Women Pole Vault Athletics Olympic Games 2008 Beijing (CHN) - Monday 18.08
Final 18.08 19:20
Team
Height
Q.
430
445
455
465
470
475
480
485
490
495
505
1.Elena Isinbaeva
RUS
5.05m
1.
-
-
-
-
O
-
-
O
-
XXO
XXO
2.Jennifer Stuczynski
USA
4.80m
2.
-
-
O
-
O
XO
O
-
XXX
3.Svetlana Feofanova
RUS
4.75m
6.
-
O
O
XO
-
O
XXX
4. Yulia Golubchikova
RUS
4.75m
10.
-
O
O
XO
O
XO
XXX
5. Monika Pyrek
POL
4.70m
8.
-
O
O
O
XO
XXX
6. Carolin Tamara Hingst
GER
4.65m
10.
O
O
O
XXO
XXX
7. Silke Spiegelburg
GER
4.65m
12.
O
XO
O
XXO
XXX
8. April Steiner-Bennett
USA
4.55m
6.
O
O
O
XXX
9. Vanessa Boslak
FRA
4.55m
2.
O
O
XO
XXX
10.Fabiana Murer
BRA
4.45m
2.
-
O
-
XXX
10.Anna Rogowska
POL
4.45m
8.
-
O
XXX
12.Shuying Gao
CHN
4.45m
2.
O
XXO
XXX
Having improved her 2005 world record of 5.01 twice during July up
to 5.04, Isinbaeva was an even more prohibitive favourite than she had
been four years earlier. The advancing standards in the event were evi-
denced by the fact that all 12 finalists cleared at least 4.50 in the qual-
ifying round. Just nine women had managed that height across the pre-
vious two games.
With the bar at 4.65, there were still 11 vaulters left in the competi-
tion. Isinbaeva waited until 4.70 to take her first vault, and her first-
time success ensured fourth place at worst. At 4.75, Feofanova took the
lead with a first-time clearance, ahead of the successful second jumps
of Stuczynski and Golubchikova. After Stuczynski made 4.80 and the
other Russians were eliminated, it was a duel between the American
and Isinbaeva, who then went over 4.85. Passing that height,