1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault explained

Event:	Women's pole vault
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The women's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 21 August. The event was for the first time inducted into the European Outdoor Championships.

Medalists

Gold	Anzhela Balakhonova
Silver	Nicole Humbert
Bronze	Yvonne Buschbaum

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	3.40	3.60	3.80	4.00	4.10	4.15	Result	Notes
1	A									4.15	Q
1	A			–	o	o	o			4.15	Q, NR
1	B			–	–	o	o	xo		4.15	Q, NR
1	B									4.15	Q
1	B									4.15	Q
1	B									4.15	Q
7	B			–	–	o	o	o		4.10	q
7	A									4.10	q, =NR
7	A			–	–	–	x			4.10	q
7	A			–	o	o	x			4.10	q
11	A			–	o	o	o			4.00	q
11	B			–	–	–	o	xx		4.00	q
11	B			–	–	o	o			4.00	q
11	B			–	–	–	o	xx		4.00	q
11	B			–	–	o	o	x		4.00	q
16	A			–	o	xxo	o			4.00
17	B			–	o	o	xo	xx		4.00
17	B			–	–	o	xo	xxx		4.00
19	A			o	xxo	o	xo			4.00
20	A			–	–	–	xxo	xxx		4.00
20	A			–	o	o	xxo			4.00	=NR
22	B			xo	o	xo	xxo	xx		4.00
23	A									3.80
24	B			–	o	xo	xxx			3.80
25	A			–	xo	xo	xxx			3.80
26	A									3.40
	A			–	xxx
	A			–	–	–	xxx
	B			–	–	xxx

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.95	4.05	4.15	4.25	4.31	4.37	Result	Notes
			–	–	o	xo	xo	xxx	4.31	CR
			–	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx	4.31	=CR
			xxo	o	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx	4.31	=CR
			–	o	o	xxx			4.15
			o	o	o	xxx			4.15	NR
			–	o	o	xxx			4.15
			o	xo	o	xxx			4.15	=NR
			–	–	xo	xxx			4.15
			–	xxo	xo	xxx			4.15
10			o	o	xxx				4.05
11			xo	o	xxx				4.05
12			o	xxx					3.95
12			o	–	xxx				3.95
14			xo	xxx					3.95

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