McCartney equaled her National Record, set in March 2016.