Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships

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Pole vault
at the World Athletics Championships
Overview
GenderMen and women
Years heldMen: 19832023
Women: 19992023
Championship record
Men6.21 m Armand Duplantis (2022)
Women5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva (2005)
Reigning champion
MenFile:Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (SWE)
WomenFile:Flag of the United States.svg Katie Moon (USA)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nina Kennedy (AUS)

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

Distinction Male Female
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

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Bubka (URS) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Konstantin Volkov (URS) File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Atanas Tarev (BUL)
1987 Rome
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File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Bubka (URS) File:Flag of France.svg Thierry Vigneron (FRA) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Radion Gataullin (URS)
1991 Tokyo
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File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Bubka (URS) File:Flag of Hungary.svg István Bagyula (HUN) File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Maksim Tarasov (URS)
1993 Stuttgart
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File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergey Bubka (UKR) File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ) File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
File:Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg Igor Trandenkov (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
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File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergey Bubka (UKR) File:Flag of Russia.svg Maksim Tarasov (RUS) File:Flag of France.svg Jean Galfione (FRA)
1997 Athens
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File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergey Bubka (UKR) File:Flag of Russia.svg Maksim Tarasov (RUS) File:Flag of the United States.svg Dean Starkey (USA)
1999 Seville
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File:Flag of Russia.svg Maksim Tarasov (RUS) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dmitri Markov (AUS) File:Flag of Israel.svg Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
2001 Edmonton
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dmitri Markov (AUS) File:Flag of Israel.svg Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) File:Flag of the United States.svg Nick Hysong (USA)
2003 Saint-Denis
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File:Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) File:Flag of South Africa.svg Okkert Brits (RSA) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Kristiansson (SWE)
2005 Helsinki
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File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rens Blom (NED) File:Flag of the United States.svg Brad Walker (USA) File:Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Gerasimov (RUS)
2007 Osaka
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Brad Walker (USA) File:Flag of France.svg Romain Mesnil (FRA) File:Flag of Germany.svg Danny Ecker (GER)
2009 Berlin
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File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Hooker (AUS) File:Flag of France.svg Romain Mesnil (FRA) File:Flag of France.svg Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2011 Daegu
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File:Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Wojciechowski (POL) File:Flag of Cuba.svg Lázaro Borges (CUB) File:Flag of France.svg Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2013 Moscow
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File:Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Holzdeppe (GER) File:Flag of France.svg Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) File:Flag of Germany.svg Björn Otto (GER)
2015 Beijing
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File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawnacy Barber (CAN) File:Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Holzdeppe (GER) File:Flag of France.svg Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
File:Flag of Poland.svg Pawel Wojciechowski (POL)
File:Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Lisek (POL)
2017 London
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Sam Kendricks (USA) File:Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Lisek (POL) File:Flag of France.svg Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2019 Doha
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Sam Kendricks (USA) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (SWE) File:Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Lisek (POL)
2022 Eugene
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File:Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (SWE) File:Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Nilsen (USA) File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Ernest John Obiena (PHL)
2023 Budapest
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File:Flag of Sweden.svg Armand Duplantis (SWE) File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Ernest John Obiena (PHL) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurtis Marschall (AUS)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Nilsen (USA)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Sergey Bubka File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) 1983–1997 6 0 0 6
2 Maksim Tarasov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 1991–1999 1 2 2 5
3 Renaud Lavillenie File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 2009–2017 0 1 4 5
4 Armand Duplantis File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 2019-2023 2 1 0 3
5 Piotr Lisek File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 2015–2019 0 1 2 3
6 Sam Kendricks File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2017–2019 2 0 0 2
7 Dmitri Markov File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) 1999–2001 1 1 0 2
Brad Walker File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2005–2007 1 1 0 2
Raphael Holzdeppe File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) 2013–2015 1 1 0 2
10 Paweł Wojciechowski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 2011–2015 1 0 1 2
11 Aleksandr Averbukh File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (ISR) 1999–2001 0 1 1 2
Christopher Nilsen File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2022-2023 0 1 1 2
Ernest John Obiena File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (PHI) 2022-2023 0 1 1 2

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 3 2 2 7
2 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 3 1 2 6
3 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) 3 0 0 3
4 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) 2 1 1 4
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 2 1 1 4
6 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 1 2 3 6
7 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 1 1 3 5
8 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) 1 1 2 4
9 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) 1 0 0 1
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1
12 File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 0 4 5 9
13 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) 0 1 1 2
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) 0 1 1 2
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (ISR) 0 1 1 2
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (PHL) 0 1 1 2
17 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KAZ) 0 1 0 1
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA) 0 1 0 1
19 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 1 1

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1999 Seville
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Dragila (USA) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS)
2001 Edmonton
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Stacy Dragila (USA) File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) File:Flag of Poland.svg Monika Pyrek (POL)
2003 Saint-Denis
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File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) File:Flag of Germany.svg Annika Becker (GER) File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
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File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) File:Flag of Poland.svg Monika Pyrek (POL) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavla Hamáčková (CZE)
2007 Osaka
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File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Baďurová (CZE) File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2009 Berlin
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File:Flag of Poland.svg Anna Rogowska (POL) File:Flag of the United States.svg Chelsea Johnson (USA)
File:Flag of Poland.svg Monika Pyrek (POL)
none awarded
2011 Daegu
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Murer (BRA) File:Flag of Germany.svg Martina Strutz (GER) File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2013 Moscow
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File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) File:Flag of the United States.svg Jenn Suhr (USA) File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yarisley Silva (CUB)
2015 Beijing
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File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yarisley Silva (CUB) File:Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Murer (BRA) File:Flag of Greece.svg Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE)
2017 London
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File:Flag of Greece.svg Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE) File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandi Morris (USA) File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Robeilys Peinado (VEN)
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Yarisley Silva (CUB)
2019 Doha
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File:ANA flag (2017).svg Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandi Morris (USA) File:Flag of Greece.svg Katerina Stefanidi (GRE)
2022 Eugene
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Katie Nageotte (USA) File:Flag of the United States.svg Sandi Morris (USA) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nina Kennedy (AUS)
2023 Budapest
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File:Flag of the United States.svg Katie Moon (USA)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nina Kennedy (AUS)
none awarded File:Flag of Finland.svg Wilma Murto (FIN)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
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

Men's pole vault World Championships record progression[2]
Mark Athlete Nation Year Round Date
5.40 m Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Konstantin Volkov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Władysław Kozakiewicz File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Thierry Vigneron File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Frantisek Jansa File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Miro Zalar File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Tom Hintnaus File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Felix Bohni File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (SUI) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Vladimir Polyakov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Tadeusz Slusarski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Jeff Buckingham File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Veijo Vannesluoma File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
5.50 m Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Tom Hintnaus File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Atanas Tarev File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Patrick Abada File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Miro Zalar File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
5.55 m Tadeusz Slusarski File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
5.60 m Konstantin Volkov File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Atanas Tarev File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
5.70 m Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1983 Final 1983-08-14
Nikolay Nikolov File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
Thierry Vigneron File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
Rodion Gataulin File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
Marian Kolasa File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
5.80 m Rodion Gataulin File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
Thierry Vigneron File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
Marian Kolasa File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
5.85 m Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1987 Final 1987-09-05
5.90 m Istvan Bagyula File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) 1991 Final 1991-08-29
5.95 m Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1991 Final 1991-08-29
6.00 m Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1993 Final 1993-08-19
6.01 m Sergey Bubka File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 1997 Final 1997-08-10
6.02 m Maksim Tarasov File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 1999 Final 1999-08-26
6.05 m Dmitriy Markov File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS) 2001 Final 2001-08-09
6.06 m Armand Duplantis File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 2022 Final 2022-07-24
6.21 m WR Armand Duplantis File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) 2022 Final 2022-07-24

Women

Women's pole vault World Championships record progression[3]
Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date
4.40 m Nicole Humbert File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Zsuzsanna Szabo File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Pavla Hamackova File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Daniela Bartova File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
4.45 m Tatiana Grigorieva File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Anzhela Balakhonova File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
4.50 m Anzhela Balakhonova File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
4.55 m Anzhela Balakhonova File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
4.60 m WR Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 1999 Final 1999-08-21
4.60 m Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2001 Final 2001-08-06
Svetlana Feofanova File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 2001 Final 2001-08-06
4.65 m Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2001 Final 2001-08-06
Svetlana Feofanova File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 2001 Final 2001-08-06
4.70 m Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2001 Final 2001-08-06
Svetlana Feofanova File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 2001 Final 2001-08-06
4.75 m Svetlana Feofanova File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 2001 Final 2003-08-25
Stacy Dragila File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) 2001 Final 2001-08-06
Svetlana Feofanova File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 2001 Final 2003-08-25
5.01 m WR Yelena Isinbayeva File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 2005 Final 2005-08-12

See also

References

  1. "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45.
  2. Main > Men's Pole Vault > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
  3. 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.

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