2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 17, 2016.[1][2] Jennifer Suhr of the United States won gold.

Women's pole vault
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 17
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning height4.90
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Greece
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The men's and women's pole vault competition were the only events on the opening day. They were conducted simultaneously with two parallel runways down the center of the arena. The women's entrants included eight of the top 20 vaulters in history, most of them peaking in the weeks before the competition. One day after her 35th birthday, Fabiana Murer improved upon the listed Masters W35 world record by clearing 4.60. At 4.70, Eliza McCartney set her indoor New Zealand National Record, but barely a footnote considering she had cleared 4.80 at her outdoor national championships just 12 days earlier. She passed her next jump to that same 4.80 mark. At 4.75, the world record holder (improved earlier this season) Jenn Suhr took only her second attempt of the competition to tie for the lead with Ekaterini Stefanidi, who had jumped clean at 5 heights. Nicole Büchler missed twice at 4.75 and put all her marbles on a final attempt at a personal best 4.80. She made it, setting the Swiss National Record. Sandi Morris also made it on her first attempt and Stefanidi kept her perfect streak going. At 4.85, Stefanidi and Büchler failed while both Americans Morris and Suhr were successful. Having nothing to gain at 4.85 Stefanidi and Büchler took their remaining attempts at 4.90. After everyone else failed at 4.90, Suhr cleared it on only her fourth attempt of the competition which ultimately gave her the gold. With silver confirmed, Morris took her last attempt at 4.95 but after it failed, Suhr packed up her poles. Stefanidi's perfect round until 4.80 gave her the bronze.

Records

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Gold medal winner, Jennifer Suhr
 
Runner-up, Sandi Morris
Standing records prior to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
World record   Jennifer Suhr (USA) 5.02 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 2 March 2013
Championship record   Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) 4.86 Budapest, Hungary 6 March 2004
World Leading   Jennifer Suhr (USA) 5.03 Brockport, New York, United States 30 January 2016
African record   Elmarie Gerryts (RSA) 4.41 Birmingham, Great Britain 20 February 2000
Asian record   Li Ling (CHN) 4.70 Doha, Qatar 19 February 2016
European record   Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) 5.01 Stockholm, Sweden 23 February 2012
North and Central American
and Caribbean record
  Jennifer Suhr (USA) 5.02 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 2 March 2013
Oceanian Record   Kym Howe (AUS) 4.72 Donetsk, Ukraine 10 February 2007
South American record   Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.83 Nevers, France 7 February 2015

Qualification standards

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Indoor Outdoor
4.71

Schedule

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Date Time Round
17 March 2016 19:05 Final

Results

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The final was started at 19:05.[3]

Rank Name Nationality 4.35 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.75 4.80 4.85 4.90 4.95 Result Notes
  Jennifer Suhr   United States o o o o 4.90 CR
  Sandi Morris   United States o o o xo o o xx– x 4.85
  Katerina Stefanidi   Greece o o o o o x– xx 4.80
4 Nicole Büchler    Switzerland o xxo xxo xx- o x– xx 4.80 NR
5 Eliza McCartney   New Zealand o xo xxx 4.70 NR
6 Fabiana Murer   Brazil o o xxx 4.60
6 Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou   Greece o o xxx 4.60
8 Romana Maláčová   Czech Republic xo o xxx 4.50
NM Marta Onofre   Portugal xxx NM
DNS Alana Boyd   Australia DNS

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ Final results