Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's pole vault

The pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 21 and August 24.

Medalists

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World Olympic Record
world_athlete = flagathlete|Yelena Isinbaeva|RUS
world_mark = 4.90 m
world_place = London, England
world_date = 30 July 2004
olympic_athlete = flagIOCathlete|Stacy Dragila|USA|2000 Summer
olympic_mark = 4.60 m
olympic_place = Sydney, Australia
olympic_date = 25 September 2000

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Qualification

August 21
Heat 1
1. flagicon|POL Monika Pyrek, Poland 4.45 m - Q
2. flagicon|CZE Pavla Hamáčková, Czech Republic 4.45 m - Q
3. flagicon|RUS Svetlana Feofanova, Russia 4.40 m - q
4. flagicon|ESP Naroa Agirre, Spain 4.40 m - q
5. flagicon|UKR Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukraine 4.40 m - q
6. flagicon|CAN Stephanie McCann, Canada 4.40 m - q
7. flagicon|USA Stacy Dragila, United States 4.30 m
7. flagicon|RUS Anastasiya Ivanova, Russia 4.30 m
7. flagicon|HUN Krisztina Molnár, Hungary 4.30 m
7. flagicon|GRE Yeoryia Tsiliggiri, Greece 4.30 m
11. flagicon|CHN Zhao Yingying, China 4.30 m
12. flagicon|NZL Melina Hamilton, New Zealand 4.15 m
12. flagicon|GER Floe Kuehnert, Germany 4.15 m
12. flagicon|SLO Teja Melink, Slovenia 4.15 m
12. flagicon|BUL Tanya Stefanova, Bulgaria 4.15 m
12. flagicon|USA Kellie Suttle, United States 4.15 m
17. flagicon|CHI Carolina Torres, Chile 4.00 m SB
18. flagicon|FRA Marie Poissonnier, France 4.00 m

Heat 2
1. flagicon|POL Anna Rogowska, Poland 4.45 m - Q
2. flagicon|CZE Kateřina Baďurová, Czech Republic 4.40 m - q
2. flagicon|ESP Dana Cervantes, Spain 4.40 m - q
2. flagicon|RUS Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia 4.40 m - q
5. flagicon|CAN Dana Ellis, Canada 4.40 m - q
6. flagicon|ISL Thorey Edda Elisdottir, Iceland 4.40 m - q
7. flagicon|FRA Vanessa Boslak, France 4.40 m - q
8. flagicon|ARG Alejandra Garcia, Argentina 4.40 m - q
9. flagicon|GER Silke Spiegelburg, Germany 4.40 m - q
10. flagicon|AUS Kym Howe, Australia 4.30 m
11. flagicon|USA Jillian Schwartz, United States 4.30 m
12. flagicon|GER Caroline Hingst, Germany 4.30 m
13. flagicon|CYP Anna Fitidou, Cyprus 4.15 m
13. flagicon|CHN Shuying Gao, China 4.15 m
13. flagicon|SUI Nadine Rohr, Switzerland 4.15 m
13. flagicon|JPN Takayo Kondo, Japan 4.15 m
*flagicon|GRE Afroditi Skafida, Greece NM

Final

August 24
1. flagicon|RUS Yelena Isinbayeva 4.91m WR
2. flagicon|RUS Svetlana Feofanova 4.75 m
3. flagicon|POL Anna Rogowska 4.70 m
4. flagicon|POL Monika Pyrek 4.55 m
5. flagicon|ISL Thorey Edda Elisdottir 4.55 m
6. flagicon|FRA Vanessa Boslak 4.40 m
6. flagicon|ESP Naroa Agirre 4.40 m
6. flagicon|CAN Dana Ellis 4.40 m
6. flagicon|UKR Anzhela Balakhonova 4.40 m
10. flagicon|CAN Stephanie McCann 4.40 m =SB
11. flagicon|CZE Pavla Hamáčková 4.40 m SB
12. flagicon|CZE Katerina Baďurová 4.20 m
13. flagicon|GER Silke Spiegelburg 4.20 m
13. flagicon|ARG Alejandra García 4.20 m
* Dana Cervantes NM