| Date | 21 – 24 August 2004 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi |
| Participants | 35 from 22 countries |
The huge favorite was Russian Yelena Isinbayeva who had broken the world record four times within the past year. Her teammate Svetlana Feofanova, 2002 European Champion, and twice a world-record setter was also given consideration. Stacy Dragila, the 2000 gold medalist, was back but was not expected to challenge the Russians, and she would not get thru the qualifying round. In the competition, Feofanova was the early leader at 4.70 (15-5) and 4.75 (15-7) as Isinbayeva had a single miss at each height and then passed to the next height. Needing to clear 4.80 (15-9) with only a single attempt left, she did so nicely, and won the gold when Feofanova had single misses at the next three heights, and had to settle for 4.75. Isinbayeva had clearances of 4.80 (15-9) and 4.85 (15-11), before having the bar set at a world record of 4.91 (16-1¼), which she cleared easily.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2881 | Yelena Isinbayeva |  RUS | 4.40 (=4) | 4.91 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 2871 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.40 (=4) | 4.75 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 2695 | Anna Rogowska |  POL | 4.45 (3) | 4.70 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 2693 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.45 (1) | 4.55 (4) | |||
| 5 | 2144 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir |  ISL | 4.40 (10) | 4.55 (5) | |||
| =6 | 1311 | Dana Ellis |  CAN | 4.40 (=8) | 4.40 (=6) | |||
| =6 | 1559 | Naroa Agirre |  ESP | 4.40 (=8) | 4.40 (=6) | |||
| =6 | 1722 | Vanessa Boslak |  FRA | 4.40 (11) | 4.40 (=6) | |||
| =6 | 3163 | Anzhela Balakhonova |  UKR | 4.40 (13) | 4.40 (=6) | |||
| 10 | 1318 | Stephanie McCann | CAN | 4.40 (14) | 4.40 (10) | |||
| 11 | 1495 | Pavla Hamáčková |  CZE | 4.45 (2) | 4.40 (11) | |||
| 12 | 1490 | Kateřina Baďurová | CZE | 4.40 (=4) | 4.20 (12) | |||
| =13 | 1038 | Alejandra García |  ARG | 4.40 (12) | 4.20 (=13) | |||
| =13 | 1935 | Silke Spiegelburg |  GER | 4.40 (15) | 4.20 (=13) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 1570 | Dana Cervantes | ESP | 4.40 (=4) | – ( | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 1068 | Kym Howe |  AUS | 4.30 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 3342 | Jillian Schwartz |  USA | 4.30 (17) | – | |||
| =18 r1/2 | 2025 | Georgia Tsiligkkiri |  GRE | 4.30 (=18) | – | |||
| =18 r1/2 | 2081 | Krisztina Molnár |  HUN | 4.30 (=18) | – | |||
| =18 r1/2 | 2885 | Anastasiya Ivanova | RUS | 4.30 (=18) | – | |||
| =18 r1/2 | 3253 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 4.30 (=18) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 1893 | Carolin Hingst | GER | 4.30 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 1386 | Zhao Yingying |  CHN | 4.30 (23) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 1289 | Tanya Stefanova |  BUL | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 1342 | Gao Shuying | CHN | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 1482 | Anna Foitidou |  CYP | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 1904 | Floé Kühnert | GER | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 2635 | Melina Hamilton |  NZL | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 3014 | Teja Melink |  SLO | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 3051 | Nadine Rohr |  SUI | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| =24 r1/2 | 3346 | Kellie Suttle | USA | 4.15 (=24) | – | |||
| 32 r1/2 | 2272 | Takayo Kondo |  JPN | 4.15 (32) | – | |||
| 33 r1/2 | 1337 | Carolina Torres |  CHI | 4.00 (33) | – | |||
| 34 r1/2 | 1764 | Marie Poissonnier | FRA | 4.00 (34) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2014 | Afroditi Skafida | GRE | – ( | – |
| Date | 21 August 2004 — 19:00 |
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| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 4.45 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date | 21 August 2004 — 19:00 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 3.80 m | Attempts at 4.00 m | Attempts at 4.15 m | Attempts at 4.30 m | Attempts at 4.40 m | Attempts at 4.45 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.45 | 0 | 1 | - | - | o | o | x- | o | ||
| 2 | 14 | Pavla Hamáčková | CZE | 4.45 | 1 | 3 | - | - | o | xxo | - | xo | ||
| 3 | 12 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | o | – | ||
| 4 | 7 | Naroa Agirre | ESP | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | - | o | xo | o | o | – | ||
| 5 | 2 | Anzhela Balakhonova | UKR | 4.40 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | o | xxo | – | ||
| 6 | 5 | Stephanie McCann | CAN | 4.40 | 2 | 3 | - | - | o | xo | xxo | – | ||
| =7 | 1 | Krisztina Molnár | HUN | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| =7 | 11 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | xo | xxx | – | ||
| =7 | 3 | Anastasiya Ivanova | RUS | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | - | - | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| =7 | 13 | Georgia Tsiligkkiri | GRE | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 4 | Zhao Yingying | CHN | 4.30 | 2 | 3 | - | o | xo | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| =12 | 9 | Tanya Stefanova | BUL | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =12 | 10 | Kellie Suttle | USA | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =12 | 15 | Floé Kühnert | GER | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =12 | 17 | Melina Hamilton | NZL | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =12 | 6 | Teja Melink | SLO | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 17 | 18 | Carolina Torres | CHI | 4.00 | 1 | 1 | - | xo | xxx | – | – | – | ||
| 18 | 16 | Marie Poissonnier | FRA | 4.00 | 2 | 2 | - | xxo | xxx | – | – | – |
| Date | 21 August 2004 — 19:00 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 3.80 m | Attempts at 4.00 m | Attempts at 4.15 m | Attempts at 4.30 m | Attempts at 4.40 m | Attempts at 4.45 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Anna Rogowska | POL | 4.45 | 2 | 3 | - | - | xo | o | - | xxo | ||
| =2 | 17 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | o | – | ||
| =2 | 2 | Kateřina Baďurová | CZE | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | o | – | ||
| =2 | 12 | Dana Cervantes | ESP | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | o | o | – | ||
| 5 | 6 | Dana Ellis | CAN | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | - | - | o | xo | o | – | ||
| 6 | 8 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | ISL | 4.40 | 0 | 3 | - | - | xo | xxo | o | – | ||
| 7 | 14 | Vanessa Boslak | FRA | 4.40 | 1 | 1 | - | - | o | o | xo | – | ||
| 8 | 10 | Alejandra García | ARG | 4.40 | 1 | 2 | - | xo | o | o | xo | – | ||
| 9 | 3 | Silke Spiegelburg | GER | 4.40 | 2 | 4 | xo | xo | o | o | xxo | – | ||
| 10 | 5 | Kym Howe | AUS | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 13 | Jillian Schwartz | USA | 4.30 | 0 | 2 | - | - | xxo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 12 | 1 | Carolin Hingst | GER | 4.30 | 2 | 2 | - | - | o | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| =13 | 16 | Gao Shuying | CHN | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =13 | 7 | Nadine Rohr | SUI | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| =13 | 4 | Anna Foitidou | CYP | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 16 | 11 | Takayo Kondo | JPN | 4.15 | 2 | 2 | - | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | ||
| 15 | Afroditi Skafida | GRE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 24 August 2004 — 20:55 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 4.00 m | Attempts at 4.20 m | Attempts at 4.40 m | Attempts at 4.55 m | Attempts at 4.65 m | Attempts at 4.70 m | Attempts at 4.75 m | Attempts at 4.80 m | Attempts at 4.85 m | Attempts at 4.90 m | Attempts at 4.91 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.91 | 0 | 2 | - | - | o | o | o | x- | x- | o | o | - | o | ||
| 2 | 6 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 4.75 | 1 | 1 | - | - | o | o | o | o | xo | x- | x- | x | – | ||
| 3 | 2 | Anna Rogowska | POL | 4.70 | 0 | 2 | - | o | o | xxo | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | 15 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.55 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 | 5 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | ISL | 4.55 | 1 | 3 | - | o | xxo | xo | xx- | x-- | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =6 | 13 | Anzhela Balakhonova | UKR | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =6 | 7 | Naroa Agirre | ESP | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =6 | 11 | Dana Ellis | CAN | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =6 | 1 | Vanessa Boslak | FRA | 4.40 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 10 | Stephanie McCann | CAN | 4.40 | 0 | 1 | - | xo | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 9 | Pavla Hamáčková | CZE | 4.40 | 2 | 2 | o | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 14 | Kateřina Baďurová | CZE | 4.20 | 1 | 1 | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =13 | 12 | Alejandra García | ARG | 4.20 | 2 | 2 | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| =13 | 3 | Silke Spiegelburg | GER | 4.20 | 2 | 2 | o | xxo | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | Dana Cervantes | ESP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
