2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

Women's pole vault
at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
VenueNational Stadium
LocationTokyo, Japan
Dates15 September (qualification)
17 September (final)
Winning height4.90 m SB
Medalists
gold medal Katie Moon   United States
silver medal Sandi Morris   United States
bronze medal Tina Šutej   Slovenia
Events at the
2025 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m steeplechasemenwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
35 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
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World Team event
World Team

The women's pole vault at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 15 and 17 September 2025.[1]

Summary

They expected thirty entrants for the competition, but co-defending champion and Olympic Gold medalist Nina Kennedy dropped out at the last minute when a nagging injury did not recover in time.[2] Co-champion because 2023 ended with Kennedy and Katie Moon deciding to not break the tie and share the medal. Moon was also the 2022 champion and Olympic silver medalist. Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman was also injured. Wilma Murto is the returning bronze medalist. Also here is Sandi Morris, a member of the 5 metres club, with silvers from 2017, 2019 and 2022, plus the 2016 Olympics.

In the qualification round, 5 couldn't get over 4.25m including Murto. Former World Indoor Champion Molly Caudery did not start. With the auto qualifier 4.70m, they stopped the A group vaulting at 4.60m with seven over. The B group also got seven over 4.60m taking 14 to the final.

In the final, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Eliza McCartney had to withdraw before clearing a height. 9 made it over 4.65m, but only 4 made it over 4.75m, Amálie Švábíková and Tina Šutej on their last attempt. Morris and Moon still had clean rounds going. At 4.80m, Moon made her first attempt while Morris and Šutej took two putting Moon in the lead. After missing two, Švábíková passed to try a last attempt at 4.85m which failed settling the medalists. Moon missed her first attempt at 4.85m. When Morris cleared on her first attempt, to seize the lead, Moon passed. Šutej took all three of her attempts a 4.85m and after missing them settled for the bronze. Now at 4.90m, Morris and Moon missed their first attempts, then Morris her second. Moon was down to her final attempt. Moon went up and hit the bar with her chest on the way down. The bar danced and landed back on the pegs. Moon had taken the lead back. Morris walked to the table to pass to the next height. When she missed, Morris was the silver medalist. Already with gold, Moon had the bar moved to the championship record 5.01m. After one shot at it, she withdrew with a threepeat.[3][4]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[5]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World Record  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 2009
Championship Record 5.01 m Helsinki, Finland 12 August 2005
World Leading  Amanda Moll (USA) 4.91 m Indianapolis, United States 28 February 2025
African Record  Elmarie Gerryts (RSA) 4.42 m Wesel, Germany 12 June 2000
Asian Record  Li Ling (CHN) 4.72 m Shanghai, China 18 May 2019
European Record  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 2009
North, Central American and Caribbean Record  Jennifer Suhr (USA) 5.02 m Albuquerque, United States 2 March 2013
South American Record  Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.87 m Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 3 July 2016
Oceanian Record  Eliza McCartney (NZL) 4.94 m Jockgrim, Germany 17 July 2018

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4.73 m.[6]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
15 September 09:05 Qualification
17 September 20:10 Final

Results

Qualification

All athletes over 4.70 m ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) advanced to the final.

Group A

Rank Name Nationality 4.25 4.45 4.60 4.70 Mark Notes
1 Imogen Ayris  New Zealand o o o 4.60 m q
1 Juliana de Menis Campos  Brazil o o o 4.60 m q
3 Roberta Bruni  Italy o xo o 4.60 m q
3 Katie Moon  United States - xo o 4.60 m q
5 Niu Chunge  China xo xo o 4.60 m q
6 Amálie Švábíková  Czech Republic - o xo 4.60 m q
7 Hana Moll  United States xo xxo xo 4.60 m q
8 Elina Lampela  Finland x o xxx 4.45 m
9 Lea Bachmann  Switzerland xxo o xxx 4.45 m
10 Kitty Friele Faye  Norway o xo xxx 4.45 m
10 Kajsa Roth  Sweden o xo xxx 4.45 m PB
10 Elien Vekemans  Belgium o xo xxx 4.45 m
13 Marleen Mülla  Estonia xxo xxx 4.25 m
– Yana Hladiychuk  Ukraine xxx NM
– Jennifer Elizarov  Canada xxx NM
– Miré Reinstorf  South Africa xxx NM
– Molly Caudery  Great Britain & N.I. DNS
[7]

Group B

Rank Name Nationality 4.25 4.45 4.60 4.70 Mark Notes
1 Amanda Moll  United States o o o 4.60 m q
1 Sandi Morris  United States - o o 4.60 m q
1 Angelica Moser  Switzerland - o o 4.60 m q
1 Tina Šutej  Slovenia o o o 4.60 m q
5 Eliza McCartney  New Zealand o xo o 4.60 m q
6 Marie-Julie Bonnin  France - o xo 4.60 m q
7 Olivia McTaggart  New Zealand o o xxo 4.60 m q
8 Elisa Molinarolo  Italy xo xo xxx 4.45 m
9 Maryna Kylypko  Ukraine o xxo xxx 4.45 m
9 Pascale Stöcklin  Switzerland o xxo xxx 4.45 m
9 Lene Onsrud Retzius  Norway o xxo xxx 4.45 m
12 Ariadni Adamopoulou  Greece o xxx 4.25 m
13 Hanga Klekner  Hungary xo xxx 4.25 m
14 Saga Andersson  Finland xxo xxx 4.25 m
14 Misaki Morota  Japan xxo xxx 4.25 m
– Beatriz Chagas  Brazil xxx NM
– Wilma Murto  Finland xxx NM
[7]

Final

Rank Name Nationality 4.45 4.65 4.75 4.80 4.85 4.90 4.95 5.01 Mark Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Katie Moon  United States o o o o x– xo – xr 4.90 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sandi Morris  United States o o o xo o xx– x 4.85 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tina Šutej  Slovenia o o xxo xo xxx 4.80 SB
4 Amálie Švábíková  Czech Republic o o xxo xx– x 4.75 SB
5 Angelica Moser  Switzerland o o xxx 4.65
6 Hana Moll  United States o xo xxx 4.65
6 Amanda Moll  United States o xo xxx 4.65
8 Marie-Julie Bonnin  France xo xo xxx 4.65
8 Olivia McTaggart  New Zealand xo xo xxx 4.65
10 Imogen Ayris  New Zealand o xxx 4.45
11 Roberta Bruni  Italy xo xxx 4.45
11 Niu Chunge  China xo xxx 4.45
Juliana de Menis Campos  Brazil xxx NM
Eliza McCartney  New Zealand x– r NM
[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Women's pole vault". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  2. ^ "The heartbreaking, brutal 12 months that followed Nina Kennedy's Olympic euphoria".
  3. ^ "Former UD athlete wins third straight world pole vault championship".
  4. ^ Sport, Guardian. "USA's Katie Moon rises again to claim third successive world pole vault gold". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Women's pole vault − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  6. ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Women's pole vault qualification results" (PDF). World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Pole Vault Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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