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Pole Vault, Women

Date	21 – 24 August 2004
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	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	2881	Yelena Isinbayeva	RUS	4.40 (=4)	4.91 (1)	Gold	OR
2	2871	Svetlana Feofanova	RUS	4.40 (=4)	4.75 (2)	Silver	OR
3	2695	Anna Rogowska	POL	4.45 (3)	4.70 (3)	Bronze	OR
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)	– (NH)
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	– (NH)	–

Qualifying Round (21 August 2004 — 19:00-21:10)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 4.45 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
1	Monika Pyrek	POL	4.45	0	1	Q
2	Pavla Hamáčková	CZE	4.45	1	3	Q
3	Anna Rogowska	POL	4.45	2	3	Q
=4	Svetlana Feofanova	RUS	4.40	0	0	q
=4	Yelena Isinbayeva	RUS	4.40	0	0	q
=4	Kateřina Baďurová	CZE	4.40	0	0	q
=4	Dana Cervantes	ESP	4.40	0	0	q
=8	Naroa Agirre	ESP	4.40	0	1	q
=8	Dana Ellis	CAN	4.40	0	1	q
10	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	ISL	4.40	0	3	q
11	Vanessa Boslak	FRA	4.40	1	1	q
12	Alejandra García	ARG	4.40	1	2	q
13	Anzhela Balakhonova	UKR	4.40	2	2	q
14	Stephanie McCann	CAN	4.40	2	3	q
15	Silke Spiegelburg	GER	4.40	2	4	q
16	Kym Howe	AUS	4.30	0	0
17	Jillian Schwartz	USA	4.30	0	2
=18	Krisztina Molnár	HUN	4.30	1	1		1
=18	Stacy Dragila	USA	4.30	1	1
=18	Anastasiya Ivanova	RUS	4.30	1	1
=18	Georgia Tsiligkkiri	GRE	4.30	1	1
22	Carolin Hingst	GER	4.30	2	2
23	Zhao Yingying	CHN	4.30	2	3
=24	Tanya Stefanova	BUL	4.15	0	0
=24	Gao Shuying	CHN	4.15	0	0
=24	Kellie Suttle	USA	4.15	0	0
=24	Floé Kühnert	GER	4.15	0	0
=24	Melina Hamilton	NZL	4.15	0	0
=24	Teja Melink	SLO	4.15	0	0
=24	Nadine Rohr	SUI	4.15	0	0
=24	Anna Foitidou	CYP	4.15	0	0
32	Takayo Kondo	JPN	4.15	2	2
33	Carolina Torres	CHI	4.00	1	1
34	Marie Poissonnier	FRA	4.00	2	2
NH	Afroditi Skafida	GRE	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (21 August 2004 — 19:00-21:10)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	3.80 m	4.00 m	4.15 m	4.30 m	4.40 m	4.45 m
1	Monika Pyrek	POL	4.45	0	1	-	-	o	o	x-	o
2	Pavla Hamáčková	CZE	4.45	1	3	-	-	o	xxo	-	xo
3	Svetlana Feofanova	RUS	4.40	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	–
4	Naroa Agirre	ESP	4.40	0	1	-	o	xo	o	o	–
5	Anzhela Balakhonova	UKR	4.40	2	2	-	-	-	o	xxo	–
6	Stephanie McCann	CAN	4.40	2	3	-	-	o	xo	xxo	–
=7	Krisztina Molnár	HUN	4.30	1	1	-	o	o	xo	xxx	–
=7	Stacy Dragila	USA	4.30	1	1	-	-	-	xo	xxx	–
=7	Anastasiya Ivanova	RUS	4.30	1	1	-	-	o	xo	xxx	–
=7	Georgia Tsiligkkiri	GRE	4.30	1	1	-	o	o	xo	xxx	–
11	Zhao Yingying	CHN	4.30	2	3	-	o	xo	xxo	xxx	–
=12	Tanya Stefanova	BUL	4.15	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–
=12	Kellie Suttle	USA	4.15	0	0	-	-	o	xxx	–	–
=12	Floé Kühnert	GER	4.15	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–
=12	Melina Hamilton	NZL	4.15	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–
=12	Teja Melink	SLO	4.15	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
17	Carolina Torres	CHI	4.00	1	1	-	xo	xxx	–	–	–
18	Marie Poissonnier	FRA	4.00	2	2	-	xxo	xxx	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (21 August 2004 — 19:00-21:10)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	3.80 m	4.00 m	4.15 m	4.30 m	4.40 m	4.45 m
1	Anna Rogowska	POL	4.45	2	3	-	-	xo	o	-	xxo
=2	Yelena Isinbayeva	RUS	4.40	0	0	-	-	-	-	o	–
=2	Kateřina Baďurová	CZE	4.40	0	0	-	o	o	o	o	–
=2	Dana Cervantes	ESP	4.40	0	0	-	-	o	o	o	–
5	Dana Ellis	CAN	4.40	0	1	-	-	o	xo	o	–
6	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	ISL	4.40	0	3	-	-	xo	xxo	o	–
7	Vanessa Boslak	FRA	4.40	1	1	-	-	o	o	xo	–
8	Alejandra García	ARG	4.40	1	2	-	xo	o	o	xo	–
9	Silke Spiegelburg	GER	4.40	2	4	xo	xo	o	o	xxo	–
10	Kym Howe	AUS	4.30	0	0	-	o	o	o	xxx	–
11	Jillian Schwartz	USA	4.30	0	2	-	-	xxo	o	xxx	–
12	Carolin Hingst	GER	4.30	2	2	-	-	o	xxo	xxx	–
=13	Gao Shuying	CHN	4.15	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–
=13	Nadine Rohr	SUI	4.15	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–
=13	Anna Foitidou	CYP	4.15	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–
16	Takayo Kondo	JPN	4.15	2	2	-	o	xxo	xxx	–	–
NH	Afroditi Skafida	GRE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (24 August 2004 — 20:55-23:30)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	4.00 m	4.20 m	4.40 m	4.55 m	4.65 m	4.70 m	4.75 m	4.80 m	4.85 m	4.90 m	4.91 m
1	Yelena Isinbayeva	RUS	4.91	0	2	-	-	o	o	o	x-	x-	o	o	-	o	OR
2	Svetlana Feofanova	RUS	4.75	1	1	-	-	o	o	o	o	xo	x-	x-	x	–	OR
3	Anna Rogowska	POL	4.70	0	2	-	o	o	xxo	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	OR
4	Monika Pyrek	POL	4.55	0	0	-	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	ISL	4.55	1	3	-	o	xxo	xo	xx-	x--	–	–	–	–	–
=6	Anzhela Balakhonova	UKR	4.40	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
=6	Naroa Agirre	ESP	4.40	0	0	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
=6	Dana Ellis	CAN	4.40	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
=6	Vanessa Boslak	FRA	4.40	0	0	-	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Stephanie McCann	CAN	4.40	0	1	-	xo	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Pavla Hamáčková	CZE	4.40	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Kateřina Baďurová	CZE	4.20	1	1	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
=13	Alejandra García	ARG	4.20	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
=13	Silke Spiegelburg	GER	4.20	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Dana Cervantes	ESP	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–