2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault

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Women's pole vault
at the 2015 World Championships
Yarisley Silva Beijing 2015.jpg
Venue Beijing National Stadium
Dates24 August (qualification)
26 August (final)
Competitors29 from 19 nations
Winning height4.90 m (16 ft 34 in)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
  2013
2017  

The women's pole vault at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 24 and 26 August. [1] [2] 2013 Champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva did not defend her title having given birth to her first child in 2014.

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Fourteen athletes qualified at 4.55, but two were unable to get over the opening height of 4.50 in the finals. Minna Nikkanen set her National Record at 4.60, but there were still seven in at 4.70, five of them with clean rounds to that point making for a five-way tie including Angelica Bengtsson's National Record and returning silver medalist Jenn Suhr, who had confidently passed to 4.60. 4.80 decided the medalists with Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou taking it on the first attempt to take over the lead. 2011 champion Fabiana Murer took it on her second attempt and was ahead of Yarisley Silva who had struggled earlier at 4.70. Both Silva and Murer made 4.85 on their first attempt, giving Murer the lead. Murer also again equalled her own South American record. Kyriakopoulou missed at what would have been her National Record. Having no strategic advantage to clearing it with one miss, she passed to 4.90. Everybody missed their first two attempts at 4.90, making Kyriakopoulou the bronze medalist. On her final attempt, Silva made it, to leap past Murer into gold medal position. Murer was unable to answer on her final attempt and had to settle for silver. Murer was pleased to win a medal in Beijing seven years after the 2008 Olympics, where she underperformed following her poles being misplaced by the organization, and became optimistic for the 2016 Summer Olympics at her own Brazil, when she will have to set a masters world record to be in the medal hunt. [3] [4]

Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. [5]

World record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.06 Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2009
Championship record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.01 Helsinki, Finland12 August 2005
World leadingFlag of Cuba.svg  Yarisley Silva  (CUB)4.91 Beckum, Germany2 August 2015
African record Flag of South Africa.svg  Elmarie Gerryts  (RSA)4.42 Wesel, Germany12 June 2000
Asian record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Ling  (CHN)4.66 Wuhan, China6 June 2015
North, Central American and Caribbean record Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Suhr  (USA)4.92 Eugene, OR, United States6 July 2008
South American record Flag of Brazil.svg  Fabiana Murer  (BRA)4.85 San Fernando, Spain4 June 2010
European record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.06Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2009
Oceanian record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Alana Boyd  (AUS)4.76 Perth, Australia24 February 2012

Qualification standards

Entry standards [6]
4.50

Schedule

DateTimeRound
24 August 201509:30 Qualification
26 August 201519:00 Final

All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

KEY:QQualifiedq12 best performersNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: 4.60 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q). [7]

RankGroupNameNationality4.154.304.454.55MarkNotes
1B Angelica Bengtsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)ooo4.55 q
1A Fabiana Murer Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)o4.55 q
1B Holly Bradshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)ooo4.55 q, SB
1A Martina Strutz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)ooo4.55 q
1A Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)oo4.55 q
6B Lisa Ryzih Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)xoo4.55 q
6B Minna Nikkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)ooxoo4.55 q
6A Michaela Meijer Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)ooxoo4.55 q, PB
9B Jenn Suhr Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)xo4.55 q
9B Yarisley Silva Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)oxo4.55 q
11A Li Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)ooxxo4.55 q
11A Sandi Morris Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)ooxxo4.55 q
11B Alana Boyd Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)oxxo4.55 q
11B Anzhelika Sidorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)oxxo4.55 q
15B Katerina Stefanidi Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)xooxxx4.45
16A Naroa Agirre Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)xoxxooxxx4.45
17A Nicole Büchler Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)oxxoxxx4.45
17A Silke Spiegelburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)oxxoxxx4.45
19B Demi Payne Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)oxxx4.30
20A Tori Pena Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)xooxxx4.30
21B Femke Pluim Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)xoxxx4.30
21A Marion Lotout Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)xoxxx4.30
23A Robeilys Peinado Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)xoxoxxx4.30
24B Malin Dahlström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)oxxx4.15
25B Angelica Moser Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)xxoxxx4.15
25B Ren Mengqian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)xxoxxx4.15
A Jiřina Ptáčníková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)xxx NM
A Nina Kennedy Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)xxx NM
B Tina Šutej Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)xxx NM

Final

The final was started at 19:00. [8]

RankNameNationality4.354.504.604.704.804.854.905.01MarkNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Yarisley Silva Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)ooxxoxooxxoxxx4.90
Silver medal icon.svg Fabiana Murer Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)oooxoo xxx4.85=AR
Bronze medal icon.svg Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)oxoxoo x-xx4.80
4 Sandi Morris Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)oooo xxx4.70
4 Angelica Bengtsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)oooo xxx4.70 NR
4 Jenn Suhr Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)oo xxx4.70
7 Holly Bradshaw Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)ooxoo xxx4.70 SB
8 Martina Strutz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)ooo xxx4.60
9 Li Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)xooo xxx4.60
10 Minna Nikkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)xoxoo xxx4.60 NR
11 Alana Boyd Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)xooxoxxx4.60
12 Lisa Ryzih Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)oxxoxxx4.60
Anzhelika Sidorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)xxx NM
Michaela Meijer Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)xxx NM

References

  1. "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. Start list
  3. "REPORT: WOMEN'S POLE VAULT FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. "Murer esquece trauma na China, iguala melhor marca e é prata no Mundial" (in Portuguese). UOL. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. "Records & Lists – Pole Vault". IAAF . Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
  7. Qualification results
  8. Final results