2015 Pan American Games / Athletics - Women's Pole Vault
The winner Yarisley Silva (2015)
The women's pole vault at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 23 at the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium in Toronto .
Ten pole vaulters from seven countries took part in the competition. The gold medal was won by Yarisley Silva with 4.85 m, which was also a new record for the Pan American Games. Silver went to Fabiana Murer with 4.80 m and Jenn Suhr won the bronze medal with 4.60 m.
Records
Before the competition, the following records were in place:
| World record |
 Elena Isinbayeva
|
5.06 m | World class Zurich ( IAAF Diamond League ), Switzerland | August 28, 2009 |
| Record of games |
 Yarisley Silva
|
4.75 m | Pan American Games in Guadalajara , Mexico | October 24, 2011 |
Result
July 23, 2015, 5:55 pm
| space | Athlete | country | 4.00 | 4.15 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.80 | 4.85 | 4.91 | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yarisley Silva |
Cuba
|
- | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | xo | O | xxo | x– | 4.85 PR |
 |
Fabiana Murer |
 Brazil
|
- | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | xx– | O | xxx | 4.80 = SB | |
 |
Jenn Suhr |
 United States
|
- | - | - | - | xo | O | xxx | 4.60 | |||||
| 4th | Demi Payne |
United States
|
- | - | - | O | O | x– | xx | 4.50 | |||||
| 5 | Kelsie Ahbe |
 Canada
|
- | O | O | O | xxx | 4.40 | |||||||
| 6th | Robeily's Peinado |
 Venezuela
|
O | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | 4.40 | |||||||
| 7th | Mélanie Blouin |
Canada
|
- | O | xxx | 4.15 | |||||||||
| 7th | Karla Rosa da Silva |
Brazil
|
O | O | xxx | 4.15 | |||||||||
| 9 | Valeria Chiaraviglio |
 Argentina
|
O | xo | xxx | 4.15 SB | |||||||||
| 10 | Diamara Planell |
 Puerto Rico
|
xo | xo | xxx | 4.15 |
Explanation of symbols:
- = height skipped, x = failed attempt, o = height skipped
Web links and sources
- Athletics. In: www.toronto2015.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2019 .