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 ...

at the

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took place on 19 March 2022.

Summary

With the

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starting just three weeks earlier, "aggressor nations" Russia and Belarus were banned from the Championships, excising the top three vaulters in 2022. Returning champion

Sandi Morris Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992) is an American pole vault record holder. She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won silver at the pole vault event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics an ...

was back to defend, along with fifth place

Katie Nageotte Kathryn Moon ( Nageotte; born June 13, 1991) is an American athlete, specializing in pole vaulting. She won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Athletics Championships, and a silver at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. Nage ...

. Ten were over 4.45m but that was reduced to six by 4.60m. The medalists were determined at 4.70m, only Morris, Nageotte and on her final attempt,

Tina Šutej Tina Šutej (born 7 November 1988) is a Slovenian pole vaulter. She won bronze medals at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and 2022 European Championships. Šutej earned a silver at the 2021 European Indoor Championships and again in 2023. S ...

were able to clear. Nageotte held the lead with a clean series going. 4.75m was uneventful, everyone cleared on their first attempt. At 4.80m, the story was different. Six attempts went by without a clearance. On her final attempt, Morris cleared to take the lead and put pressure on the remaining two. Šutej misaligned her attempt, going under the bar and Nageotte brushed it off, giving the victory to Morris. Nageotte's superior round at lower heights gave her the edge for silver over Šutej.

Results

The final was started at 18:08.Final results
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References

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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 ...

Pole vault at the World Athletics Indoor Championships