1998 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Pole Vault

The final of the Women's Pole Vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on 21 August 1998. The event was for the first time inducted into the European Outdoor Championships.

Medalists

Gold	Anzhela Balakhonova Anzhela Balakhonova Anzhela Balakhonova is a female pole vaulter from Ukraine who won the silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. She held the European record, and formerly held the world indoor record. She finished 6th at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:... Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (UKR)
Silver	Nicole Rieger-Humbert Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER)
Bronze	Yvonne Buschbaum Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (GER)

Qualification

Held on 18 August 1998

Rank Group A Height
1. 4.15 m
2. 4.15 m
3. 4.10 m
4. 4.10 m
4. 4.10 m
6. 4.00 m
7. 4.00 m
8. 4.00 m
9. 4.00 m
9. 4.00 m
11. 3.80 m
12. 3.80 m
13. 3.40 m
— NM
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Rank	Group B	Height
1.		4.15 m
2.		4.15 m
3.		4.15 m
4.		4.15 m
5.		4.10 m
6.		4.00 m
6.		4.00 m
6.		4.00 m
6.		4.00 m
10.		4.00 m
10.		4.00 m
12.		4.00 m
13.		3.80 m
—		NM

Final

Rank	Final ranking	Height
		4.31 m
		4.31 m
		4.31 m
4.		4.15 m
4.		4.15 m
4.		4.15 m
7.		4.15 m
8.		4.15 m
9.		4.15 m
10.		4.05 m
11.		4.05 m
12.		3.95 m
12.		3.95 m
14.		3.95 m
—		NM

Medalists

Qualification

Final

See also