# 2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

The official results of the Women's pole vault at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. The final was held on 9 August 2002. The qualifying round was staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 4.45 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Yvonne Buschbaum Germany (GER) |

## 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 2002 European Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.81 m | June 9, 2001 | Palo Alto, United States |
| Event Record | Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) | 4.31 m | August 21, 1998 | Budapest, Hungary |
| Broken or equalled records during the 2002 European Athletics Championships |||||
| Event Record | Annika Becker (GER) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Anna Rogowska (POL) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Krisztina Molnár (HUN) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Kirsten Belin (SWE) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 4.40 m | August 7, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Monique de Wilt (NED) | 4.40 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Annika Becker (GER) | 4.40 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | 4.40 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 4.40 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.40 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 4.50 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.50 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | 4.50 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Annika Becker (GER) | 4.50 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | 4.50 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 4.55 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Event Record | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.60 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |

## Qualification

| Rank | Group A | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Result |
| Rank | Group A | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.15 | 4.30 | 4.40 | Result |
| 1 | Annika Becker (GER) | - | - | o | o | o | 4.40 m |
| 2 | Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | - | - | xo | xo | o | 4.40 m |
| 3 | Anna Rogowska (POL) | o | xo | o | o | xo | 4.40 m |
| 4 | Krisztina Molnár (HUN) | - | - | xxo | xo | xo | 4.40 m |
| 5 | Kirsten Belin (SWE) | - | o | o | o | xxo | 4.40 m |
| 6 | Monique de Wilt (NED) | - | o | o | o | xxx | 4.30 m |
| 7 | Naroa Agirre (ESP) | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 4.30 m |
| 8 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL) | - | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | 4.30 m |
| 9 | Carolin Hingst (GER) | - | - | o | xxo | xxx | 4.30 m |
| 10 | Marie Poissonnier (FRA) | - | o | o | xxx | | 4.15 m |
| 11 | Paulina Sigg (FIN) | o | o | xxo | xxx | | 4.15 |
| 12 | Anita Tørring (DEN) | o | xxo | xxx | | | 4.00 m |
| 13 | Katerina Badurová (CZE) | xo | xxx | | | | 3.80 m |
| 14 | Nadine Rohr (SUI) | xxo | xxx | | | | 3.80 m |
| — | Annalisa Meacci (ITA) | xxx | | | | | NM |
| — | Olga Dogadko (ISR) | xxx | | | | | NM |
| — | Teija Saari (FIN) | xxx | | | | | NM |
| Rank | Group B | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Result |
| Rank | Group B | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.15 | 4.30 | 4.40 | Result |
| 1 | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | - | - | - | xo | o | 4.40 m |
| 2 | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | - | - | xo | xxo | o | 4.40 m |
| 3 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | - | o | o | o | xo | 4.40 m |
| 4 | Vanessa Boslak (FRA) | - | o | xo | o | xxx | 4.30 m |
| 5 | Monika Pyrek (POL) | - | o | o | xxo | xxx | 4.30 m |
| 6 | Tanya Koleva (BUL) | - | xxo | xxo | xxo | xxx | 4.30 m |
| 7 | Francesca Dolcini (ITA) | o | o | o | xxx | | 4.15 m |
| 8 | Zsuzsanna Szabó (HUN) | xo | o | o | xxx | | 4.15 m |
| 9 | Dana Cervantes (ESP) | - | o | xo | xxx | | 4.15 m |
| 10 | Hanna Persson (SWE) | - | xo | xo | xxx | | 4.15 m |
| 11= | Agnes Livebardon (FRA) | - | o | xxx | | | 4.00 m |
| 11= | Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) | - | o | xxx | | | 4.00 m |
| 13= | Anne Latvala (FIN) | o | xxo | xxx | | | 4.00 m |
| 13= | Marie Bagger Bohn (DEN) | - | xxo | xxx | | | 4.00 m |
| 13= | Georgia Tsiligiri (GRE) | o | xxo | xxx | | | 4.00 m |
| — | Arianna Farfaletti (ITA) | - | xxx | | | | NM |
| — | Michaela Boulová (CZE) | xxx | | | | | NM |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Final |
| Rank | Athlete | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 4.65 | Final |
| | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | - | - | o | o | - | o | x | 4.60 m |
| | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | 4.55 m |
| | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | - | xo | - | o | xxx | | | 4.50 m |
| 4 | Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | 4.50 m |
| 5 | Annika Becker (GER) | o | - | xo | xxo | - | xxx | | 4.50 m |
| 6 | Monique de Wilt (NED) | o | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | 4.40 m |
| 7 | Anna Rogowska (POL) | o | o | xxx | | | | | 4.30 m |
| 7 | Krisztina Molnár (HUN) | o | o | xxx | | | | | 4.30 m |
| 9 | Kirsten Belin (SWE) | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | 4.30 m |
| 10 | Naroa Agirre (ESP) | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | 4.30 m |
| 11 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL) | o | - | xxx | | | | | 4.20 m |
| 11 | Vanessa Boslak (FRA) | o | - | xxx | | | | | 4.20 m |