2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault
| Women's pole vault at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August (qualification) 23 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's pole vault at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 21 and 23 August 2023. For the first time in the women's pole vault at these championships, two gold medals were awarded.
Summary
Two women needed personal bests and two more needed season bests in order to clear 4.65m and qualify for the final. In the final, only eight were able to clear 4.65 again. Six got over 4.75m, with personal bests for Molly Caudery and Angelica Moser. Four cleared 4.80m, including Tina Šutej's National Record. Wilma Murto was still perfect and thus in the lead. 4.85m was the next height. After Šutej missed, returning bronze medalist Nina Kennedy cleared cleanly to improve upon her own National Record from 2021. Defending champion, Katie Moon brushed the bar on the way down, but the bar stayed up. When Murto could not clear on her first attempt, Kennedy and Moon were now tied. After Šutej, Caudery, and Murto used up their attempts, Murto's previously perfect round left her with the bronze medal. And the bar went up to 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) for Kennedy and Moon. Neither could make it on their first two attempts. On her third attempt, Kennedy cleared for another National Record. Moon also cleared and the bar went up to 4.95m. Neither of them could negotiate the height in their three attempts. After Moon missed, the officials spoke with the athletes. By rule, when a tie occurs for first place, a jump off is held, where they continue to jump at first the missed height, then the bar gets lowered until one misses and the other makes it. The athletes have the right to refuse to take any more jumps. With the story of Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi both refusing at 2020 Olympic high jump fresh in everyone's mind, it was assumed they would both refuse and accept the tie for first place. Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy together discussed the prospect of jumping at 4.95 again then agreed to accept shared gold medals followed by a hug.
Records
Before the competition, records were as follows:[1]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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| World record | File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.06 m | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2009 |
| Championship record | 5.01 m | Helsinki, Finland | 12 August 2005 | |
| World Leading | File:Flag of the United States.svg Katie Moon (USA) | 4.90 m | Eugene, United States | 9 July 2023 |
| African Record | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Elmarie Gerryts (RSA) | 4.42 m | Wesel, Germany | 12 June 2000 |
| Asian Record | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ling (CHN) | 4.72 m | Shanghai, China | 18 May 2019 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Suhr (USA) | 5.02 m | Albuquerque, United States | 2 March 2013 |
| South American Record | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Murer (BRA) | 4.87 m | Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 3 July 2016 |
| European Record | File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.06 m | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2009 |
| Oceanian record | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg Eliza McCartney (NZL) | 4.94 m | Jockgrim, Germany | 17 July 2018 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4.71 m.[2]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 21 August | 18:40 | Qualification |
| 23 August | 19:30 | Final |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: 4.65 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).[3]
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Final
The final started on 23 August at 19:30.[4]
References
- ↑ "Pole Vault Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Results Pole Vault Women - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ "Results Pole Vault Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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