The Women's

Pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

event at the

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took place at the

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on August 28 and 30.

Anna Rogowska Anna Rogowska (born 21 May 1981) is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the pole vault. She became the World Champion in 2009 in Berlin. Career Born in Gdynia, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, narrowly beating Monika Pyrek ...

of Poland was the defending champion, while 2008 Olympic champion

Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva ( rus, Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, p=jɪˈlʲɛnə gɐˈdʐɨjɪvnə ɪsʲɪnˈbajɪvə; born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former pole vaulter. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 20 ...

had returned to form after a career break in 2010. American Jennifer Suhr had the two best clearances prior to the competition and Martina Strutz was ranked second in the world behind her. Silke Spiegelburg (the

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leader), world indoor champion

Fabiana Murer Fabiana de Almeida Murer (born 16 March 1981) is a retired 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 4.87 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter eve ...

and Olympic medalist

Svetlana Feofanova Svetlana Yevgenyevna Feofanova (russian: Светлана Евгеньевна Феофанова; born 16 July 1980) is a Russian pole vaulter. Svetlana Feofanova was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. She has studied at the Finance University unde ...

were the other main potential medalists.Martin, David (2011-08-20)
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. Retrieved on 2011-08-27. The event was conducted in swirling winds. World record holder Isinbayeva was the last to start, clearing her opening height but then struggling with her next three attempts, going under the bar on the last one. World leader Suhr seemed off this night but cleared 4.70 on her second attempt, while Yarisley Silva set the Cuban national record at the same height on her third attempt. Murer and previous world record holder Feofanova were clean through 4.75, but were pushed into a tie for second place by Strutz' German National Record 4.80 on her first attempt. Murer cleared on her second attempt while Feofanova missed all three attempts. At 4.85 Murer tied her own National and Area record, clearing on her first attempt and making Strutz pass to 4.90 to try to win. Neither cleared on their two attempts, then Murer had the bar raised to 4.92 for her final attempt.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 4.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the

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Final

References

External links

Pole vault results
at IAAF website {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Championships in Athletics - Women's pole vault

Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships 2011 in women's athletics