2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

The official results of the Women's pole vault at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. The final was held on 9 August 2002. The qualifying round was staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 4.45 metres.

Women's pole vault at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

Gold	Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS)
Silver	Yelena Isinbayeva Russia (RUS)
Bronze	Yvonne Buschbaum Germany (GER)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships
World Record	Stacy Dragila (USA)	4.81 m	June 9, 2001	Palo Alto, United States
Event Record	Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR)	4.31 m	August 21, 1998	Budapest, Hungary
Broken or equalled records during the 2002 European Athletics Championships
Event Record	Annika Becker (GER)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yelena Belyakova (RUS)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Anna Rogowska (POL)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Krisztina Molnár (HUN)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Kirsten Belin (SWE)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yvonne Buschbaum (GER)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	4.40 m	August 7, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Monique de Wilt (NED)	4.40 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Annika Becker (GER)	4.40 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yelena Belyakova (RUS)	4.40 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	4.40 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)	4.40 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	4.50 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)	4.50 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yvonne Buschbaum (GER)	4.50 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Annika Becker (GER)	4.50 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yelena Belyakova (RUS)	4.50 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	4.55 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany
Event Record	Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)	4.60 m	August 9, 2002	Munich, Germany

Qualification

Rank	Group A	Height					Result
		3.80	4.00	4.15	4.30	4.40
1	Annika Becker (GER)	-	-	o	o	o	4.40 m
2	Yelena Belyakova (RUS)	-	-	xo	xo	o	4.40 m
3	Anna Rogowska (POL)	o	xo	o	o	xo	4.40 m
4	Krisztina Molnár (HUN)	-	-	xxo	xo	xo	4.40 m
5	Kirsten Belin (SWE)	-	o	o	o	xxo	4.40 m
6	Monique de Wilt (NED)	-	o	o	o	xxx	4.30 m
7	Naroa Agirre (ESP)	o	o	xo	xo	xxx	4.30 m
8	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL)	-	xo	xxo	xo	xxx	4.30 m
9	Carolin Hingst (GER)	-	-	o	xxo	xxx	4.30 m
10	Marie Poissonnier (FRA)	-	o	o	xxx		4.15 m
11	Paulina Sigg (FIN)	o	o	xxo	xxx		4.15 [1]
12	Anita Tørring (DEN)	o	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
13	Katerina Badurová (CZE)	xo	xxx				3.80 m
14	Nadine Rohr (SUI)	xxo	xxx				3.80 m
—	Annalisa Meacci (ITA)	xxx					NM
—	Olga Dogadko (ISR)	xxx					NM
—	Teija Saari (FIN)	xxx					NM

Rank	Group B	Height					Result
		3.80	4.00	4.15	4.30	4.40
1	Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)	-	-	-	xo	o	4.40 m
2	Yvonne Buschbaum (GER)	-	-	xo	xxo	o	4.40 m
3	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	-	o	o	o	xo	4.40 m
4	Vanessa Boslak (FRA)	-	o	xo	o	xxx	4.30 m
5	Monika Pyrek (POL)	-	o	o	xxo	xxx	4.30 m
6	Tanya Koleva (BUL)	-	xxo	xxo	xxo	xxx	4.30 m
7	Francesca Dolcini (ITA)	o	o	o	xxx		4.15 m
8	Zsuzsanna Szabó (HUN)	xo	o	o	xxx		4.15 m
9	Dana Cervantes (ESP)	-	o	xo	xxx		4.15 m
10	Hanna Persson (SWE)	-	xo	xo	xxx		4.15 m
11=	Agnes Livebardon (FRA)	-	o	xxx			4.00 m
11=	Vala Flosadóttir (ISL)	-	o	xxx			4.00 m
13=	Anne Latvala (FIN)	o	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
13=	Marie Bagger Bohn (DEN)	-	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
13=	Georgia Tsiligiri (GRE)	o	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
—	Arianna Farfaletti (ITA)	-	xxx				NM
—	Michaela Boulová (CZE)	xxx					NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Height							Final
		4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.55	4.60	4.65
	Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)	-	-	o	o	-	o	x	4.60 m [2]
	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	o	o	o	o	o	xxx		4.55 m
	Yvonne Buschbaum (GER)	-	xo	-	o	xxx			4.50 m
4	Yelena Belyakova (RUS)	o	o	o	xxo	xxx			4.50 m
5	Annika Becker (GER)	o	-	xo	xxo	-	xxx		4.50 m
6	Monique de Wilt (NED)	o	xxo	xo	xxx				4.40 m
7	Anna Rogowska (POL)	o	o	xxx					4.30 m
	Krisztina Molnár (HUN)	o	o	xxx					4.30 m
9	Kirsten Belin (SWE)	xxo	o	xxx					4.30 m
10	Naroa Agirre (ESP)	xo	xo	xxx					4.30 m
11	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL)	o	-	xxx					4.20 m
	Vanessa Boslak (FRA)	o	-	xxx					4.20 m

See also

• 1998 Women's European Championships Pole Vault (Budapest)
• 1999 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Seville)
• 2000 Women's Olympic Pole Vault (Sydney)
• 2001 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Edmonton)
• 2003 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Paris)
• 2004 Women's Olympic Pole Vault (Athens)
• 2006 Women's European Championships Pole Vault (Gothenburg)