2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

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Women's pole vault
at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Venue National Stadium
Location Tokyo, Japan
Dates15 September (qualification)
17 September (final)
Winning height4.90 m SB
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
  2023
2027  

The women's pole vault at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 15 and 17 September 2025. [1]

Contents

Summary

They expected thirty entrants for the competition, but co-defending champion and Olympic Gold medalist Nina Kennedy dropped out at the last minute when a nagging injury did not recover in time. [2] . Co-champion because 2023 ended with Kennedy and Katie Moon deciding to not break the tie and share the medal. Moon was also the 2022 champion and Olympic silver medalist. Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman was also injured. Wilma Murto is the returning bronze medalist. Also here is Sandi Morris, a member of the 5 metres club, with silvers from 2017, 2019 and 2022, plus the 2016 Olympics.

In the qualification round, 5 couldn't get over 4.25m including Murto. Former World Indoor Champion Molly Caudery did not start. With the auto qualifier 4.70m, they stopped the A group vaulting at 4.60m with seven over. The B group also got seven over 4.60m taking 14 to the final.

In the final, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Eliza McCartney had to withdraw before clearing a height. 9 made it over 4.65m, but only 4 made it over 4.75m, Amálie Švábíková and Tina Šutej on their last attempt. Morris and Moon still had clean rounds going. At 4.80m, Moon made her first attempt while Morris and Šutej took two putting Moon in the lead. After missing two, Švábíková passed to try a last attempt at 4.85m which failed settling the medalists. Moon missed her first attempt at 4.85m. When Morris cleared on her first attempt, to seize the lead, Moon passed. Šutej took all three of her attempts a 4.85m and after missing them settled for the bronze. Now at 4.90m, Morris and Moon missed their first attempts, then Morris her second. Moon was down to her final attempt. Moon went up and hit the bar with her chest on the way down. The bar danced and landed back on the pegs. Moon had taken the lead back. Morris walked to the table to pass to the next height. When she missed, Morris was the silver medalist. Already with gold, Moon had the bar moved to the championship record 5.01m. After one shot at it, she withdrew with a threepeat. [3] [4]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: [5]

RecordAthlete & Nat.Perf.LocationDate
World Record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2009
Championship Record 5.01 m Helsinki, Finland12 August 2005
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Amanda Moll  (USA)4.91 m Indianapolis, United States28 February 2025
African Record Flag of South Africa.svg  Elmarie Gerryts  (RSA)4.42 m Wesel, Germany12 June 2000
Asian Record Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Ling  (CHN)4.72 m Shanghai, China18 May 2019
European Record Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2009
North, Central American and Caribbean Record Flag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Suhr  (USA)5.02 m Albuquerque, United States2 March 2013
South American Record Flag of Brazil.svg  Fabiana Murer  (BRA)4.87 m Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil3 July 2016
Oceanian Record Flag of New Zealand.svg  Eliza McCartney  (NZL)4.94 m Jockgrim, Germany17 July 2018

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4.73 m. [6]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
15 September09:05 Qualification
17 September20:10 Final

Results

Qualification

All athletes over 4.70 m ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) advanced to the final.

Group A

RankNameNationality4.254.454.604.70MarkNotes
1 Imogen Ayris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ooo4.60 m q
1 Juliana de Menis Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ooo4.60 m q
3 Roberta Bruni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy oxoo4.60 m q
3 Katie Moon Flag of the United States.svg  United States -xoo4.60 m q
5 Niu Chunge Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China xoxoo4.60 m q
6 Amálie Švábíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic -oxo4.60 m q
7 Hana Moll Flag of the United States.svg  United States xoxxoxo4.60 m q
8 Elina Lampela Flag of Finland.svg  Finland xoxxx4.45 m
9 Lea Bachmann Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland xxooxxx4.45 m
10 Kitty Friele Faye Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oxoxxx4.45 m
10 Kajsa Roth Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden oxoxxx4.45 m PB
10 Elien Vekemans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium oxoxxx4.45 m
13 Marleen Mülla Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia xxoxxx4.25 m
Yana Hladiychuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine xxx NM
Jennifer Elizarov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada xxx NM
Miré Reinstorf Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa xxx NM
Molly Caudery Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I. DNS
[7]

Group B

RankNameNationality4.254.454.604.70MarkNotes
1 Amanda Moll Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooo4.60 m q
1 Sandi Morris Flag of the United States.svg  United States -oo4.60 m q
1 Angelica Moser Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland -oo4.60 m q
1 Tina Šutej Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia ooo4.60 m q
5 Eliza McCartney Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand oxoo4.60 m q
6 Marie-Julie Bonnin Flag of France.svg  France -oxo4.60 m q
7 Olivia McTaggart Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ooxxo4.60 m q
8 Elisa Molinarolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy xoxoxxx4.45 m
9 Maryna Kylypko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine oxxoxxx4.45 m
9 Pascale Stöcklin Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland oxxoxxx4.45 m
9 Lene Onsrud Retzius Flag of Norway.svg  Norway oxxoxxx4.45 m
12 Ariadni Adamopoulou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oxxx4.25 m
13 Hanga Klekner Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary xoxxx4.25 m
14 Saga Andersson Flag of Finland.svg  Finland xxoxxx4.25 m
14 Misaki Morota Flag of Japan.svg  Japan xxoxxx4.25 m
Beatriz Chagas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil xxx NM
Wilma Murto Flag of Finland.svg  Finland xxx NM
[7]

Final

RankNameNationality4.454.654.754.804.854.904.955.01MarkNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Katie Moon Flag of the United States.svg  United States oooox–xoxr4.90 SB
Silver medal icon.svg Sandi Morris Flag of the United States.svg  United States oooxooxx–x4.85 SB
Bronze medal icon.svg Tina Šutej Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia ooxxoxoxxx4.80 SB
4 Amálie Švábíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic ooxxoxx–x4.75 SB
5 Angelica Moser Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland ooxxx4.65
6 Hana Moll Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxoxxx4.65
6 Amanda Moll Flag of the United States.svg  United States oxoxxx4.65
8 Marie-Julie Bonnin Flag of France.svg  France xoxoxxx4.65
8 Olivia McTaggart Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand xoxoxxx4.65
10 Imogen Ayris Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand oxxx4.45
11 Roberta Bruni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy xoxxx4.45
11 Niu Chunge Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China xoxxx4.45
Juliana de Menis Campos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil xxx NM
Eliza McCartney Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand x–r NM
[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Women's pole vault". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. "The heartbreaking, brutal 12 months that followed Nina Kennedy's Olympic euphoria".
  3. "Former UD athlete wins third straight world pole vault championship".
  4. Sport, Guardian. "USA's Katie Moon rises again to claim third successive world pole vault gold". The Guardian.
  5. "Women's pole vault − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Women's pole vault qualification results" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  8. "Pole Vault Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.