2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 15 and 17 July 2022.

Both Kennedy and Morris aborted their first attempts mid-air going under the bar, while Stefanidi missed.

When Stefanidi went under the bar on her final attempt, she dropped back to her last clearance at 4.70m to finish behind Šutej in fifth place.

Kennedy passed her third attempt for an all or nothing jump at 4.90m but couldn't hit her marks under the pressure, running under the bar still collecting the bronze.

Before the competition records were as follows:[2] The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4.70 m.[3] The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows: Qualification: 4.65 m (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q).

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