2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault

The Women's Pole Vault event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 15 August and 17 August 2009. Yelena Isinbayeva was the strong favourite prior to the competition, a position enhanced further by the withdrawal of 2008 Olympic silver medallist Jennifer Stuczynski. Anna Rogowska was the only athlete to beat Isinbayeva in the buildup to the event. Fabiana Murer and Monika Pyrek had both registered strong season's bests but had suffered from indifferent form. European Indoor medallists Yuliya Golubchikova and Silke Spiegelburg rounded out the list of the season's highest jumping athletes.[1]

In the qualifiers, the automatic progression mark of 4.60 m was not needed, as eleven athletes reached 4.55 m and Kristina Gadschiew progressed with 4.50 m. All four Russian athletes reached the final, as did all three vaulters of the host nation's team. Veteran American athlete and former world record holder Stacy Dragila closed her major championship career with a jump of 4.25 m, as she announced her intention to retire at the end of the season.[2]

On the final day of the event, European Indoor champion Golubchikova was the first to experience disappointment, as a fall in the warm up left her unable to compete in the final. The Brazilian and British champions, Murer and Kate Dennison failed at the 4.65 m mark. Pyrek and American Chelsea Johnson passed that height on their first attempt, while Rogowska and home favourite Spiegelburg completed it on their second try. Rogowska was the only athlete to vault 4.75 m, at which point reigning champion Isinbayeva entered the competition. The Russian failed to clear the height and, after raising the bar, failed twice more and finished last in the competition.[3]

Given that Isinbayeva had a season's best of 4.80 m, an opener of 4.75 m was a risky decision that back fired for the athlete, resulting in her first major championship loss since 2003 and her first ever non-medalling performance in international competition. Rogowska, who had beaten her at the London Grand Prix a month earlier, won her first gold medal at a major championships, breaking Isinbayeva's dominance of the event. Pyrek repeated her form of the 2005 Championships to take a silver medal along with Chelsea Johnson, a relatively unknown athlete competing at her first major championships. For the first time in history of World Championships in Athletics, two Polish athletes took gold and silver medal in the same event.[3][4]

Medalists

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Gold Anna Rogowska
  Poland (POL)
Silver Monika Pyrek
  Poland (POL)
Silver Chelsea Johnson
  United States (USA)

Records

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World record   Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 5.05 Beijing, China 18 August 2008
Championship record   Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 5.01 Helsinki, Finland 12 August 2005
World Leading   Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.85 Rome, Italy 10 July 2009
African Record   Elmarie Gerryts (RSA) 4.42 Wesel, Germany 12 June 2000
Asian Record   Gao Shuying (CHN) 4.64 New York, United States 2 June 2007
North American record   Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) 4.92 Eugene, United States 6 July 2008
South American record   Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.82 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7 June 2009
European Record   Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 5.05 Beijing, China 18 August 2008
Oceanian Record   Kym Howe (AUS) 4.65 Saulheim, Germany 30 June 2007

Qualification standards

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A standard B standard
4.45m 4.35m

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 15, 2009 19:00 Qualification
August 17, 2009 18:45 Final

Results

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Qualification

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

Rank Group Name Nationality 4.10 4.25 4.40 4.50 4.55 Result Notes
1 A Fabiana Murer   Brazil (BRA) - - o o o 4.55 q
1 A Anna Rogowska   Poland (POL) - - o - o 4.55 q
1 A Yuliya Golubchikova   Russia (RUS) - - o - o 4.55 q
1 B Silke Spiegelburg   Germany (GER) - - o o o 4.55 q
1 B Yelena Isinbayeva   Russia (RUS) - - - - o 4.55 q
6 B Chelsea Johnson   United States (USA) - xxo o o o 4.55 q
7 A Kate Dennison   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) o o o xo o 4.55 q
7 A Anna Battke   Germany (GER) - o o xo o 4.55 q
9 A Tatyana Polnova   Russia (RUS) o xo xo xo o 4.55 q
10 B Monika Pyrek   Poland (POL) - - o xo xo 4.55 q
11 B Aleksandra Kiryashova   Russia (RUS) - o o xo xxo 4.55 q
12 B Kristina Gadschiew   Germany (GER) - o o o xxx 4.50 q
13 A Anna Giordano Bruno   Italy (ITA) o xo xo o xxx 4.50
14 B Jillian Schwartz   United States (USA) - o xo xo xxx 4.50
15 A Nicole Büchler   Switzerland (SUI) o o o xo xxx 4.50 NR
16 B Kelsie Hendry   Canada (CAN) - o o xxx 4.40
16 B Jiřina Ptáčníková   Czech Republic (CZE) - o o xxx 4.40
18 B Li Ling   China (CHN) o o xo xxx 4.40 SB
19 B Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou   Greece (GRE) o xo xo xxx 4.40
20 B Minna Nikkanen   Finland (FIN) o o xxo xxx 4.40
21 B Naroa Agirre   Spain (ESP) o xo xxo xxx 4.40 SB
22 A Joanna Piwowarska   Poland (POL) o o xxx 4.25
22 A Stacy Dragila   United States (USA) - o xxx 4.25
24 A Mariánna Zaharíadi   Cyprus (CYP) xo xo xxx 4.25
24 B Roslinda Samsu   Malaysia (MAS) xo xo xxx 4.25
26 A Sandra-Helena Tavares   Portugal (POR) xo xxo xxx 4.25
28 A Télie Mathiot   France (FRA) o xxx 4.10
28 B Takayo Kondo   Japan (JPN) o xxx 4.10
30 A Romana Maláčová   Czech Republic (CZE) xo xxx 4.10
30 B Lim Eun-Ji   South Korea (KOR) xo xxx 4.10
A Gao Shuying   China (CHN) - xxx NM

Key: NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), NR = National record, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

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Rank Name Nationality 4.25 4.40 4.55 4.65 4.75 4.80 Result Notes
  Anna Rogowska   Poland (POL) - o o xo o xx- 4.75
  Monika Pyrek   Poland (POL) - o o o xx- x 4.65
  Chelsea Johnson   United States (USA) - o o o xxx 4.65 SB
4 Silke Spiegelburg   Germany (GER) - o xo xo xxx 4.65
5 Fabiana Murer   Brazil (BRA) - o o xxx 4.55
6 Kate Dennison   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) o o xo xxx 4.55
7 Anna Battke   Germany (GER) - o xxx 4.40
7 Tatyana Polnova   Russia (RUS) o o xxx 4.40
9 Aleksandra Kiryashova   Russia (RUS) xo xo xxx 4.40
10 Kristina Gadschiew   Germany (GER) o xxo xxx 4.40
Yelena Isinbayeva   Russia (RUS) - - - - x- xx NM
Yuliya Golubchikova   Russia (RUS) DNS

Key: DNS = Did not start, NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result), SB = Seasonal best

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-12). Women's Pole Vault - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Archived 2009-09-08.
  2. ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-15). Event Report - Women's Pole Vault - Qualification Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
  3. ^ a b Landells, Steve (2009-08-17). Event Report - Women's Pole Vault - Final Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
  4. ^ Butcher, Pat (2009-08-17). Berlin 2009 - Day 3 SUMMARY - 17 Aug Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.