In the qualification round, Bradshaw topped out early with three misses at 4.40m (14ft 5+1⁄4in). Caudery did not start until 4.55 m and then failed to clear the bar on any of her attempts. Eleven athletes cleared 4.55 m, so to include the top twelve plus ties, nine more athletes who cleared 4.40 on their first attempt moved on for a final of twenty competitors.
With Ariadni Adamopoulou missing[why?], nineteen athletes started the final. All got over 4.40 m except Eliza McCartney, who passed. Effectively the 9 who failed to clear 4.55 m in the qualification round, now had the opportunity to try 4.60 m a day later, Robeilys Peinado, Marie-Julie Bonnin and Imogen Ayris succeeding. Nine got over 4.70m (15ft 5in), with only Amalie Svabikova and Kennedy not making it on the first attempt. At 4.80, Alysha Newman, Kennedy, Moon and Moser got over on their first attempt, Moon and Moser maintaining a perfect round. Svabikova took until her last attempt to get over. At 4.85m (15ft 11in), Kennedy was the only one to get over on her first attempt, putting her into the lead. Newman and Moon made it on their second attempt. Svabikova missed all three while Moser missed her first two and passed to take one attempt at 4.90m (16ft 7⁄8in). Newman missed, then Moon missed on her first attempt. When Moser missed her attempt, the medalists were determined.
In the final round, Kennedy cleared first. On fewer misses, Moon was in silver position. She chose to pass to take two attempts for the win. Newman, with an earlier miss at 4.60, took two more attempts and failed. If Moon didn't clear, Kennedy had the win. Moon was the only one of the three who had previously cleared five meters, but failed her first attempt. Kennedy failed and Moon was down to her last attempt. When she missed, Kennedy withdrew to celebrate her Olympic gold medal.[2][3]
For the women's pole vault event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by jumping the entry standard of 4.73m (15ft 6+1⁄4in) or higher or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[7]
Results
Qualification
The qualification was held on 5 August, starting at 10:40 (UTC+2) in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification standard or world ranking.[8][9] All athletes meeting the qualification standard of 4.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to final
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