| Olympic Games/World Champs | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| 2023 Women Pole Vault | Nina Kennedy |  AUS | 4.90m1 | Katie Moon |  USA | 4.85m2 | Alysha Newman |  CAN | 4.85m2 |
| 2022 Women Pole Vault | Katie Nageotte | USA | 4.85m1 | Sandi Morris | USA | 4.85m2 | Nina Kennedy | AUS | 4.80m1 |
| Olympic 2020 Women Pole Vault | Katie Nageotte | USA | 4.90m2 | Anzhelika Sidorova |  ROC | 4.85m1 | Holly Bradshaw |  GBR | 4.85m1 |
| 2019 Women Pole Vault | Anzhelika Sidorova |  ANA | 4.95m3 | Sandi Morris | USA | 4.90m1 | Ekateríni Stefanidi |  GRE | 4.85m2 |
| 2017 Women Pole Vault | Ekateríni Stefanídi | GRE | 4.91m1 | Sandi Morris | USA | 4.75m1 | Robeilys Peinado |  VEN | 4.65m2 |
| Yarisley Silva |  CUB | 4.65m2 | |||||||
| Olympic 2016 Women Pole Vault | Ekateríni Stefanídi | GRE | 4.85m2 | Sandi Morris | USA | 4.85m2 | Eliza McCartney |  NZL | 4.80m1 |
| 2015 Women Pole Vault | Yarisley Silva | CUB | 4.90m3 | Fabiana Murer |  BRA | 4.85m1 | Nikoléta Kyriakopoúlou | GRE | 4.80m1 |
| 2013 Women Pole Vault | Yelena Isinbayeva |  RUS | 4.89m1 | Jennifer Suhr | USA | 4.82m2 | Yarisley Silva | CUB | 4.82m3 |
| Olympic 2012 Women Pole Vault | Jennifer Suhr | USA | 4.75m2 | Yarisley Silva | CUB | 4.75m2 | Elena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.70m1 |
| 2011 Women Pole Vault | Fabiana Murer | BRA | 4.85m1 | Martina Strutz |  GER | 4.80m1 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.75m1 |
| 2009 Women Pole Vault | Anna Rogowska |  POL | 4.75m1 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.65m1 | |||
| Chelsea Johnson | USA | 4.65m1 | |||||||
| Olympic 2008 Women Pole Vault | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 5.05m3 | Jennifer Stuczynski | USA | 4.80m1 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.75m1 |
| 2007 Women Pole Vault | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.80m2 | Katerina Badurova |  CZE | 4.75m1 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.75m2 |
| 2005 Women Pole Vault | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 5,01m2 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.60m1 | Pavla Hamackova | CZE | 4.50m1 |
| Olympic 2004 Women Pole Vault | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.91m1 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.75m2 | Anna Rogowska | POL | 4.75m1 |
| 2003 Women Pole Vault | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.75m1 | Annika Becker | GER | 4.70m2 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.65m1 |
| 2001 Women Pole Vault | Stacy Dragila | USA | 4.75m1 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.751 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.55m1 |
| Olympic 2000 Women Pole Vault | Stacy Dragila | USA | 4.60m1 | Tatiana Grigorieva | AUS | 4.55m1 | Vala Flosadottir |  ISL | 4.50m1 |
| 1999 Women Pole Vault | Stacy Dragila | USA | 4.60m2 | Anzhela Balakhonova |  UKR | 4.55m1 | Tatiana Grigorieva | AUS | 4.45m1 |
