# 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Anzhela Balakhonova Ukraine | Daniela Bártová Czech Republic | Vala Flosadóttir Iceland |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification Performance: 4.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 4.10 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Aurore Pignot | France | – | o | o | o | o | 4.10 | Q, NR |
| 1 | A | Vala Flosadóttir | Iceland | – | – | – | o | o | 4.10 | Q |
| 1 | A | Francesca Dolcini | Italy | – | o | o | o | o | 4.10 | Q, NR |
| 1 | A | Janine Whitlock | Great Britain | – | – | o | o | o | 4.10 | Q |
| 1 | B | Anzhela Balakhonova | Ukraine | – | – | – | – | o | 4.10 | Q |
| 1 | B | Daniela Bártová | Czech Republic | – | – | – | o | o | 4.10 | Q |
| 7 | B | Amandine Homo | France | – | – | xo | o | o | 4.10 | Q, NR |
| 8 | A | Nicole Rieger | Germany | – | – | o | o | xo | 4.10 | Q |
| 8 | B | Zsuzsanna Szabó | Hungary | – | – | – | o | xo | 4.10 | Q |
| 10 | A | Eszter Szemerédi | Hungary | – | – | – | o | xxo | 4.10 | Q |
| 11 | B | Monika Götz | Germany | – | – | xo | xo | xxo | 4.10 | Q |
| 12 | B | Marie Rasmussen | Denmark | – | o | o | o | xxx | 4.00 | q |
| 13 | A | Pascale Bourguignon | France | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | 4.00 | |
| 14 | A | Edit Bolla | Hungary | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 4.00 | |
| 14 | B | Mar Sánchez | Spain | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 4.00 | NR |
| 16 | A | Anna Fitidou | Cyprus | – | o | o | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 16 | A | Šárka Mládková | Czech Republic | – | o | o | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 16 | B | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | Iceland | – | o | o | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 19 | B | Georgia Tsiliggiri | Greece | xo | o | o | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 20 | A | Dana Cervantes | Spain | – | o | xo | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 20 | B | Yvonne Buschbaum | Germany | – | – | xo | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 22 | A | Teija Saari | Finland | – | o | xxo | xxx | | 3.80 | |
| 23 | B | Rhian Clarke | Great Britain | o | o | xxx | | | 3.60 | |
| | A | Monique de Wilt | Netherlands | – | – | xxx | | | NM | |
| | B | Tanya Koleva | Bulgaria | – | xxx | | | | NM | |
| | B | Maria Carla Bresciani | Italy | – | – | xxx | | | NM | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.80 | 3.95 | 4.05 | 4.15 | 4.25 | 4.30 | 4.35 | 4.40 | 4.45 | 4.50 | Result | Notes |
| | Anzhela Balakhonova | Ukraine | – | – | – | o | xo | o | o | o | o | xxx | 4.45 | WR, CR |
| | Daniela Bártová | Czech Republic | – | o | – | o | – | xxo | – | xo | xxx | | 4.40 | |
| | Vala Flosadóttir | Iceland | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | o | xxo | xxx | | 4.40 | |
| 4 | Janine Whitlock | Great Britain | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | 4.25 | NR |
| 5 | Nicole Rieger | Germany | – | – | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | | 4.25 | NR |
| 6 | Zsuzsanna Szabó | Hungary | – | – | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 4.15 | |
| 7 | Eszter Szemerédi | Hungary | – | – | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | 4.15 | |
| 8 | Amandine Homo | France | xo | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | 4.05 | |
| 9 | Francesca Dolcini | Italy | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | 4.05 | |
| 10 | Aurore Pignot | France | xxo | xxo | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | 4.05 | |
| 11 | Marie Rasmussen | Denmark | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 3.95 | |
| 12 | Monika Götz | Germany | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 3.80 | |