# 1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 21 August. The event was for the first time inducted into the European Outdoor Championships.

## Medalists

| Gold | Anzhela Balakhonova Ukraine |
| Silver | Nicole Humbert Germany |
| Bronze | Yvonne Buschbaum Germany |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Better non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.10 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Zsuzsanna Szabó | Hungary | | | | | | 4.15 | Q |
| 1 | A | Monika Pyrek | Poland | – | o | o | o | | 4.15 | Q, NR |
| 1 | B | Dana Cervantes | Spain | – | – | o | o | xo | 4.15 | Q, NR |
| 1 | B | Anzhela Balakhonova | Ukraine | | | | | | 4.15 | Q |
| 1 | B | Vala Flosadóttir | Iceland | | | | | | 4.15 | Q |
| 1 | B | Nicole Humbert | Germany | | | | | | 4.15 | Q |
| 7 | B | Yvonne Buschbaum | Germany | – | – | o | o | o | 4.10 | q |
| 7 | A | Monique de Wilt | Netherlands | | | | | | 4.10 | q, =NR |
| 7 | A | Anastasija Ryjikh | Germany | – | – | – | x | | 4.10 | q |
| 7 | A | Francesca Dolcini | Italy | – | o | o | x | | 4.10 | q |
| 11 | A | Mar Sánchez | Spain | – | o | o | o | | 4.00 | q |
| 11 | B | Svetlana Abramova | Russia | – | – | – | o | xx | 4.00 | q |
| 11 | B | Pavla Hamáčková | Czech Republic | – | – | o | o | | 4.00 | q |
| 11 | B | Gabriela Mihalcea | Romania | – | – | – | o | xx | 4.00 | q |
| 11 | B | Eszter Szemerédi | Hungary | – | – | o | o | x | 4.00 | q |
| 16 | A | Caroline Ammel | France | – | o | xxo | o | | 4.00 | |
| 17 | B | Teija Saari | Finland | – | o | o | xo | xx | 4.00 | |
| 17 | B | Janine Whitlock | Great Britain | – | – | o | xo | xxx | 4.00 | |
| 19 | A | Doris Auer | Austria | o | xxo | o | xo | | 4.00 | |
| 20 | A | Daniela Bártová | Czech Republic | – | – | – | xxo | xxx | 4.00 | |
| 20 | A | Marie Rasmussen | Denmark | – | o | o | xxo | | 4.00 | =NR |
| 22 | B | Anna Wielgus | Poland | xo | o | xo | xxo | xx | 4.00 | |
| 23 | A | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | Iceland | | | | | | 3.80 | |
| 24 | B | Tatyana Köstem | Turkey | – | o | xo | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 25 | A | Georgia Tsiligiri | Greece | – | xo | xo | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 26 | A | Teja Melink | Slovenia | | | | | | 3.40 | |
| | A | Emma Hornby | Great Britain | – | xxx | | | | NM | |
| | A | Yelena Belyakova | Russia | – | – | – | xxx | | NM | |
| | B | Amandine Homo | France | – | – | xxx | | | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.95 | 4.05 | 4.15 | 4.25 | 4.31 | 4.37 | Result | Notes |
| | Anzhela Balakhonova | Ukraine | – | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | 4.31 | CR |
| | Nicole Humbert | Germany | – | o | xo | o | xxo | xxx | 4.31 | =CR |
| | Yvonne Buschbaum | Germany | xxo | o | xxo | xo | xxo | xxx | 4.31 | =CR |
| 4 | Gabriela Mihalcea | Romania | – | o | o | xxx | | | 4.15 | |
| 4 | Monique de Wilt | Netherlands | o | o | o | xxx | | | 4.15 | NR |
| 4 | Anastasija Ryjikh | Germany | – | o | o | xxx | | | 4.15 | |
| 7 | Monika Pyrek | Poland | o | xo | o | xxx | | | 4.15 | =NR |
| 8 | Zsuzsanna Szabó | Hungary | – | – | xo | xxx | | | 4.15 | |
| 9 | Vala Flosadóttir | Iceland | – | xxo | xo | xxx | | | 4.15 | |
| 10 | Mar Sánchez | Spain | o | o | xxx | | | | 4.05 | |
| 11 | Dana Cervantes | Spain | xo | o | xxx | | | | 4.05 | |
| 12 | Pavla Hamáčková | Czech Republic | o | xxx | | | | | 3.95 | |
| 12 | Eszter Szemerédi | Hungary | o | – | xxx | | | | 3.95 | |
| 14 | Francesca Dolcini | Italy | xo | xxx | | | | | 3.95 | |
| | Svetlana Abramova | Russia | | | | | | | DNS | |