# 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 15 and 17 July 2022.

## Summary

Out of 15 finalists, 7 survived to 4.60m, 5 of them still with perfect rounds going. By 4.70m, only 5 got over the bar, Olympic Champion Katie Moon needing two attempts, and 2016 Olympic Champion Katerina Stefanidi making it on her third and last attempt. Only Sandi Morris remained perfect. At 4.80m, Tina Šutej, Stefanidi and Nageotte missed their first attempt, while Nina Kennedy and Morris made it on their first attempt, putting Kennedy in second place behind Morris. Nageotte made her second attempt, Stefanidi strategically passed to the next height and Šutej exhausted her attempts. At 4.85m, Nageotte made her first attempt to leap from third into the lead. Both Kennedy and Morris aborted their first attempts mid-air going under the bar, while Stefanidi missed. On her second attempt, Morris had a little brush on the way down, but the bar stayed up. Kennedy had a credible near miss at what would have been a new personal best. When Stefanidi went under the bar on her final attempt, she dropped back to her last clearance at 4.70m to finish behind Šutej in fifth place. Kennedy passed her third attempt for an all or nothing jump at 4.90m but couldn't hit her marks under the pressure, running under the bar still collecting the bronze. Nageotte and Morris each made their three attempts at 4.90m, Morris coming the closest on her second attempt, but the results reverted to their final clearances at 4.85m, with Nageotte confirming her gold from the Olympics.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.06 m | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.01 m | Helsinki, Finland | 12 August 2005 |
| World Leading | Sandi Morris (USA) | 4.82 m | Eugene, United States | 24 June 2022 |
| African Record | Elmarie Gerryts (RSA) | 4.42 m | Wesel, Germany | 12 June 2000 |
| Asian Record | Li Ling (CHN) | 4.72 m | Shanghai, China | 18 May 2019 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Jennifer Suhr (USA) | 5.02 m | Albuquerque, United States | 2 March 2013 |
| South American Record | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | 4.87 m | Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 3 July 2016 |
| European Record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.06 m | Zürich, Switzerland | 28 August 2009 |
| Oceanian record | Eliza McCartney (NZL) | 4.94 m | Jockgrim, Germany | 17 July 2018 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4.70 m.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 15 July | 17:20 | Qualification |
| 17 July | 17:25 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: 4.65 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 4.20 | 4.35 | 4.50 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Xu Huiqin | China (CHN) | – | o | o | 4.50 | q |
| 1 | A | Katie Moon | United States (USA) | – | – | o | 4.50 | q |
| 1 | A | Wilma Murto | Finland (FIN) | – | o | o | 4.50 | q |
| 1 | B | Ninon Chapelle | France (FRA) | – | o | o | 4.50 | q |
| 1 | B | Sandi Morris | United States (USA) | – | – | o | 4.50 | q |
| 1 | B | Jacqueline Otchere | Germany (GER) | o | o | o | 4.50 | q, SB |
| 1 | B | Katerina Stefanidi | Greece (GRE) | – | – | o | 4.50 | q |
| 1 | B | Nina Kennedy | Australia (AUS) | – | – | o | 4.50 | q |
| 9 | A | Olivia McTaggart | New Zealand (NZL) | – | o | xo | 4.50 | q |
| 10 | A | Margot Chevrier | France (FRA) | – | o | xxo | 4.50 | q |
| 10 | B | Anicka Newell | Canada (CAN) | o | o | xxo | 4.50 | q, SB |
| 12 | A | Tina Šutej | Slovenia (SLO) | – | o | xxx | 4.35 | q |
| 12 | A | Li Ling | China (CHN) | o | o | xxx | 4.35 | q, SB |
| 12 | B | Gabriela Leon | United States (USA) | o | o | xxx | 4.35 | q |
| 12 | B | Angelica Moser | Switzerland (SUI) | – | o | xxx | 4.35 | q |
| 16 | A | Maryna Kylypko | Ukraine (UKR) | o | xo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 16 | A | Saga Andersson | Finland (FIN) | o | xo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 16 | A | Alysha Newman | Canada (CAN) | – | xo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 16 | A | Elisa Molinarolo | Italy (ITA) | o | xo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 16 | B | Roberta Bruni | Italy (ITA) | – | xo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 16 | B | Lisa Gunnarsson | Sweden (SWE) | o | xo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 22 | A | Eleni-Klaoudia Polak | Greece (GRE) | xo | xo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 23 | B | Yana Hladiychuk | Ukraine (UKR) | o | xxo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 24 | A | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | Greece (GRE) | xo | xxo | xxx | 4.35 | |
| 25 | B | Molly Caudery | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | o | xxx | | 4.20 | |
| 26 | A | Amálie Švábíková | Czech Republic (CZE) | xo | xxx | | 4.20 | |
| 26 | B | Elina Lampela | Finland (FIN) | xo | xxx | | 4.20 | |
| 26 | B | Niu Chunge | China (CHN) | xo | xxx | | 4.20 | |
| | A | Holly Bradshaw | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | – | – | r | NM | |
| | B | Imogen Ayris | New Zealand (NZL) | xxx | | | NM | |

### Final

The final was started on 17 July at 17:10.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 4.30 | 4.45 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.85 | 4.90 | Mark | Notes |
| | Katie Moon | United States (USA) | – | o | o | xo | xo | o | xxx | 4.85 | WL |
| | Sandi Morris | United States (USA) | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 4.85 | WL |
| | Nina Kennedy | Australia (AUS) | – | xxo | o | o | o | xx- | x | 4.80 | SB |
| 4 | Tina Šutej | Slovenia (SLO) | o | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | 4.70 | |
| 5 | Katerina Stefanidi | Greece (GRE) | – | o | o | xxo | x- | xx | | 4.70 | SB |
| 6 | Li Ling | China (CHN) | o | o | o | xxx | | | | 4.60 | SB |
| 6 | Wilma Murto | Finland (FIN) | o | o | o | xxx | | | | 4.60 | SB |
| 8 | Angelica Moser | Switzerland (SUI) | o | xxo | o | xxx | | | | 4.60 | |
| 9 | Anicka Newell | Canada (CAN) | o | o | xxx | | | | | 4.45 | |
| 10 | Jacqueline Otchere | Germany (GER) | xo | o | xxx | | | | | 4.45 | |
| 11 | Ninon Chapelle | France (FRA) | xo | o | xxx | | | | | 4.45 | |
| 12 | Gabriela Leon | United States (USA) | o | xxx | | | | | | 4.30 | |
| 13 | Xu Huiqin | China (CHN) | xo | xxx | | | | | | 4.30 | |
| | Margot Chevrier | France (FRA) | – | xxx | | | | | | NM | |
| | Olivia McTaggart | New Zealand (NZL) | xxx | | | | | | | NM | |