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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]
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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 Women's Pole Vault event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 15 August and 17 August 2009. Yelena Isinbayeva was the strong favourite prior to the competition, a position enhanced further by the withdrawal of 2008 Olympic silver medallist Jennifer Stuczynski .
The official results of the Women's Pole Vault event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 27 competitors. There were a total number of 27 competitors.
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 ...
The Women's Pole vault event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics took place at the Daegu Stadium on August 28 and 30. Anna Rogowska of Poland was the defending champion, while 2008 Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva had returned to form after a career break in 2010.
While the pole vault had been a standard Olympic event for a century, dating back to the first revival in 1896, this was the first time the event had been held for women. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The favorite coming into the event was world champion and world record holder Stacy Dragila , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] but the home favorite was Soviet transplant Australian ...