# 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 18 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Lisa Ryzih Germany |
| Silver | Minna Nikkanen Finland |
| Bronze | Vanessa Vandy Finland |

## Results
### Final

18 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 3.70 | 3.90 | 4.05 | 4.15 | 4.25 | 4.30 | 4.35 | 4.40 | 4.45 | 4.50 | 4.55 | Result | Notes |
| | Lisa Ryzih | Germany | – | – | – | xo | – | o | – | o | x– | xo | x | 4.50 | |
| | Minna Nikkanen | Finland | – | – | o | o | xo | o | o | o | o | xx– | x | 4.45 | |
| | Vanessa Vandy | Finland | – | – | o | o | xo | xxo | o | x– | xx | | | 4.35 | |
| 4 | Telie Mathiot | France | – | – | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 4.25 | |
| 5 | Alice Ost | France | – | o | o | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | | | 4.25 | |
| 5 | Tina Šutej | Slovenia | – | o | o | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | | | 4.25 | |
| 7 | Denise von Eynatten | Germany | – | – | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 4.15 | |
| 8 | Anastasiya Savchenko | Russia | – | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | | 4.15 | |
| 8 | Malin Dahlström | Sweden | – | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | | 4.15 | |
| 10 | Elena Scarpellini | Italy | – | – | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 4.15 | |
| 11 | Romana Maláčová | Czech Republic | – | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | 4.05 | |
| 12 | Emma Lyons | United Kingdom | ox | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | 4.05 | |

### Qualifications

16 July Qualifying 4.20 or 12 best to the Final

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Lisa Ryzih | Germany | 4.10 | q |
| 1 | Elena Scarpellini | Italy | 4.10 | q |
| 3 | Vanessa Vandy | Finland | 4.10 | q |
| 4 | Alice Ost | France | 4.10 | q |
| 4 | Tina Šutej | Slovenia | 4.10 | q |
| 6 | Malin Dahlström | Sweden | 4.00 | q |
| 7 | Lembi Vaher | Estonia | 4.00 | |
| 8 | Hortense Lecuyot | France | 4.00 | |
| 9 | Daniela Höllwarth | Austria | 3.85 | |
| 10 | Fanny Berglund | Sweden | 3.85 | |
| 11 | Arlette Brülhart | Switzerland | 3.70 | |
| 12 | Giulia Cargnelli | Italy | 3.70 | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Romana Maláčová | Czech Republic | 4.10 | q |
| 1 | Minna Nikkanen | Finland | 4.10 | q |
| 1 | Anastasiya Savchenko | Russia | 4.10 | q |
| 4 | Emma Lyons | United Kingdom | 4.10 | q |
| 5 | Denise von Eynatten | Germany | 4.10 | q |
| 6 | Telie Mathiot | France | 4.10 | q |
| 7 | Giorgia Benecchi | Italy | 4.00 | |
| 8 | Sonia Grabowska | Poland | 3.85 | |
| 9 | Isabell Lilja | Sweden | 3.85 | |
| 10 | Stella-Iro Ledaki | Greece | 3.85 | |
| 11 | Ángela Arias | Spain | 3.70 | |
| 12 | Ildze Bortaščenoka | Latvia | 3.50 | |
| 13 | Claire Wilkinson | Ireland | 3.50 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (3)
* Germany (2)
* Greece (1)
* Ireland (1)
* Italy (3)
* Latvia (1)
* Poland (1)
* Russia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (3)
* Switzerland (1)
* United Kingdom (1)