2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault

The Women's pole vault event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

was held at March 5–6, 2011 with the final at March 6 at 15:00.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record	5.00	Donetsk Donetsk Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...	15 February 2009
European record	5.00	Donetsk Donetsk Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...	15 February 2009
Championship record	4.90	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	6 March 2005
World Leading	4.86 A	Albuquerque Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As... , USA	27 February 2011
Europe Leading	4.85	Donetsk Donetsk Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...	17 February 2011

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.55 (Q) or at least 8 best performers advanced to the final.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.90	4.15	4.35	4.45	4.50	4.55	Result	Notes
1	Anna Rogowska Anna Rogowska Anna Rogowska is a Polish pole vaulter, current reigning World Champion.-Career:Born in Gdynia, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, narrowly beating Monika Pyrek, another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia. Early 2005 brought success as she won the silver medal in the European Indoor...	Poland	–	–	–	o	–	o	4.55	Q
1	Elizaveta Ryzih	Germany	–	–	o	o	–	o	4.55	Q
1	Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg is a German pole vaulter. She is the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She represented Germany at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008, as well as having competed at the World Championships in Athletics...	Germany	–	–	o	o	–	o	4.55	Q
4	Minna Nikkanen Minna Nikkanen Minna Marianne Nikkanen is a Finnish pole vaulter. Her personal best vault is 4.46 metres , achieved in July 2009 in Lapinlahti....	Finland	–	o	xxo	o	xxo	o	4.55	Q, NR
5	Anastasiya Shvedova Anastasiya Shvedova Anastasiya Shvedova is a Belarusian, formerly Russian, pole vaulter.-Achievements:-References:...	Belarus	–	o	o	o	o	xo	4.55	Q, NR
6	Nikolía Kiriakopoúlou	Greece	–	o	o	o	xo	xo	4.55	Q, =NR
6	Aleksandra Kiryashova Aleksandra Kiryashova Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Kiryashova is a Russian pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.65 metres.- Achievements :- References :...	Russia	–	o	o	o	xo	xo	4.55	Q
8	Kristina Gadschiew Kristina Gadschiew Kristina Gadschiew is a German pole vaulter who has competed at the World Championship-level. She has also reached the podium at the Summer Universiade on two occasions – 2007 and 2009. She has a personal best vault of 4.60 m indoors.-Career:Born in Vassilyevka, Saratov, Soviet Union, she...	Germany	–	–	o	xo	o	xxo	4.55	Q
9	Jiřina Ptáčníková Jiřina Ptáčníková Jiřina Ptáčníková is a Czech pole vaulter.- Achievements :- External links :...	Czech Republic	–	–	xxo	o	o	xxo	4.55	Q
10	Anna Giordano Bruno Anna Giordano Bruno Anna Giordano Bruno is an Italian track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She is a double Italian record holder in the event with an outdoor best of 4.60 metres and an indoor best of 4.50 m. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and represented Italy...	Italy	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx		4.45	SB
11	Holly Bleasdale Holly Bleasdale Holly Bethan Bleasdale is a British track and field athlete who specialises in the pole vault. She is the British record holder after breaking Kate Dennison's record on 2 July 2011.-Biography:...	United Kingdom	–	o	o	xxo	xxx		4.45
12	Angelica Bengtsson Angelica Bengtsson -External links:...	Sweden	o	xo	o	xxx			4.35
12	Victoria Pena Tori Pena Victoria "Tori" Peña is an Irish American/Mexican American pole vaulter,-Biography:She was born in Los Alamitos, California. Her father's family are of Mexican extraction, and her maternal grandmother Angela McCoy was born in Derry. Peña lives in Huntington Beach, where she graduated from Edison...	Republic of Ireland	o	xo	o	xxx			4.35	NR
14	Malin Dahlström	Sweden	–	o	xxo	xxx			4.35
15	Naroa Agirre Naroa Agirre Naroa Agirre Kamio is a female pole vaulter from Spain. Her current personal best is 4.50 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Saulheim. She has 4.56 metres on the indoor track, from February 2007 in Seville...	Spain	o	o	xxx				4.15
15	Caroline Bonde Holm	Denmark	–	o	xxx				4.15
17	Cathrine Larsåsen Cathrine Larsåsen Cathrine Larsåsen is a Norwegian pole vaulter.-Achievements:-References:...	Norway	–	xo	xxx				4.15
18	Maria Eleonor Tavares	Portugal	o	xxo	xxx				4.15
19	Iben Høgh-Pedersen	Denmark	o	xxx					3.90
20	Giorgia Benecchi	Italy	xo	xxx					3.90

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	4.20	4.35	4.50	4.60	4.65	4.70	4.75	4.80	4.85	4.91	Result	Notes
	Anna Rogowska Anna Rogowska Anna Rogowska is a Polish pole vaulter, current reigning World Champion.-Career:Born in Gdynia, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics, narrowly beating Monika Pyrek, another Polish pole vaulter born in Gdynia. Early 2005 brought success as she won the silver medal in the European Indoor...	Poland	–	o	–	xo	–	o	xo	o	xo	xxx	4.85	NR, =EL
	Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg Silke Spiegelburg is a German pole vaulter. She is the younger sister of Richard Spiegelburg. She represented Germany at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008, as well as having competed at the World Championships in Athletics...	Germany	–	–	o	–	xo	o	xo	x–	xx		4.75
	Kristina Gadschiew Kristina Gadschiew Kristina Gadschiew is a German pole vaulter who has competed at the World Championship-level. She has also reached the podium at the Summer Universiade on two occasions – 2007 and 2009. She has a personal best vault of 4.60 m indoors.-Career:Born in Vassilyevka, Saratov, Soviet Union, she...	Germany	–	o	o	o	o	x–	xx				4.65
4	Jiřina Ptáčníková Jiřina Ptáčníková Jiřina Ptáčníková is a Czech pole vaulter.- Achievements :- External links :...		–	o	o	o	xx–	x					4.60	=PB
4	Minna Nikkanen Minna Nikkanen Minna Marianne Nikkanen is a Finnish pole vaulter. Her personal best vault is 4.46 metres , achieved in July 2009 in Lapinlahti....	Finland	o	o	o	o	xxx						4.60	NR
6		Russia	o	xo	o	o	xxx						4.60
7	Elizaveta Ryzih	Germany	–	–	xxo	x–	xx						4.50
8	Anastasiya Shvedova Anastasiya Shvedova Anastasiya Shvedova is a Belarusian, formerly Russian, pole vaulter.-Achievements:-References:...	Belarus	o	o	xxo	xxx							4.50
9	Nikolía Kiriakopoúlou	Greece	xo	o	xxx								4.35

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