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...

 competition of the athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

 took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games

Pan American Games

The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...

 champion is Fabiana Murer

Fabiana Murer

Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...

 of Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		5.06	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	August 28, 2009
Pan American Games record		4.60	Rio de Janiero, Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	July 23, 2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...

 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard standard (3.50 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Only a final was held. There was no qualification round.

Date	Time	Round
October 24, 2011	16:30	Final

Abbreviations

• All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

  PR	Pan American games record
  WR	world record
  NR	national record
  PB	personal best
  SB	season best
  DNS	did not start
  DNF	did not finish
  DQ	disqualified

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.40	3.55	3.70	3.85	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.60	4.65	4.70	4.75	4.80	Result	Notes
	Yarisley Silva		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	–	o	o	xxx	4.75	PR, NR Cuban records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Cuba maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Cubana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
	Fabiana Murer Fabiana Murer Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	x–	xo	o	x-	xx	4.70
	Becky Holliday		–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	–	xxx						4.30
	Karla da Silva		–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xxx							4.30
	Keisa Monterola		–	–	–	–	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx							4.30
	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...		–	–	–	–	xo	xo	o	xxx								4.20
	Dailis Caballero		–	–	–	–	o	o	xxx									4.10
	Victoria Robson		–	–	–	–	–	o	xxx									4.10
	Daniela Inchausti		–	–	o	o	o	xxx										4.00
10	Carmelita Correa		–	o	o	o	xxx											3.85
11	Cecilia Villar		–	o	o	xxo	xxx											3.85
12	Deborah 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:*...		–	xxo	xo	xxx												3.70
13	Maria Ferrand		xo	o	xxx													3.55
14	Jessica Fu		–	xxo	xxx													3.55
15	Catalina Amarilla		xo	xxx														3.40

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