| Date | 23 – 25 September 2000 |
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| 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 | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3343 | Stacy Dragila |  USA | 4.30 (11) | 4.60 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1113 | Tatiana Grigorieva |  AUS | 4.30 (=1) | 4.55 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 2168 | Vala Flosadóttir |  ISL | 4.30 (=1) | 4.50 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 1527 | Daniela Bártová |  CZE | 4.30 (=1) | 4.50 (4) | |||
| 5 | 1910 | Nicole Humbert |  GER | 4.30 (=1) | 4.45 (5) | |||
| 6 | 1898 | Yvonne Buschbaum | GER | 4.30 (=7) | 4.40 (6) | |||
| 7 | 2737 | Monika Pyrek |  POL | 4.30 (12) | 4.40 (7) | |||
| 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) | – ( | |||
| AC r2/2 | 3222 | Anzhela Balakhonova |  UKR | 4.30 (=1) | – ( | |||
| 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 | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 1992 | Thaleia Iakovidou |  GRE | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2069 | Katalin Donáth |  HUN | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2075 | Zsuzsa Szabó | HUN | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2931 | Svetlana Feofanova |  RUS | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2940 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | – ( | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 2923 | Yelena Belyakova | RUS | – ( | – |
| Date | 23 September 2000 |
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| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those clearing 4.40 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date | 23 September 2000 — 18:00 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 4.00 m | Attempts at 4.15 m | Attempts at 4.25 m | Attempts at 4.30 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 8 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | o | - | o | o | ||
| =1 | 9 | Nicole Humbert | GER | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | - | o | - | o | ||
| =1 | 1 | Tatiana Grigorieva | AUS | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | - | o | o | o | ||
| =1 | 4 | Anzhela Balakhonova | UKR | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | o | ||
| 5 | 11 | Marie Bagger Rasmussen | DEN | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | o | xo | o | o | ||
| 6 | 3 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | - | o | o | xo | ||
| 7 | 2 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.30 | 1 | 3 | o | o | xxo | xo | ||
| 8 | 13 | Caroline Ammel | FRA | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | ||
| 9 | 5 | Alejandra García | ARG | 4.15 | 0 | 1 | xo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 10 | 10 | Janine Whitlock | GBR | 4.15 | 0 | 2 | xxo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 12 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir | ISL | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 14 | Tanya Koleva | BUL | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 15 | Zsuzsa Szabó | HUN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 23 September 2000 — 18:00 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 4.00 m | Attempts at 4.15 m | Attempts at 4.25 m | Attempts at 4.30 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 4 | Vala Flosadóttir | ISL | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | ||
| =1 | 13 | Kellie Suttle | USA | 4.30 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | ||
| =3 | 14 | Yvonne Buschbaum | GER | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | - | xo | o | o | ||
| =3 | 6 | Gao Shuying | CHN | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | o | o | xo | o | ||
| =3 | 9 | Elmarie Gerryts | RSA | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | o | o | xo | o | ||
| 6 | 3 | Doris Auer | AUT | 4.30 | 2 | 4 | - | o | xxo | xxo | ||
| 7 | 5 | Mel Mueller | USA | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | xxx | ||
| =8 | 2 | Emma George | AUS | 4.25 | 2 | 2 | - | o | xxo | xxx | ||
| =8 | 11 | María del Mar Sánchez | ESP | 4.25 | 2 | 2 | o | o | xxo | xxx | ||
| 10 | 12 | Marie Poissonnier | FRA | 4.15 | 0 | 1 | xo | o | xxx | – | ||
| 11 | 15 | Déborah Gyurcsek | URU | 4.15 | 2 | 2 | o | xxo | xxx | – | ||
| 12 | 8 | Pavla Hamáčková | CZE | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | o | - | xxx | – | ||
| 1 | Thaleia Iakovidou | GRE | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | Katalin Donáth | HUN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | Yelena Belyakova | RUS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Date | 25 September 2000 — 18:00 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Best Height Cleared | Misses at Best Height Cleared | Total Misses thru Best Height Cleared | Attempts at 4.00 m | Attempts at 4.15 m | Attempts at 4.25 m | Attempts at 4.35 m | Attempts at 4.40 m | Attempts at 4.45 m | Attempts at 4.50 m | Attempts at 4.55 m | Attempts at 4.60 m | Attempts at 4.65 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 4.60 | 0 | 4 | - | - | o | o | xo | o | xxo | xo | o | xxx | ||
| 2 | 7 | Tatiana Grigorieva | AUS | 4.55 | 0 | 2 | - | xo | o | o | o | o | xo | o | x- | xx- | ||
| 3 | 12 | Vala Flosadóttir | ISL | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 4 | 4 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 4.50 | 0 | 4 | o | - | o | xxo | - | xxo | o | xxx | – | – | ||
| 5 | 9 | Nicole Humbert | GER | 4.45 | 2 | 8 | - | xxo | xxo | xxo | - | xxo | - | xxx | – | – | ||
| 6 | 11 | Yvonne Buschbaum | GER | 4.40 | 1 | 2 | - | - | xo | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | 2 | Monika Pyrek | POL | 4.40 | 1 | 4 | xo | xxo | o | o | xo | xxx | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 6 | Marie Bagger Rasmussen | DEN | 4.35 | 0 | 0 | o | o | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 8 | Doris Auer | AUT | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 3 | Gao Shuying | CHN | 4.15 | 0 | 0 | o | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 5 | Kellie Suttle | USA | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | o | xxx | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | Elmarie Gerryts | RSA | – | xx- | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | Anzhela Balakhonova | UKR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
