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Pole Vault, Women

Date	23 – 25 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	30 from 20 countries

From 1996-1999, Australia’s Emma George had been dominant in this new event for women, setting 12 consecutive world records. But she was battling injuries and would not qualify for the final round. The favorite’s role fell to America’s Stacy Dragila, who broke George’s world record in October 1999, and had set three new marks in 2000. She had also won the 1999 World Championships. There were four vaulters remaining after 4.50 metres (14-9) – Dragila, Russian émigré Tatiana Grigorieva competing for Australia, Icelander Vala Flosadóttir, and Czech Daniela Bártová. Bártová had competed at the Olympics in 1992 as a gymnast but had then turned to pole vaulting. In 1995 she had set nine world records, but George and Dragila had surpassed her. Only Dragila and Grigorieva cleared 4.55 (14-11). Dragila went over 4.60 (15-1) on her first attempt to win the gold. Grigorieva had a miss at 4.60 and then passed to 4.65 (15-3) but could not get over the height and Dragila won the gold medal. Grigorieva was the glamour girl of the event, with model-like looks and had recently done a nude photo layout in an Australian magazine.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying Round	Final Round
1	3343	Stacy Dragila	USA	4.30 (11)	4.60 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1113	Tatiana Grigorieva	AUS	4.30 (=1)	4.55 (2)	Silver	OR
3	2168	Vala Flosadóttir	ISL	4.30 (=1)	4.50 (3)	Bronze	OR
4	1527	Daniela Bártová	CZE	4.30 (=1)	4.50 (4)		OR
5	1910	Nicole Humbert	GER	4.30 (=1)	4.45 (5)		OR
6	1898	Yvonne Buschbaum	GER	4.30 (=7)	4.40 (6)		OR
7	2737	Monika Pyrek	POL	4.30 (12)	4.40 (7)		OR
8	1544	Marie Bagger Rasmussen	DEN	4.30 (=7)	4.35 (8)
9	1149	Doris Auer	AUT	4.30 (13)	4.25 (9)
10	1377	Gao Shuying	CHN	4.30 (=7)	4.15 (10)
11	3377	Kellie Suttle	USA	4.30 (=1)	4.00 (11)
AC r2/2	2857	Elmarie Gerryts	RSA	4.30 (=7)	– (NH)
AC r2/2	3222	Anzhela Balakhonova	UKR	4.30 (=1)	– (NH)
14 r1/2	3365	Mel Mueller	USA	4.25 (14)	–
=15 r1/2	1112	Emma George	AUS	4.25 (=15)	–
=15 r1/2	1641	María del Mar Sánchez	ESP	4.25 (=15)	–
17 r1/2	1746	Caroline Ammel	FRA	4.15 (17)	–
=18 r1/2	1041	Alejandra García	ARG	4.15 (=18)	–
=18 r1/2	1762	Marie Poissonnier	FRA	4.15 (=18)	–
20 r1/2	1848	Janine Whitlock	GBR	4.15 (20)	–
21 r1/2	3252	Déborah Gyurcsek	URU	4.15 (21)	–
=22 r1/2	1534	Pavla Hamáčková	CZE	4.00 (=22)	–
=22 r1/2	2166	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	ISL	4.00 (=22)	–
AC r1/2	1298	Tanya Koleva	BUL	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	1992	Thaleia Iakovidou	GRE	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2069	Katalin Donáth	HUN	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2075	Zsuzsa Szabó	HUN	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2931	Svetlana Feofanova	RUS	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2940	Yelena Isinbayeva	RUS	– (NH)	–
AC r1/2	2923	Yelena Belyakova	RUS	– (NH)	–

Qualifying Round (23 September 2000)

Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 4.40 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses
=1	Daniela Bártová	CZE	4.30	0	0	q
=1	Nicole Humbert	GER	4.30	0	0	q
=1	Tatiana Grigorieva	AUS	4.30	0	0	q
=1	Vala Flosadóttir	ISL	4.30	0	0	q
=1	Anzhela Balakhonova	UKR	4.30	0	0	q
=1	Kellie Suttle	USA	4.30	0	0	q
=7	Yvonne Buschbaum	GER	4.30	0	1	q
=7	Gao Shuying	CHN	4.30	0	1	q
=7	Marie Bagger Rasmussen	DEN	4.30	0	1	q
=7	Elmarie Gerryts	RSA	4.30	0	1	q
11	Stacy Dragila	USA	4.30	1	1	q
12	Monika Pyrek	POL	4.30	1	3	q
13	Doris Auer	AUT	4.30	2	4	q
14	Mel Mueller	USA	4.25	0	0
=15	Emma George	AUS	4.25	2	2
=15	María del Mar Sánchez	ESP	4.25	2	2
17	Caroline Ammel	FRA	4.15	0	0
=18	Alejandra García	ARG	4.15	0	1
=18	Marie Poissonnier	FRA	4.15	0	1
20	Janine Whitlock	GBR	4.15	0	2
21	Déborah Gyurcsek	URU	4.15	2	2
=22	Pavla Hamáčková	CZE	4.00	0	0
=22	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	ISL	4.00	0	0
NH	Tanya Koleva	BUL	–	–	–
NH	Thaleia Iakovidou	GRE	–	–	–
NH	Katalin Donáth	HUN	–	–	–
NH	Zsuzsa Szabó	HUN	–	–	–
NH	Yelena Belyakova	RUS	–	–	–
NH	Svetlana Feofanova	RUS	–	–	–
NH	Yelena Isinbayeva	RUS	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (23 September 2000 — 18:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	4.00 m	4.15 m	4.25 m	4.30 m
=1	Daniela Bártová	CZE	4.30	0	0	o	-	o	o
=1	Nicole Humbert	GER	4.30	0	0	-	o	-	o
=1	Tatiana Grigorieva	AUS	4.30	0	0	-	o	o	o
=1	Anzhela Balakhonova	UKR	4.30	0	0	-	-	-	o
5	Marie Bagger Rasmussen	DEN	4.30	0	1	o	xo	o	o
6	Stacy Dragila	USA	4.30	1	1	-	o	o	xo
7	Monika Pyrek	POL	4.30	1	3	o	o	xxo	xo
8	Caroline Ammel	FRA	4.15	0	0	o	o	xxx	–
9	Alejandra García	ARG	4.15	0	1	xo	o	xxx	–
10	Janine Whitlock	GBR	4.15	0	2	xxo	o	xxx	–
11	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	ISL	4.00	0	0	o	xxx	–	–
NH	Tanya Koleva	BUL	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Zsuzsa Szabó	HUN	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Svetlana Feofanova	RUS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Yelena Isinbayeva	RUS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (23 September 2000 — 18:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	4.00 m	4.15 m	4.25 m	4.30 m
=1	Vala Flosadóttir	ISL	4.30	0	0	o	o	o	o
=1	Kellie Suttle	USA	4.30	0	0	o	o	o	o
=3	Yvonne Buschbaum	GER	4.30	0	1	-	xo	o	o
=3	Gao Shuying	CHN	4.30	0	1	o	o	xo	o
=3	Elmarie Gerryts	RSA	4.30	0	1	o	o	xo	o
6	Doris Auer	AUT	4.30	2	4	-	o	xxo	xxo
7	Mel Mueller	USA	4.25	0	0	o	o	o	xxx
=8	Emma George	AUS	4.25	2	2	-	o	xxo	xxx
=8	María del Mar Sánchez	ESP	4.25	2	2	o	o	xxo	xxx
10	Marie Poissonnier	FRA	4.15	0	1	xo	o	xxx	–
11	Déborah Gyurcsek	URU	4.15	2	2	o	xxo	xxx	–
12	Pavla Hamáčková	CZE	4.00	0	0	o	-	xxx	–
NH	Thaleia Iakovidou	GRE	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Katalin Donáth	HUN	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Yelena Belyakova	RUS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Final Round (25 September 2000 — 18:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Height	Misses	Total Misses	4.00 m	4.15 m	4.25 m	4.35 m	4.40 m	4.45 m	4.50 m	4.55 m	4.60 m	4.65 m
1	Stacy Dragila	USA	4.60	0	4	-	-	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xo	o	xxx	OR
2	Tatiana Grigorieva	AUS	4.55	0	2	-	xo	o	o	o	o	xo	o	x-	xx-	OR
3	Vala Flosadóttir	ISL	4.50	0	0	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	OR
4	Daniela Bártová	CZE	4.50	0	4	o	-	o	xxo	-	xxo	o	xxx	–	–	OR
5	Nicole Humbert	GER	4.45	2	8	-	xxo	xxo	xxo	-	xxo	-	xxx	–	–	OR
6	Yvonne Buschbaum	GER	4.40	1	2	-	-	xo	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	OR
7	Monika Pyrek	POL	4.40	1	4	xo	xxo	o	o	xo	xxx	–	–	–	–	OR
8	Marie Bagger Rasmussen	DEN	4.35	0	0	o	o	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–
9	Doris Auer	AUT	4.25	0	0	-	-	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Gao Shuying	CHN	4.15	0	0	o	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Kellie Suttle	USA	4.00	0	0	o	xxx	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Elmarie Gerryts	RSA	–	–	–	xx-	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH	Anzhela Balakhonova	UKR	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–