2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault

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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. Anna Rogowska was the only athlete to beat Isinbayeva in the buildup to the event. Fabiana Murer and Monika Pyrek had both registered strong season's bests but had suffered from indifferent form. European Indoor medallists Yuliya Golubchikova and Silke Spiegelburg rounded out the list of the season's highest jumping athletes. [1]

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In the qualifiers, the automatic progression mark of 4.60 m was not needed, as eleven athletes reached 4.55 m and Kristina Gadschiew progressed with 4.50 m. All four Russian athletes reached the final, as did all three vaulters of the host nation's team. Veteran American athlete and former world record holder Stacy Dragila closed her major championship career with a jump of 4.25 m, as she announced her intention to retire at the end of the season. [2]

On the final day of the event, European Indoor champion Golubchikova was the first to experience disappointment, as a fall in the warm up left her unable to compete in the final. The Brazilian and British champions, Murer and Kate Dennison failed at the 4.65 m mark. Pyrek and American Chelsea Johnson passed that height on their first attempt, while Rogowska and home favourite Spiegelburg completed it on their second try. Rogowska was the only athlete to vault 4.75 m, at which point reigning champion Isinbayeva entered the competition. The Russian failed to clear the height and, after raising the bar, failed twice more and finished last in the competition. [3]

Given that Isinbayeva had a season's best of 4.80 m, an opener of 4.75 m was a risky decision that back fired for the athlete, resulting in her first major championship loss since 2003 and her first ever non-medalling performance in international competition. Rogowska, who had beaten her at the London Grand Prix a month earlier, won her first gold medal at a major championships, breaking Isinbayeva's dominance of the event. Pyrek repeated her form of the 2005 Championships to take a silver medal along with Chelsea Johnson, a relatively unknown athlete competing at her first major championships. For the first time in history of World Championships in Athletics, two Polish athletes took gold and silver medal in the same event. [3] [4]

Medalists

Gold Anna Rogowska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
Silver Monika Pyrek
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)
Silver Chelsea Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Records

World record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.05 Beijing, China 18 August 2008
Championship record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.01 Helsinki, Finland 12 August 2005
World LeadingFlag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)4.85 Rome, Italy 10 July 2009
African Record Flag of South Africa.svg  Elmarie Gerryts  (RSA)4.42 Wesel, Germany 12 June 2000
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Shuying  (CHN)4.64 New York, United States 2 June 2007
North American record Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Stuczynski  (USA)4.92 Eugene, United States6 July 2008
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Fabiana Murer  (BRA)4.82 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7 June 2009
European Record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.05Beijing, China18 August 2008
Oceanian RecordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Kym Howe  (AUS)4.65 Saulheim, Germany30 June 2007

Qualification standards

A standardB standard
4.45m4.35m

Schedule

DateTimeRound
August 15, 200919:00 Qualification
August 17, 200918:45 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 4.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupNameNationality4.104.254.404.504.55ResultNotes
1A Fabiana Murer Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)--ooo4.55q
1A Anna Rogowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)--o-o4.55q
1A Yuliya Golubchikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)--o-o4.55q
1B Silke Spiegelburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)--ooo4.55q
1B Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)----o4.55q
6B Chelsea Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)-xxoooo4.55q
7A Kate Dennison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)oooxoo4.55q
7A Anna Battke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)-ooxoo4.55q
9A Tatyana Polnova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)oxoxoxoo4.55q
10B Monika Pyrek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)--oxoxo4.55q
11B Aleksandra Kiryashova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)-ooxoxxo4.55q
12B Kristina Gadschiew Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)-oooxxx4.50q
13A Anna Giordano Bruno Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)oxoxooxxx4.50
14B Jillian Schwartz Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)-oxoxoxxx4.50
15A Nicole Büchler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)oooxoxxx4.50 NR
16B Kelsie Hendry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)-ooxxx4.40
16B Jiřina Ptáčníková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)-ooxxx4.40
18B Li Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)ooxoxxx4.40SB
19B Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)oxoxoxxx4.40
20B Minna Nikkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)ooxxoxxx4.40
21B Naroa Agirre Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)oxoxxoxxx4.40SB
22A Joanna Piwowarska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)ooxxx4.25
22A Stacy Dragila Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)-oxxx4.25
24A Mariánna Zaharíadi Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)xoxoxxx4.25
24B Roslinda Samsu Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)xoxoxxx4.25
26A Sandra-Helena Tavares Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)xoxxoxxx4.25
28A Télie Mathiot Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)oxxx4.10
28B Takayo Kondo Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)oxxx4.10
30A Romana Maláčová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)xoxxx4.10
30B Lim Eun-Ji Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)xoxxx4.10
A Gao Shuying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)-xxxNM

Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), NR = National record, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

RankNameNationality4.254.404.554.654.754.80ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Anna Rogowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)-ooxooxx-4.75
Silver medal icon.svg Monika Pyrek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)-oooxx-x4.65
Silver medal icon.svg Chelsea Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)-oooxxx 4.65SB
4 Silke Spiegelburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)-oxoxoxxx4.65
5 Fabiana Murer Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)-ooxxx 4.55
6 Kate Dennison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)ooxoxxx4.55
7 Anna Battke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)-oxxx4.40
7 Tatyana Polnova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)ooxxx4.40
9 Aleksandra Kiryashova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)xoxoxxx4.40
10 Kristina Gadschiew Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)oxxoxxx4.40
Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)----x-xxNM
Yuliya Golubchikova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)DNS

Key: DNS = Did not start, NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), SB = Seasonal best

References

General
Specific
  1. Landells, Steve (2009-08-12). Women's Pole Vault - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Archived 2009-09-08.
  2. Landells, Steve (2009-08-15). Event Report - Women's Pole Vault - Qualification Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
  3. 1 2 Landells, Steve (2009-08-17). Event Report - Women's Pole Vault - Final Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
  4. Butcher, Pat (2009-08-17). Berlin 2009 - Day 3 SUMMARY - 17 Aug Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.