Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's pole vault

The official results 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...

at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...

in Sydney, Australia, held on Monday September 29, 2000. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes in this event, which made its Olympic debut. The qualifying round was held on Saturday September 23, 2000, with the qualifying distance set at 4.35 metres. For all qualifiers who did not achieve the standard, the remaining spaces in the final were filled by the longest throws until a total of 12 qualifiers.

Medalists

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
23.09.2000 – 18:00h 23.09.2000 – 18:00h
Final Round
25.09.2000 – 18:00h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
23.09.2000 – 18:00h	23.09.2000 – 18:00h
Final Round
25.09.2000 – 18:00h

Abbreviations

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
OR	olympic record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics
World Record		4.63 m	July 23, 2000	Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :Sacramento County, CaliforniaSacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Olympic Record	New Event
Broken records during the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic Record		4.60 m	September 25, 2000	Sydney, Australia

Group A

Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Qual	Record
1	1	Tatiana Grigorieva Tatiana Grigorieva Tatiana Grigorieva is a retired Australian pole vaulter. She retired from the sport in 2007 after a 10 year career that saw her win Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship medals...		4.30	q
1	1	Daniela Bártová Daniela Bártová Daniela Bártová-Břečková is a retired Czech athlete. She was born in Ostrava. Originally a gymnast, her coach persuaded her to be a pole vaulter. She set nine world records in the mid-1990s, but she lost it on 4 November 1995 to Sun Caiyun and was unable to recapture it...		4.30	q
1	1	Nicole Rieger-Humbert		4.30	q
1	1	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:...		4.30	q
5	7	Marie Rasmussen Marie Rasmussen Marie Bagger Rasmussen is a retired pole vaulter from Denmark, who after her marriage was named as Marie Bagger Bohn. She represented her native country in the women's pole vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in eighth place. There she set her personal best on...		4.30	q	= NR
6	11	Stacy Dragila Stacy Dragila Stacy Renée Mikaelsen is an American former pole vaulter.She won the first gold medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2000 Summer Olympics coached by Dave Nielsen...		4.30	q
7	12	Monika Pyrek Monika Pyrek Monika Pyrek is a Polish pole vaulter.Born in Gdynia, competing at the 2004 Olympics, she placed fourth with 4.55 metres, just behind another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia, Anna Rogowska. Monika Pyrek won a silver medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with the result 4.60 m...		4.30	q
8	17	Caroline Ammel		4.15
9	18	Alejandra García Alejandra García Alejandra García Flood is an Argentine pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper, winning silver at the 1993 South American...		4.15
10	20	Janine Whitlock Janine Whitlock Janine Whitlock is an English pole vaulter.Her personal best is 4.47 metres, achieved in July 2005 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in the same meet that Yelena Isinbayeva became the first woman to clear 5 metres....		4.15
11	22	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Þórey Edda Elísdóttir is an Icelandic pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Madrid.-Achievements:...		4.00
		Svetlana Feofanova Svetlana Feofanova Svetlana Yevgenyevna Feofanova is a Russian pole vaulter. She won the silver medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2004 Summer Olympics behind compatriot Yelena Isinbayeva, and won the bronze in the 2008 Summer Olympics...		NM
		Zsuzsanna Szabó Zsuzsanna Szabó Zsuzsanna Szabó-Olgyai is a retired pole vaulter from Hungary, who represented her native country in the women's pole vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...		NM
		Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist , five-times a World Champion, and the current world record holder in the event...		NM
		Tanya Koleva		NM

Group B

Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Mark	Qual	Record
1	1	Vala Flosadóttir Vala Flosadóttir Vala Flosadóttir is an Icelandic athlete competing in the pole vault.She saw her heyday in the late nineties, when she set five world junior records and two world indoor records...		4.30	q
1	1	Kellie Suttle Kellie Suttle Kellie Suttle is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the pole vault event....		4.30	q
3	7	Gao Shuying Gao Shuying Gao Shuying is a Chinese pole vaulter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the pole vault competition.Her personal best is 4.64 metres, achieved in 2007 in New York City.-Achievements:-External links:...		4.30	q
3	7	Elmarie Gerryts Elmarie Gerryts Elmarie Gerryts is a retired pole vaulter from South Africa.She finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships and won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games...		4.30	q
3	7	Yvonne Buschbaum		4.30	q
6	13	Doris Auer Doris Auer Doris Auer is an Austrian pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.40 metres , achieved in September 2000 in Runaway Bay. This is the current Austrian record. Indoors her best is 4.44 metres, achieved in Glasgow 2001. In the same year the current world champion Yelena Isinbayeva recorded 4.45...		4.30	q
7	14	Melissa Mueller Melissa Mueller Melissa Mueller is an American pole vaulter.She finished fifth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo...		4.25
8	15	Emma George Emma George -World records:4.25 m - Melbourne, Australia 30 November 19954.28 m - Perth, Australia 17 December 19954.30 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 19964.41 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 19964.42 m - Reims, France 29 June 19964.45 m - Sapporo, Japan 14 July 1996...		4.25
8	15	Mar Sánchez		4.25
10	18	Marie Poissonnier Marie Poissonnier Marie Poissonnier is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne....		4.15
11	21	Déborah Gyurcsek Déborah Gyurcsek Deborah Olivera Gyurcsek is a retired female track and field athlete from Uruguay, who competed in the pole vault event. A one-time Olympian she won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Her personal best is 4.23 metres achieved in 2000.-Achievements:-References:*...		4.15
12	22	Pavla Hamáčková		4.00
		Yelena Belyakova Yelena Belyakova Yelena Belyakova is a former pole vaulter from Russia. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Tula.-Achievements:-External links:...		NM
		Thalia Iakovidou		NM
		Katalin Donath		NM

Overall Qualifying Results

Place	Athlete	Nation	Group	Mark	Qual	Record
1	Nicole Rieger-Humbert		A	4.30	q
1	Tatiana Grigorieva Tatiana Grigorieva Tatiana Grigorieva is a retired Australian pole vaulter. She retired from the sport in 2007 after a 10 year career that saw her win Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship medals...		A	4.30	q
1	Kellie Suttle Kellie Suttle Kellie Suttle is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the pole vault event....		B	4.30	q
1	Daniela Bártová Daniela Bártová Daniela Bártová-Břečková is a retired Czech athlete. She was born in Ostrava. Originally a gymnast, her coach persuaded her to be a pole vaulter. She set nine world records in the mid-1990s, but she lost it on 4 November 1995 to Sun Caiyun and was unable to recapture it...		A	4.30	q
1	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:...		A	4.30	q
1	Vala Flosadóttir Vala Flosadóttir Vala Flosadóttir is an Icelandic athlete competing in the pole vault.She saw her heyday in the late nineties, when she set five world junior records and two world indoor records...		B	4.30	q
7	Elmarie Gerryts Elmarie Gerryts Elmarie Gerryts is a retired pole vaulter from South Africa.She finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships and won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games...		B	4.30	q
7	Yvonne Buschbaum		B	4.30	q
7	Marie Rasmussen Marie Rasmussen Marie Bagger Rasmussen is a retired pole vaulter from Denmark, who after her marriage was named as Marie Bagger Bohn. She represented her native country in the women's pole vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in eighth place. There she set her personal best on...		A	4.30	q	= NR
7	Gao Shuying Gao Shuying Gao Shuying is a Chinese pole vaulter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the pole vault competition.Her personal best is 4.64 metres, achieved in 2007 in New York City.-Achievements:-External links:...		B	4.30	q
11	Stacy Dragila Stacy Dragila Stacy Renée Mikaelsen is an American former pole vaulter.She won the first gold medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2000 Summer Olympics coached by Dave Nielsen...		A	4.30	q
12	Monika Pyrek Monika Pyrek Monika Pyrek is a Polish pole vaulter.Born in Gdynia, competing at the 2004 Olympics, she placed fourth with 4.55 metres, just behind another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia, Anna Rogowska. Monika Pyrek won a silver medal in the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with the result 4.60 m...		A	4.30	q
13	Doris Auer Doris Auer Doris Auer is an Austrian pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.40 metres , achieved in September 2000 in Runaway Bay. This is the current Austrian record. Indoors her best is 4.44 metres, achieved in Glasgow 2001. In the same year the current world champion Yelena Isinbayeva recorded 4.45...		B	4.30	q
14	Melissa Mueller Melissa Mueller Melissa Mueller is an American pole vaulter.She finished fifth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and won the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo...		B	4.25
15	Emma George Emma George -World records:4.25 m - Melbourne, Australia 30 November 19954.28 m - Perth, Australia 17 December 19954.30 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 19964.41 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 19964.42 m - Reims, France 29 June 19964.45 m - Sapporo, Japan 14 July 1996...		B	4.25
15	Mar Sánchez		B	4.25
17	Caroline Ammel		A	4.15
18	Marie Poissonnier Marie Poissonnier Marie Poissonnier is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne....		B	4.15
18	Alejandra García Alejandra García Alejandra García Flood is an Argentine pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper, winning silver at the 1993 South American...		A	4.15
20	Janine Whitlock Janine Whitlock Janine Whitlock is an English pole vaulter.Her personal best is 4.47 metres, achieved in July 2005 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, in the same meet that Yelena Isinbayeva became the first woman to clear 5 metres....		A	4.15
21	Déborah Gyurcsek Déborah Gyurcsek Deborah Olivera Gyurcsek is a retired female track and field athlete from Uruguay, who competed in the pole vault event. A one-time Olympian she won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Her personal best is 4.23 metres achieved in 2000.-Achievements:-References:*...		B	4.15
22	Pavla Hamáčková		B	4.00
22	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Þórey Edda Elísdóttir Þórey Edda Elísdóttir is an Icelandic pole vaulter. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Madrid.-Achievements:...		A	4.00
	Zsuzsanna Szabó Zsuzsanna Szabó Zsuzsanna Szabó-Olgyai is a retired pole vaulter from Hungary, who represented her native country in the women's pole vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:...		A	NM
	Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist , five-times a World Champion, and the current world record holder in the event...		A	NM
	Yelena Belyakova Yelena Belyakova Yelena Belyakova is a former pole vaulter from Russia. Her personal best is 4.60 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Tula.-Achievements:-External links:...		B	NM
	Svetlana Feofanova Svetlana Feofanova Svetlana Yevgenyevna Feofanova is a Russian pole vaulter. She won the silver medal in women's pole vaulting at the 2004 Summer Olympics behind compatriot Yelena Isinbayeva, and won the bronze in the 2008 Summer Olympics...		A	NM
	Katalin Donath		B	NM
	Thalia Iakovidou		B	NM
	Tanya Koleva		A	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts										Distance	Extra
Rank	Athlete	4.00	4.15	4.25	4.35	4.40	4.45	4.50	4.55	4.60	4.65	Distance	Extra

O	O	XO	O	XXO	XO	O	XXX	4.60 m	OR

XO	O	O	O	O	XO	O	X-	XX	4.55 m	PB
		O	O	O	O	O	O	O	XXX			4.50 m	NR Icelandic records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Iceland maintained by the its national athletics federation: Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingA = affected by altitude...
4		O
O	XXO
XXO	O	XXX			4.50 m
5
XXO	XXO	XXO
XXO
XXX			4.45 m
6
XO	O	XO	XXX					4.40 m
7		XO	XXO	O	O	XO	XXX					4.40 m	NR Polish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *...
8		O	O	O	O	XXX						4.35 m	NR Danish records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Denmark maintained by Denmark's national athletics federation: Dansk Atletik Forbund .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* * * *...

9
O	XXX							4.25 m
10		O	O	XXX								4.15 m
11		O	XXX									4.00 m
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XXX								NM
—		XX-										NM