1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault explained

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

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Stacy Dragila	Emma George	Cai Weiyan

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			–	o	o	–	o	4.10	Q
1	B			–	–	–	o	o	4.10	Q
3	A			–	o	xo	xxo	o	4.10	Q
4	A			–	–	xo	o	xo	4.10	Q
5	A			–	–	o	o	xxx	4.00	q
5	B			–	o	o	o	–	4.00	q
7	B			–	–	xo	o	x–	4.00	q
7	B			–	o	xo	o	–	4.00	q
9	A			–	o	xxo	o	xxx	4.00	q, =NR
9	B			–	xo	xo	o	x–	4.00	q, NR
11	A			–	o	o	xo	xxx	4.00	q
12	B			–	o	o	xxx		3.90	q
13	B			–	xxo	o	xxx		3.90
14	A			–	o	xo	xxx		3.90
14	B			o	o	xo	xxx		3.90	=NR
16	A			xo	o	xxo	xxx		3.90
16	B			xo	o	xxo	xxx		3.90	=NR
18	A			o	o	xxx			3.70
18	A			o	o	xxx			3.70
18	B			–	o	xxx			3.70
21	B			xo	o	xxx			3.70
22	A			–	xo	xxx			3.70
22	A			o	xo	xxx			3.70
22	B			o	xo	xxx			3.70
22	B			–	xo	xxx			3.70
26	B			xo	xxo	xxx			3.70
27	A			o	xxx				3.50
	A

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
			–	o	o	o	xo	o	o	xxo	xo	xxx	4.40	WR
			–	–	o	–	o	–	xo	o	xx–	x	4.35
			o	o	o	xo	o	o	xxo	o	xxx			4.35	AR
			o	o	o	o	o	x–	xx				4.20
			o	o	–	xo	xo	xxx					4.20
			–	xxo	–	o	xxx						4.10
			–	o	–	xo	xxx						4.10
			o	o	o	xxx							4.00
			–	o	xo	xxx							4.00
10			o	o	xxx								3.90
11			xo	xxx									3.70

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111213914/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/pv/rq.html Qualification results
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120819045220/http://www2.iaaf.org/wic97/results/w/pv/rf.html Final results