Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships
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| Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships | |
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| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2023 Women: 1999 – 2023 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 6.21 m Armand Duplantis (2022) |
| Women | 5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva (2005) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (SWE) |
| Women | File:Flag of the United States.svg Katie Moon (USA) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nina Kennedy (AUS) |
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The pole vault at the World Athletics Championships has been contested by men since 1983 and women since 1999. The championship records for the event are 6.21 for men, set by Armand Duplantis in 2022, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005.
Age records
- All information from World Athletics.[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
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| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Bubka (URS) | 19 years, 253 days | 14 Aug 1983 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 23 years, 40 days | 25 Aug 2003 |
| Youngest medalist | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Bubka (URS) | 19 years, 253 days | 14 Aug 1983 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Robeilys Peinado (VEN) | 19 years, 253 days | 6 Aug 2017 |
| Youngest finalist | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (SWE) | 17 years, 271 days | 8 Aug 2017 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Robeilys Peinado (VEN) | 19 years, 253 days | 6 Aug 2017 |
| Youngest participant | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg Natan Rivera (ESA) | 16 years, 253 days | 22 Aug 2015 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vicky Parnov (AUS) | 16 years, 306 days | 26 Aug 2007 |
| Oldest champion | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 33 years, 249 days | 10 Aug 1997 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 31 years, 71 days | 13 Aug 2013 |
| Oldest medalist | File:Flag of Germany.svg Björn Otto (GER) | 35 years, 300 days | 12 Aug 2013 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Murer (BRA) | 31 years, 189 days | 26 Aug 2015 |
| Oldest finalist | File:Flag of the United States.svg Derek Miles (USA) | 38 years, 335 days | 29 Aug 2011 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Jenn Suhr (USA) | 37 years, 236 days | 29 Sep 2019 |
| Oldest participant | File:Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Hartwig (USA) | 39 years, 339 days | 30 Aug 2007 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Dragila (USA) | 38 years, 143 days | 15 Aug 2009 |
Medalists
Men
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Multiple medalists
Medals by country
Women
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Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Yelena Isinbayeva | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 2003–2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Katie Moon | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 2022-2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Svetlana Feofanova | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 2001–2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Yarisley Silva | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 2013–2015 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Nina Kennedy | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) | 2022-2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Monika Pyrek | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 2001–2009 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Stacy Dragila | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 1999–2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Fabiana Murer | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA) | 2011–2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ekaterini Stefanidi | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE) | 2017–2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sandi Morris | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 2017–2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | File:ANA flag (2017).svg Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Championship record progression
Men
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Women
See also
References
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45.
- ↑ Main > Men's Pole Vault > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ↑ Main > Women's pole vault > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
Bibliography
- Butler, Mark (2023). World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Statistics Book. World Athletics.