European Athletics Championships 2018 / Women's pole vault

discipline	Women's pole vault
city	Berlin
place	Olympiastadion Berlin
Participants	27 athletes from 16 countries
Competition phase	August 7, 2018 (qualification) August 9, 2018 (final)
Medalists
gold	Ekaterini Stefanidi ( GRE )
silver	Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou ( GRE )
bronze	Holly Bradshaw ( GBR )

Berlin Olympic Stadium

The women's pole vault at the European Athletics Championships 2018 took place on August 7th and 9th in the Olympic Stadium in the German capital Berlin .

There was a double victory for Greece. European champion was Ekaterini Stefanidi , who won the competition before Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou . The British Holly Bradshaw won the bronze medal.

Records

Existing records

World record	Elena Isinbayeva	5.06 m	Zurich , Switzerland	August 20, 2009
European record
Championship record		4.80 m	EM in Gothenburg , Sweden	August 12, 2006

Record improvements

In the final Ekaterini Stefanidi improved the existing EM record to 4.85 m.

qualification

August 7, 2018, 7:05 p.m. CEST

The German Jacqueline Otchere crossed the ultimately necessary 4.35 m, but had two failed attempts and was therefore eliminated

4.35 m was not enough for the Finn Minna Nikkanen to take part in the finals because she had previously failed twice

For French Marion Lotout, 4.35 m in her second attempt was not enough to make it into the final

The qualification was carried out in two groups. The qualification height was 4.55 m. After it became clear that 4.50 m or even 4.45 m would be sufficient for the final qualification, only one jumper approached this height, which she then managed (highlighted in light blue). In addition, the final field was recruited from the next best eleven female athletes in both groups (highlighted in light green), who had jumped at least 4.35 m in the first jump with at most one previous failed attempt.

Group A

space	Athlete	country	4.00	4.20	4.35	4.45	4.50	4.55	Height (m)
01	Anselika Sidorova	Authorized Neutral Athletes	-	-	-	-	O	R.	4.50
02	Ninon Guillon-Romarin	France	-	-	-	O	-		4.45
03	Eleni-Klaoundia Polak	Greece	xo	xo	xo	O	-		4.45
04th	Amálie Švábíková	Czech Republic	xo	xxo	O	xo	-		4.45
05	Angelica Bengtsson	Sweden	-	-	xo	xo	-		4.45
06th	Lucy Bryan	Great Britain	O	O	xo	xxx			4.35 SBe
07th	Wilma Murto	Finland	-	O	xxo	xxx			4.35
	Jacqueline Otchere	Germany	O	O	xxo	xxx			4.35
09	Angelica Moser	Switzerland	-	O	xxx				4.20
10	Mónica Clemente	Spain	O	xo	xxx				4.20
	Lene Retzius	Norway	O	xo	xxx				4.20
12	Femke Pluim	Netherlands	-	xxo	xxx				4.20
	Tina Šutej	Slovenia	O	xxo	xxx				4.20
14th	Stefanie Dauber	Germany	O	xxx					4.00

Group B

space	Athlete	country	4.00	4.20	4.35	4.45	4.50	4.55	Height (m)
01	Ekaterini Stefanidi	Greece	-	-	-	-	-	O	4.55
02	Holly Bradshaw	Great Britain	-	-	-	-	O	R.	4.50
03	Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou	Greece	-	-	-	O	R.		4.45
	Maryna Kylypko	Ukraine	-	O	O	O	R.		4.45
	Olga Mullina	Authorized Neutral Athletes	-	O	O	O	R.		4.45
	Iryna Schuk	Belarus	-	O	O	O	- R		4.45
07th	Carolin Hingst	Germany	O	xo	O	xxx			4.35
08th	Lisa Gunnarsson	Sweden	-	xxo	O	xxx			4.35
	Minna Nikkanen	Finland	-	xxo	O	xxx			4.35 SBe
10	Marion Lotout	France	-	O	xo	xxx			4.35
11	Maiale Axpe	Spain	O	xo	xxo	xxx			4.35
12	Justyna Śmietanka	Poland	-	O	xxx				4.20
13	Molly Caudery	Great Britain	xxo	xo	xxx				4.20

final

August 8, 2018, 7:20 p.m. CEST

The Greek Ekaterini Stefanidi was the favorite in this competition. She was the reigning world champion , Olympic champion in 2016 and European champion of 2016 . Their strongest opponents were mainly her compatriot Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou as WM -Third of 2015 , EM -Third of 2012 and EM -Vierte of 2016, Sweden's Angelica Bengtsson as EM -Third of 2016 and World Cup -Vierte of 2015 and the British Olympic Fifth of 2016 and World Cup sixth of 2017 Holly Bradshaw.

Six athletes were still in the competition when the jump height of 4.70 m was set up. Before that, Iryna Schuk was eliminated in seventh place with a jump of 4.55 m. Four jumpers had so far remained without a failed attempt. Stefanidi had only completed one jump and mastered 4.65 m. The Russian Anselika Sidorova, who started under a neutral flag, also competed once. She had managed 4.55 m and missed 4.65 m. In addition, the French Ninon Guillon-Romarin and Bradshaw were there without fail. Bengtsson and Kyriakopoulou each had one missed jump. Stefanidi and Bradshaw left out the 4.70 m. Kyriakopoulou was successful on the first attempt, Sidorowa jumped the height on the third attempt. Guillon-Romarin and Bengtsson tore three times each and were eliminated. Ninon Guillon-Romarin was fifth, Angelica Bengtsson was sixth.

Sidorowa left out the 4.75 m that were now due. The two Greeks took their jumps at this height and were successful the first time, while Bradshaw took three tries but then jumped the height. The increase has now been increased by five centimeters. Four athletes were still fighting for the three medals and the European championship. All four participants tried their hand at the new jump height. The favorite Stefanidi also took this height safely and at the first attempt. But the fight for the title had not yet been decided, because Kyriakopoulou was also successful, albeit only with her second jump. The decision about the further placements had been made. Both Bradshaw and Sidorowa each tried three times in vain at 4.80 m. Holly Bradshaw won the bronze medal, Anselika Sidorova finished fourth.

In the battle for gold, Ekaterini Stefanidi prevailed at the next height of 4.85 m. In the third attempt she was successful and improved Jelena Issinbajewas European championship record by five centimeters. Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou tore 4.85 m three times and became vice European champion. Stefanidi then let hang up 4.96 m. However, that was too high for her that day, she failed three times.

space	Athlete	country	4.30	4.45	4.55	4.65	4.70	4.75	4.80	4.85	4.96	Height (m)
	Ekaterini Stefanidi	Greece	-	-	-	O	-	O	O	xxo	xxx	4.85 CR
	Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou	Greece	-	O	xo	O	O	O	xo	xxx		4.80 SB
	Holly Bradshaw	Great Britain	-	-	O	O	-	xxo	xxx			4.75
4th	Anselika Sidorova	Authorized Neutral Athletes	-	-	O	-	xxo	-	xxx			4.70
5	Ninon Guillon-Romarin	France	-	O	O	O	xxx					4.65
6th	Angelica Bengtsson	Sweden	-	O	xo	xo	xxx					4.65
7th	Iryna Schuk	Belarus	O	xo	xxo	xxx						4.55
8th	Maryna Kylypko	Ukraine	xo	xo	xxx							4.45
9	Carolin Hingst	Germany	O	xxx								4.30
	Amálie Švábíková	Czech Republic	O	xxx								4.30
11	Olga Mullina	Authorized Neutral Athletes	xo	xxx								4.30
NM	Eleni-Klaoundia Polak	Greece	xxx									without height

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  European Champion Ekaterini Stefanidi, Greece

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  Vice European Champion Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Greece

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  Bronze medalist Holly Bradshaw, Great Britain

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  Anselika Sidorova, starting under a neutral flag, came fourth

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  Fifth place for the Frenchwoman
  Ninon Guillon-Romarin

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  The Swede Angelica Bengtsson came in sixth place

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  The Belarusian Iryna Schuk reached seventh place

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  Maryna Kylypko from Ukraine came in eighth

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  The German Carolin Hingst came in ninth

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  Olga Mullina, the second neutral-flagged athlete in this final, came eleventh

Web links

• European Athletics Championships 2018 - Official Results (PDF, 49.183 KB, p. 277 ff), accessed on January 22, 2019
• Results of the European Athletics Championships 2018 at Leichtathletik.de, accessed on January 22, 2019
• Reports on the European Championships 2018 on Leichtathletik.de, accessed on January 22, 2019

Video

• European Athletics Katerina Stefanidi wins second European pole vault title on youtube.com, published on August 9, 2018, accessed on January 22, 2019
• Slow Moments - women's pole vault, European Athletics Championships 2018 on youtube.com, published August 30, 2018, accessed January 22, 2019