2002 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault explained

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

The official results of the Women's pole vault at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, Germany. The final was held on 9 August 2002. The qualifying round was staged two days earlier, on August 7, with the mark set at 4.45 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS)
Silver	Yelena Isinbayeva Russia (RUS)
Bronze	Yvonne Buschbaum Germany (GER)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships
		4.81 m	June 9, 2001
		4.31 m	August 21, 1998
Broken or equalled records during the 2002 European Athletics Championships
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 7, 2002
		4.40 m	August 9, 2002
		4.40 m	August 9, 2002
		4.40 m	August 9, 2002
		4.40 m	August 9, 2002
		4.40 m	August 9, 2002
		4.50 m	August 9, 2002
		4.50 m	August 9, 2002
		4.50 m	August 9, 2002
		4.50 m	August 9, 2002
		4.50 m	August 9, 2002
		4.55 m	August 9, 2002
		4.60 m	August 9, 2002

Qualification

Rank	Group A	Height					Result
		3.80	4.00	4.15	4.30	4.40
1		-	-	o	o	o	4.40 m
2		-	-	xo	xo	o	4.40 m
3		o	xo	o	o	xo	4.40 m
4		-	-	xxo	xo	xo	4.40 m
5		-	o	o	o	xxo	4.40 m
6		-	o	o	o	xxx	4.30 m
7		o	o	xo	xo	xxx	4.30 m
8		-	xo	xxo	xo	xxx	4.30 m
9		-	-	o	xxo	xxx	4.30 m
10		-	o	o	xxx		4.15 m
11		o	o	xxo	xxx		4.15 ^[1]
12		o	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
13		xo	xxx				3.80 m
14		xxo	xxx				3.80 m
-		xxx					NM
-		xxx					NM
-		xxx					NM

Rank	Group B	Height					Result
		3.80	4.00	4.15	4.30	4.40
1		-	-	-	xo	o	4.40 m
2		-	-	xo	xxo	o	4.40 m
3		-	o	o	o	xo	4.40 m
4		-	o	xo	o	xxx	4.30 m
5		-	o	o	xxo	xxx	4.30 m
6		-	xxo	xxo	xxo	xxx	4.30 m
7		o	o	o	xxx		4.15 m
8		xo	o	o	xxx		4.15 m
9		-	o	xo	xxx		4.15 m
10		-	xo	xo	xxx		4.15 m
11=		-	o	xxx			4.00 m
11=		-	o	xxx			4.00 m
13=		o	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
13=		-	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
13=		o	xxo	xxx			4.00 m
-		-	xxx				NM
-		xxx					NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Height							Final
		4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.55	4.60	4.65
		-	-	o	o	-	o	x	4.60 m ^[2]
		o	o	o	o	o	xxx		4.55 m
		-	xo	-	o	xxx			4.50 m
4		o	o	o	xxo	xxx			4.50 m
5		o	-	xo	xxo	-	xxx		4.50 m
6		o	xxo	xo	xxx				4.40 m
7		o	o	xxx					4.30 m
		o	o	xxx					4.30 m
9		xxo	o	xxx					4.30 m
10		xo	xo	xxx					4.30 m
11		o	-	xxx					4.20 m
		o	-	xxx					4.20 m

See also

• 1998 Women's European Championships Pole Vault (Budapest)
• 1999 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Seville)
• 2000 Women's Olympic Pole Vault (Sydney)
• 2001 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Edmonton)
• 2003 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Paris)
• 2004 Women's Olympic Pole Vault (Athens)
• 2006 Women's European Championships Pole Vault (Gothenburg)

References

• Results
• moniquedewilt

Notes and References

1. [Finnish records in athletics|National Record for Finland]
2. Championships record