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 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 as part of the athletics program

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...

 was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 21 and August 24.

Medalists

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  21.08.2004 – 19:00h	21.08.2004 – 19:00h
  Final Round
  24.08.2004 – 20:55h

Abbreviations

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

Records

Standing records prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Record		4.90 m	July 30, 2004	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Olympic Record		4.60 m	September 25, 2000	Sydney, Australia
Broken records during the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Record		4.91 m	August 24, 2004	Athens, Greece
Olympic Record

Qualification

Heat 1

1.  Poland 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...

, Poland

Poland

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 4.45 m - Q

2.  Czech Republic Pavla Hamáčková

Pavla Hamácková-Rybová

Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová is a Czech athlete who finished 11th place overall in the final of the 2004 Summer Olympics pole vault competition....

, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 4.45 m - Q

3.  Russia 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...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 4.40 m - q

4.  Spain Naroa Agirre

Naroa Agirre

Naroa Agirre Kamio is a female pole vaulter from Spain. Her current personal best is 4.50 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Saulheim. She has 4.56 metres on the indoor track, from February 2007 in Seville...

, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 4.40 m - q

5.  Ukraine 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...

 4.40 m - q

6.  Canada Stephanie McCann

Stephanie McCann

Stephanie Lynn McCann is an Canadian pole vaulter.She finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She won the bronze medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2006 Commonwealth Games...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 4.40 m - q

7.  United States 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...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 4.30 m

7.  Russia Anastasiya Ivanova, Russia 4.30 m

7.  Hungary Krisztina Molnár, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 4.30 m

7.  Greece Yeoryia Tsiliggiri, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 4.30 m

11.  People's Republic of China Zhao Yingying

Zhao Yingying

Zhao Yingying is a Chinese pole vaulter.She won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games...

, China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 4.30 m

12.  New Zealand Melina Hamilton, New Zealand

New Zealand

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 4.15 m

12.  Germany Floe Kuehnert, Germany

Germany

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 4.15 m

12.  Slovenia Teja Melink

Teja Melink

Teja Melink is a Slovenian pole vaulter.She finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 1998 European Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2005 World Championships without...

, Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 4.15 m

12.  Bulgaria Tanya Stefanova

Tanya Stefanova

Tanya Stefanova-Koleva is a female pole vaulter from Bulgaria, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. She set her personal best on June 21, 2003 at a meet in Velenje....

, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

 4.15 m

12.  United States 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....

, United States 4.15 m

17.  Chile Carolina Torres

Carolina Torres

Carolina Alejandra Torres Guzmán is a Chilean pole vaulter.She won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, vaulting her personal best of 4.30 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Achievements:-References:...

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

 4.00 m SB

18.  France 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....

, France

France

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 4.00 m


Heat 2

1.  Poland Anna Rogowska

Anna Rogowska

Anna Rogowska is a Polish pole vaulter, current reigning World Champion.-Career:Born in Gdynia, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, narrowly beating Monika Pyrek, another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia. Early 2005 brought success as she won the silver medal in the European Indoor...

, Poland 4.45 m - Q

2.  Czech Republic Kateřina Baďurová

Katerina Badurová

Kateřina Baďurová is a Czech former pole vaulter.She finished twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She also competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and the European Championships in 2002 and 2006 without reaching the finals.Her boyfriend is the Czech high jumper, Tomáš Janků.Her best...

, Czech Republic 4.40 m - q

2.  Spain Dana Cervantes, Spain 4.40 m - q

2.  Russia 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...

, Russia 4.40 m - q

5.  Canada Dana Ellis

Dana Ellis

Dana Ellis is a Canadian pole vaulter.At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Ellis finished in a 4-way tie for sixth place in the women's pole vault event....

, Canada 4.40 m - q

6.  Iceland Thorey Edda Elisdottir, Iceland

Iceland

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 4.40 m - q

7.  France Vanessa Boslak

Vanessa Boslak

Vanessa Boslak is a French pole vaulter.Her personal best is 4.70 metres, achieved in Malaga in June 2006 and during the final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan .-Achievements:...

, France 4.40 m - q

8.  Argentina Alejandra Garcia

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...

, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 4.40 m - q

9.  Germany Silke Spiegelburg

Silke Spiegelburg

Silke Spiegelburg is a German pole vaulter. She is the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She represented Germany at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008, as well as having competed at the World Championships in Athletics...

, Germany 4.40 m - q

10.  Australia Kym Howe

Kym Howe

Kym Michelle Howe-Nadin is an Australian athlete competing in the pole vault. She has an indoor personal best of 4.72 metres, achieved in February 2007 in Donetsk. -Achievements:-References:*...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 4.30 m

11.  United States Jillian Schwartz

Jillian Schwartz

Jillian Schwartz is an American-born pole vaulter who competes internationally for Israel. She represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics and competed at four consecutive World Championships in Athletics from 2003 to 2009...

, United States 4.30 m

12.  Germany Caroline Hingst, Germany 4.30 m

13.  Cyprus Anna Fitidou, Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

 4.15 m

13.  People's Republic of China 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:...

, China 4.15 m

13.  Switzerland Nadine Rohr

Nadine Rohr

Nadine Rohr is a Swiss pole vaulter.She finished thirteenth at the 2001 Summer Universiade, won the bronze medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade and the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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 4.15 m

13.  Japan Takayo Kondo, Japan

Japan

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 4.15 m
Afroditi Skafida, Greece NM

Final

August 24

1.  Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 4.91m WR

2.  Russia Svetlana Feofanova 4.75 m

3.  Poland Anna Rogowska 4.70 m

4.  Poland Monika Pyrek 4.55 m

5.  Iceland Thorey Edda Elisdottir 4.55 m

6.  France Vanessa Boslak 4.40 m

6.  Spain Naroa Agirre 4.40 m

6.  Canada Dana Ellis 4.40 m

6.  Ukraine Anzhela Balakhonova 4.40 m

10.  Canada Stephanie McCann 4.40 m =SB

11.  Czech Republic Pavla Hamáčková 4.40 m SB

12.  Czech Republic Katerina Baďurová 4.20 m

13.  Germany Silke Spiegelburg 4.20 m

13.  Argentina Alejandra García 4.20 m
Dana Cervantes NM