# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault

The official results of the Women's Pole Vault event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 27 competitors.

## Medalists

| Gold | Stacy Dragila United States (USA) |
| Silver | Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Monika Pyrek Poland (POL) |

## Schedule

* All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
Qualification Round :
| Group A | Group B |
| 04.08.2001 – 08:45h | 04.08.2001 – 10:30h |
| Final Round ||
| 06.08.2001 – 14:30h ||

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.81 m | June 9, 2001 | Palo Alto, United States |
| Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.60 m | August 21, 1999 | Seville, Spain |
| Broken records during the 2001 World Athletics Championships |||||
| Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.65 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
| Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.70 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
| Event Record | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.75 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
| Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.75 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |

## Qualification

| RANK | GROUP A | HEIGHT |
| 1. | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.35 m |
| 1. | Monika Pyrek (POL) | 4.35 m |
| 3. | Mary Sauer (USA) | 4.35 m |
| 4. | Carolin Hingst (GER) | 4.35 m |
| 5. | Janine Whitlock (GBR) | 4.35 m |
| 6. | Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) | 4.25 m |
| 7. | Monique de Wilt (NED) | 4.25 m |
| 8. | Tanya Koleva (BUL) | 4.25 m |
| 9. | Jenny Dryburgh (NZL) | 4.25 m |
| 10. | Stephanie McCann (CAN) | 4.25 m NR |
| 11. | Alejandra García (ARG) | 4.25 m |
| 12. | Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) | 4.15 m |
| — | Déborah Gyurcsek (URU) | NM |
| — | Tracy O'Hara (USA) | NM |
| RANK | GROUP B | HEIGHT |
| 1. | Gao Shuying (CHN) | 4.35 m |
| 1. | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.35 m |
| 3. | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | 4.55 m PB |
| 4. | Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) | 4.35 m |
| 5. | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | 4.35 m |
| 6. | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL) | 4.35 m |
| 7. | Doris Auer (AUT) | 4.35 m |
| 8. | Annika Becker (GER) | 4.25 m |
| 8. | Marie Rasmussen (DEN) | 4.25 m |
| 10. | Krisztina Molnár (HUN) | 4.25 m |
| 11. | Hanna-Mia Persson (SWE) | 4.15 m |
| 12. | Mar Sánchez (ESP) | 4.00 m |
| — | Alicia Warlick (USA) | NM |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Result | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 4.10 | 4.25 | 4.35 | 4.45 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.82 | Result | Note |
| | Stacy Dragila (USA) | — | — | O | O | — | O | O | XO | O | O | XXX | 4.75 m | CR |
| | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | — | — | O | O | — | O | O | XXO | O | O | XXX | 4.75 m | CR |
| | Monika Pyrek (POL) | — | O | O | XO | XO | O | XXX | | | | | 4.55 m | |
| 4 | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | O | O | XO | XXO | — | XO | XXX | | | | | 4.55 m | PB |
| 5 | Gao Shuying (CHN) | O | O | O | O | O | XXX | | | | | | 4.50 m | AR |
| 6 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL) | XO | XO | XO | O | XXX | | | | | | | 4.45 m | PB |
| 7 | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | — | XXO | O | XO | XXX | | | | | | | 4.45 m | PB |
| 8 | Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) | O | O | O | XXO | XXX | | | | | | | 4.45 m | |
| 9 | Janine Whitlock (GBR) | XO | O | XXO | XXX | | | | | | | | 4.35 m | |
| 10 | Carolin Hingst (GER) | O | O | XXX | | | | | | | | | 4.25 m | |
| 11 | Doris Auer (AUT) | — | XO | XXX | | | | | | | | | 4.25 m | |
| 12 | Mary Sauer (USA) | O | XXO | XXX | | | | | | | | | 4.25 m | |