1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault

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The women's pole vault event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9. It was the first time that this event was contested by women at the World Indoor Championships.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Stacy Dragila
 United States
Emma George
 Australia
Cai Weiyan
 China

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 4.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.[1]

Rank Group Athlete Nationality 3.50 3.70 3.90 4.00 4.10 Result Notes
1 A Daniela Bártová  Czech Republic o o o 4.10 Q
1 B Emma George  Australia o o 4.10 Q
3 A Sun Caiyun  China o xo xxo o 4.10 Q
4 A Svetlana Abramova  Russia xo o xo 4.10 Q
5 A Eszter Szemerédi  Hungary o o xxx 4.00 q
5 B Cai Weiyan  China o o o 4.00 q
7 B Anzhela Balakhonova  Ukraine xo o x– 4.00 q
7 B Stacy Dragila  United States o xo o 4.00 q
9 A Amandine Homo  France o xxo o xxx 4.00 q,
=NR
9 B Maria Carla Bresciani  Italy xo xo o x– 4.00 q,
NR
11 A Vala Flosadóttir  Iceland o o xo xxx 4.00 q
12 B Zsuzsanna Szabó  Hungary o o xxx 3.90 q
13 B Yelena Belyakova  Russia xxo o xxx 3.90
14 A Gabriela Mihalcea  Romania o xo xxx 3.90
14 B Sophie Zubiolo  Belgium o o xo xxx 3.90
=NR
16 A Sabine Schulte  Germany xo o xxo xxx 3.90
16 B Rhian Clarke  Great Britain xo o xxo xxx 3.90
=NR
18 A Doris Auer  Austria o o xxx 3.70
18 A Janine Whitlock  Great Britain o o xxx 3.70
18 B Šárka Mládková  Czech Republic o xxx 3.70
21 B Dana Cervantes  Spain xo o xxx 3.70
22 A Melissa Price  United States xo xxx 3.70
22 A Anita Tomulevski  Norway o xo xxx 3.70
22 B Cassandra Kelly  New Zealand o xo xxx 3.70
22 B
Nicole Rieger
 Germany xo xxx 3.70
26 B Lynda Méziani  France xo xxo xxx 3.70
27 A Trista Bernier  Canada o xxx 3.50
A Alejandra García  Argentina NM

Final

[2]

Rank Name Nationality 3.70 3.90 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.25 4.30 4.35 4.40 4.45 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stacy Dragila  United States o o o xo o o xxo xo xxx 4.40 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emma George  Australia o o xo o xx– x 4.35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cai Weiyan  China o o o xo o o xxo o xxx 4.35 AR
4 Sun Caiyun  China o o o o o x– xx 4.20
5 Daniela Bártová  Czech Republic o o xo xo xxx 4.20
6 Svetlana Abramova  Russia xxo o xxx 4.10
7 Eszter Szemerédi  Hungary o xo xxx 4.10
8 Vala Flosadóttir  Iceland o o o xxx 4.00
9 Anzhela Balakhonova  Ukraine o xo xxx 4.00
10 Amandine Homo  France o o xxx 3.90
11 Zsuzsanna Szabó  Hungary xo xxx 3.70
Maria Carla Bresciani  Italy NM

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