Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships
The pole vault at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since 1983 and women since 1999.
| Pole vault at the World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2015 Women: 1999 – 2015 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 6.05 m Dmitri Markov (2001) |
| Women | 5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva (2005) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Sam Kendricks (USA) |
| Women | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) |
The championship records for the event are 6.05 for men, set by Dmitri Markov in 2001, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005.
Age records
- All information from IAAF[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion |  Sergey Bubka (URS) | 19 years, 253 days | 14 Aug 1983 |  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 23 years, 40 days | 25 Aug 2003 |
| Youngest medalist | Sergey Bubka (URS) | 19 years, 253 days | 14 Aug 1983 |  Robeilys Peinado (VEN) | 19 years, 252 days | 6 Aug 2001 |
| Youngest participant |  István Bagyula (HUN) | 18 years, 244 days | 3 Sep 1987 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vicky Parnov (AUS) | 16 years, 306 days | 26 Aug 2007 |
| Oldest champion |  Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 33 years, 249 days | 10 Aug 1997 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 31 years, 71 days | 13 Aug 2013 |
| Oldest medalist |  Björn Otto (GER) | 35 years, 300 days | 12 Aug 2013 | Jenn Suhr (USA) | 31 years, 189 days | 13 Aug 2013 |
| Oldest participant | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | 39 years, 339 days | 30 Aug 2007 | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 38 years, 143 days | 15 Aug 2009 |
Medalists
Men
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Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Bubka | Ukraine (UKR) | 1983–1997 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Maksim Tarasov | Russia (RUS) | 1991–1999 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Renaud Lavillenie |  France (FRA) | 2009–2017 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Piotr Lisek |  Poland (POL) | 2015–2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Sam Kendricks | United States (USA) | 2017–2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Dmitri Markov | Australia (AUS) | 1999–2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Brad Walker | United States (USA) | 2005–2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6= | Raphael Holzdeppe | Germany (GER) | 2013–2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Paweł Wojciechowski | Poland (POL) | 2011–2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Romain Mesnil | France (FRA) | 2007–2009 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Aleksandr Averbukh |  Israel (ISR) | 1999–2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medals by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1= | United States (USA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8= | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8= |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8= |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 12= | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12= |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Women
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Seville |
Stacy Dragila (USA) |
Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) |
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
| 2001 Edmonton |
Stacy Dragila (USA) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
Monika Pyrek (POL) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
Annika Becker (GER) |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
| 2005 Helsinki |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
Monika Pyrek (POL) |
 Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) |
| 2007 Osaka |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
Kateřina Baďurová (CZE) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
| 2009 Berlin |
Anna Rogowska (POL) |
Chelsea Johnson (USA) Monika Pyrek (POL) |
none awarded |
| 2011 Daegu |
 Fabiana Murer (BRA) |
Martina Strutz (GER) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
| 2013 Moscow |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
Jenn Suhr (USA) |
Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
| 2015 Beijing |
Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
Fabiana Murer (BRA) |
 Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) |
| 2017 London |
Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE) |
Sandi Morris (USA) |
Robeilys Peinado (VEN) Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
| 2019 Doha |
Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) |
Sandi Morris (USA) |
Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) |
Multiple medalists
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia (RUS) | 2003–2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia (RUS) | 2001–2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Yarisley Silva | Cuba (CUB) | 2013–2015 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Monika Pyrek | Poland (POL) | 2001–2009 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Stacy Dragila | United States (USA) | 1999–2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Fabiana Murer | Brazil (BRA) | 2011–2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ekaterini Stefanidi | Greece (GRE) | 2017–2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Sandi Morris | United States (USA) | 2017–2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
See also
References
- Butler 2015, pp. 41–43.
Bibliography
- Butler, Mark (2015). IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Book. IAAF.
External links
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