Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's pole vault

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Women's pole vault
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Jennifer Suhr London 2012.jpg
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date4–6 August 2012
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning height4.75 m
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jennifer Suhr Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Yarisley Silva Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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The women's pole vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–6 August. [1]

In the qualifying round, the 12 competitors who cleared 4.55 went into the final. Non-qualifiers included junior record holder Angelica Bengtsson, former world record holder Svetlana Feofanova and reigning world champion Fabiana Murer.

Wind and rain made conditions difficult in the final. The gold medal was won by Jennifer Suhr who cleared 4.75, silver by Yarisley Silva who also cleared 4.75, but had one more missed attempt at a lower height and bronze by two-time reigning champion Yelena Isinbaeva who cleared 4.70.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete had three attempts at each height and was eliminated if they failed to clear any height. Athletes who successfully jumped the qualifying height moved on the final. If fewer than 12 reached that height, the best 12 moved on. Cleared heights reset for the final, which followed the same three-attempts-per-height format until all athletes reached a height they could not jump. [2]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 4 August 201210:20Qualifications
Monday, 6 August 201219:00Finals

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland28 August 2009
Olympic recordFlag of Russia.svg  Yelena Isinbayeva  (RUS)5.05 m Beijing, China18 August 2008
2012 World leadingFlag of the United States.svg  Jennifer Suhr  (USA)4.83 m Champaign, United States7 July 2012

Results

Key

Qualifying round

Qual. rule: qualification standard 4.60m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

RankGroupNameNationality4.104.254.404.504.55ResultNotes [3]
1B Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia oo4.55q
1A Yarisley Silva Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba oo4.55q
1A Jennifer Suhr Flag of the United States.svg  United States o4.55q
4A Lisa Ryzih Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oxoo4.55q
5B Anna Rogowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland xoxoo4.55q
6B Silke Spiegelburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oxo4.55q
7A Holly Bleasdale Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain xooxo4.55q
7A Vanessa Boslak Flag of France.svg  France oxooxo4.55q
7A Martina Strutz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany ooxoxo4.55q
10B Becky Holliday Flag of the United States.svg  United States xoxxooxo4.55q
11A Alana Boyd Flag of Australia.svg  Australia oxxoxxoxo4.55q
12B Jiřina Ptáčníková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic xoxoxxo4.55q
13B Stélla-Iró Ledáki Flag of Greece.svg  Greece xxooxooxxx4.50
14B Fabiana Murer Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil xoxxx4.50
15B Lacy Janson Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxxx4.40
15A Monika Pyrek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland ooxxx4.40
17A Anastasiya Shvedova Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus xooxxx4.40
18A Jillian Schwartz Flag of Israel.svg  Israel oxxooxxx4.40
19A Tomomi Abiko Flag of Japan.svg  Japan ooxxx4.25
19A Angelica Bengtsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden oxxx4.25
19B Mélanie Blouin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada ooxxx4.25
19B Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece oxxx4.25
19A Tina Šutej Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia ooxxx4.25
24A Katerina Stefanidi Flag of Greece.svg  Greece xooxxx4.25
25B Nicole Büchler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland xxooxxx4.25
26B Kate Dennison Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain xoxxx4.25
26B Nataliya Mazuryk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine xoxxx4.25
26A Minna Nikkanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland oxoxxx4.25
26A Anastasia Savchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia xoxxx4.25
30A Li Ling Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China xxoxxx4.25
31A Choi Yun-Hee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea xoxxx4.10
31A Maria Leonor Tavares Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal xoxxx4.10
33B Marion Lotout Flag of France.svg  France xxoxxx4.10
33A Ganna Shelekh Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine xxoxxx4.10
B Dailis Caballero Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba xxxNM
B Svetlana Feofanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia xx–xNM
B Caroline Bonde Holm Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark xxxNM
B Liz Parnov Flag of Australia.svg  Australia xxxNM
B Tori Pena Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland xxxNM

Final

RankNameNationality4.304.454.554.654.704.754.80ResultNotes [4]
Gold medal icon.svg Jennifer Suhr Flag of the United States.svg  United States ooxoxxx4.75
Silver medal icon.svg Yarisley Silva Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba xooooxoxxx4.75= NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia x–ooxx–x4.70
4 Silke Spiegelburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany oox–xx4.65
5 Martina Strutz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany xoox–xx4.55
6 Jiřina Ptáčníková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic oxxoxx–x4.45
6 Lisa Ryzih Flag of Germany.svg  Germany xxoxxx4.45
6 Holly Bleasdale Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain xxoxxx4.45
9 Becky Holliday Flag of the United States.svg  United States xoxxoxxx4.45
10 Vanessa Boslak Flag of France.svg  France xoxxx4.30
11 Alana Boyd Flag of Australia.svg  Australia xxoxxx4.30
Anna Rogowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland xxxNM

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