# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault event at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 28 and 30 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Jiřina Ptáčníková Czech Republic |
| Silver | Martina Strutz Germany |
| Bronze | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Greece |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.06 | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2009 |
| European record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.06 | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 4.80 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12 August 2006 |
| World Leading | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | 4.77 | New York City, United States | 9 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Silke Spiegelburg (GER) | 4.76 | Prague, Czech Republic | 11 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 28 June 2012 | 9:05 | Qualification |
| 30 June 2012 | 19:15 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.45 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | 3.80 | 3.95 | 4.05 | 4.15 | 4.25 | 4.35 | 4.40 | 4.45 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Jiřina Ptáčníková | Czech Republic | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | 4.45 | Q |
| 2 | B | Anastasia Savchenko | Russia | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | xxx | 4.40 | q |
| 2 | B | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | xxx | 4.40 | q |
| 2 | A | Martina Strutz | Germany | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | x– | 4.40 | q |
| 5 | A | Aleksandra Kiryashova | Russia | – | – | – | – | xo | o | o | x– | 4.40 | q |
| 5 | B | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | Greece | – | – | – | – | xo | o | o | xxx | 4.40 | q |
| 5 | A | Anastasiya Shvedova | Belarus | – | – | – | – | o | xo | o | x– | 4.40 | q, SB |
| 5 | A | Katerina Stefanidi | Greece | – | – | – | o | xo | o | o | x– | 4.40 | q |
| 9 | A | Vanessa Boslak | France | – | – | – | – | o | xo | xo | x– | 4.40 | q |
| 10 | A | Jillian Schwartz | Israel | – | – | – | xo | o | xxo | xo | x– | 4.40 | q, SB |
| 11 | A | Angelica Bengtsson | Sweden | – | – | – | o | xo | o | xxo | – | 4.40 | q |
| 11 | A | Lisa Ryzih | Germany | – | – | – | – | – | xo | xxo | x– | 4.40 | q |
| 13 | B | Stélla-Iró Ledáki | Greece | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | | 4.35 | |
| 13 | B | Monika Pyrek | Poland | – | – | – | – | o | o | xxx | | 4.35 | |
| 15 | B | Nataliya Mazuryk | Ukraine | – | – | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | | 4.35 | |
| 16 | B | Tori Pena | Ireland | – | – | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | | 4.35 | |
| 17 | B | Maria Eleonor Tavares | Portugal | – | o | o | xo | o | xxx | | | 4.25 | |
| 18 | B | Romana Maláčová | Czech Republic | – | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | 4.25 | |
| 19 | A | Minna Nikkanen | Finland | – | – | xxo | – | xxo | xxx | | | 4.25 | |
| 20 | B | Cathrine Larsåsen | Norway | – | – | o | o | xxx | | | | 4.15 | |
| 20 | B | Sally Peake | Great Britain | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | | 4.15 | |
| 22 | A | Caroline Bonde Holm | Denmark | – | – | xo | xo | xxx | | | | 4.15 | |
| 23 | A | Anna María Pinero | Spain | – | xo | – | xxo | xxx | | | | 4.15 | |
| 24 | B | Tina Šutej | Slovenia | – | – | xxo | xxo | xxx | | | | 4.15 | |
| 25 | B | Naroa Agirre | Spain | o | – | xo | xxx | | | | | 4.05 | |
| 26 | B | Malin Dahlström | Sweden | – | o | – | xxx | | | | | 3.95 | |
| 27 | B | Lembi Vaher | Estonia | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | 3.95 | SB |
| 28 | A | Gina Reuland | Luxembourg | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 3.80 | |
| | A | Nicole Büchler | Switzerland | – | – | – | xxx | | | | | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.70 | Result | Notes |
| | Jiřina Ptáčníková | Czech Republic | – | o | – | o | – | o | xxx | | 4.60 | |
| | Martina Strutz | Germany | – | xo | o | o | – | xo | xxx | | 4.60 | SB |
| | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | Greece | – | xxo | o | xo | – | xxo | – | xxx | 4.60 | =SB |
| 4 | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany | – | – | o | o | – | xxx | | | 4.50 | |
| 4 | Anastasia Savchenko | Russia | – | o | – | o | – | xxx | | | 4.50 | |
| 6 | Vanessa Boslak | France | – | o | – | xo | – | xxx | | | 4.50 | =SB |
| 7 | Lisa Ryzih | Germany | – | – | xo | – | xxx | | | | 4.40 | |
| 8 | Aleksandra Kiryashova | Russia | – | o | xxo | – | xxx | | | | 4.40 | |
| 9 | Anastasiya Shvedova | Belarus | – | xxo | xxo | xxx | | | | | 4.40 | =SB |
| 10 | Angelica Bengtsson | Sweden | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 4.30 | |
| 11 | Jillian Schwartz | Israel | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 4.10 | |
| | Katerina Stefanidi | Greece | xxx | | | | | | | | NM | |