Pole vault at the World Championships in Athletics

Pole vault
at the World Championships in Athletics
Overview
Gender Men and women
Years held Men: 19832015
Women: 19992015
Championship record
Men 6.05 m Dmitri Markov (2001)
Women 5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva (2005)
Reigning champion
Men  Shawnacy Barber (CAN)
Women  Yarisley Silva (CUB)

The pole vault at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since 1983 and women since 1999.

The championship records for the event are 6.05 for men, set by Dmitri Markov in 2001, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005.

Age records

Distinction Male Female
Athlete Age Date Athlete Age Date
Youngest champion  Sergey Bubka (URS) 19 years, 253 days 14 Aug 1983  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 23 years, 40 days 25 Aug 2003
Youngest medalist  Sergey Bubka (URS) 19 years, 253 days 14 Aug 1983  Monika Pyrek (POL) 20 years, 360 days 6 Aug 2001
Youngest participant  István Bagyula (HUN) 18 years, 244 days 3 Sep 1987  Vicky Parnov (AUS) 16 years, 306 days 26 Aug 2007
Oldest champion  Sergey Bubka (UKR) 33 years, 249 days 10 Aug 1997  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 31 years, 71 days 13 Aug 2013
Oldest medalist  Björn Otto (GER) 35 years, 300 days 12 Aug 2013  Jenn Suhr (USA) 31 years, 189 days 13 Aug 2013
Oldest participant  Jeff Hartwig (USA) 39 years, 339 days 30 Aug 2007  Stacy Dragila (USA) 38 years, 143 days 15 Aug 2009

Medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Sergey Bubka (URS)  Konstantin Volkov (URS)  Atanas Tarev (BUL)
1987 Rome
 Sergey Bubka (URS)  Thierry Vigneron (FRA)  Radion Gataullin (URS)
1991 Tokyo
 Sergey Bubka (URS)  István Bagyula (HUN)  Maksim Tarasov (URS)
1993 Stuttgart
 Sergey Bubka (UKR)  Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ)  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
 Igor Trandenkov (RUS)
1995 Gothenburg
 Sergey Bubka (UKR)  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)  Jean Galfione (FRA)
1997 Athens
 Sergey Bubka (UKR)  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)  Dean Starkey (USA)
1999 Seville
 Maksim Tarasov (RUS)  Dmitri Markov (AUS)  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
2001 Edmonton
 Dmitri Markov (AUS)  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)  Nick Hysong (USA)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA)  Okkert Brits (RSA)  Patrik Kristiansson (SWE)
2005 Helsinki
 Rens Blom (NED)  Brad Walker (USA)  Pavel Gerasimov (RUS)
2007 Osaka
 Brad Walker (USA)  Romain Mesnil (FRA)  Danny Ecker (GER)
2009 Berlin
 Steve Hooker (AUS)  Romain Mesnil (FRA)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2011 Daegu
 Paweł Wojciechowski (POL)  Lázaro Borges (CUB)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2013 Moscow
 Raphael Holzdeppe (GER)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Björn Otto (GER)
2015 Beijing
 Shawnacy Barber (CAN)  Raphael Holzdeppe (GER)  Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
 Pawel Wojciechowski (POL)
 Piotr Lisek (POL)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Bubka, SergeySergey Bubka  Ukraine (UKR) 1983–1997 6 0 0 6
2 Tarasov, MaksimMaksim Tarasov  Russia (RUS) 1991–1999 1 2 2 5
3 Lavillenie, RenaudRenaud Lavillenie  France (FRA) 2009–2015 0 1 3 4
4= Markov, DmitriDmitri Markov  Australia (AUS) 1999–2001 1 1 0 2
4= Walker, BradBrad Walker  United States (USA) 2005–2007 1 1 0 2
4= Holzdeppe, RaphaelRaphael Holzdeppe  Germany (GER) 2013–2015 1 1 0 2
7 Wojciechowski, PawełPaweł Wojciechowski  Poland (POL) 2011–2015 1 0 1 2
8 Mesnil, RomainRomain Mesnil  France (FRA) 2007–2009 0 2 0 2
9 Averbukh, AleksandrAleksandr Averbukh  Israel (ISR) 1999–2001 0 1 1 2

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union (URS) 3 1 2 6
2  Ukraine (UKR) 3 0 0 3
3  Australia (AUS) 2 1 0 3
4  Russia (RUS) 1 2 3 6
5=  Germany (GER) 1 1 2 4
5=  United States (USA) 1 1 2 4
7  Poland (POL) 1 0 2 3
8=  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
8=  Italy (ITA) 1 0 0 1
8=  Netherlands (NED) 1 0 0 1
11  France (FRA) 0 4 4 8
12  Israel (ISR) 0 1 1 2
13=  Cuba (CUB) 0 1 0 1
13=  Hungary (HUN) 0 1 0 1
13=  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 0 1 0 1
13=  South Africa (RSA) 0 1 0 1
17=  Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 1 1
17=  Sweden (SWE) 0 0 1 1

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1999 Seville
 Stacy Dragila (USA)  Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR)  Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS)
2001 Edmonton
 Stacy Dragila (USA)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)  Monika Pyrek (POL)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)  Annika Becker (GER)  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Monika Pyrek (POL)  Pavla Hamáčková (CZE)
2007 Osaka
 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Kateřina Baďurová (CZE)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2009 Berlin
 Anna Rogowska (POL)  Chelsea Johnson (USA)
 Monika Pyrek (POL)
none awarded
2011 Daegu
 Fabiana Murer (BRA)  Martina Strutz (GER)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2013 Moscow
 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Jenn Suhr (USA)  Yarisley Silva (CUB)
2015 Beijing
 Yarisley Silva (CUB)  Fabiana Murer (BRA)  Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE)

Multiple medalists

Rank Athlete Nation Period Gold Silver Bronze Total
Isinbayeva, YelenaYelena Isinbayeva  Russia (RUS) 2003–2013 3 0 1 4
Feofanova, SvetlanaSvetlana Feofanova  Russia (RUS) 2001–2011 1 1 2 4
Dragila, StacyStacy Dragila  United States (USA) 1999–2001 2 0 0 2
Silva, YarisleyYarisley Silva  Cuba (CUB) 2013–2015 1 0 1 2
Pyrek, MonikaMonika Pyrek  Poland (POL) 2001–2009 0 2 1 3
Murer, FabianaFabiana Murer  Brazil (BRA) 2011–2015 1 1 0 2

Medals by country

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia (RUS) 4 1 3 8
2  United States (USA) 2 2 0 4
3  Poland (POL) 1 2 1 4
4  Brazil (BRA) 1 1 0 2
5  Cuba (CUB) 1 0 1 2
6  Germany (GER) 0 2 0 2
7  Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1 1 2
8  Ukraine (UKR) 0 1 0 1
9=  Australia (AUS) 0 0 1 1
9=  Greece (GRE) 0 0 1 1

See also

References

Footnotes

Specific

  1. Butler 2015, pp. 41–43.
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