2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault

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Events at the 2016 African
Championships in Athletics

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Track events
100 m  men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's pole vault event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 23 June in Kings Park Stadium. [1]

Pole vault track and field event

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.

2016 African Championships in Athletics 20th edition of international track and field competition for African athletes

The 20th African Championships in Athletics was held in Durban, South Africa from 22 to 26 June 2016. It was the second time that Durban and South Africa hosted this competition.

Kings Park Stadium sports venue in Durban, South Africa

The Kings Park Stadium, is a stadium located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in Durban, South Africa.

Results

Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes
Syrine Balti Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4.00
Dora Mahfoudhi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3.80
Nisrine Dinar Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3.80
4 Alima Ouattara Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3.50
5 Dina Eltabaa Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3.50
6 Christie Nell Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3.40
7 Jodie Sedras Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3.30
8 Asli Lamley Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3.30
9 Nancy Cheekoussen Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3.10

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