title: 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault
text: # 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault
  
  The women's pole vault at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at the Ataköy Athletics Arena on 11 March.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | Vanessa Boslak France | Holly Bleasdale Great Britain |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships :
  
  | World record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.01 | Stockholm, Sweden | 23 February 2012 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Championship record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 4.86 | Budapest, Hungary | 6 March 2004 |
  | World Leading | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.01 | Stockholm, Sweden | 23 February 2012 |
  | African record | Elmarie Gerryts (RSA) | 4.41 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 20 February 2000 |
  | Asian record | Li Ling (CHN) | 4.51 | Hangzhou, China | 19 February 2012 |
  | European record | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 5.01 | Stockholm, Sweden | 23 February 2012 |
  | North and Central American and Caribbean record | Jenn Suhr (USA) | 4.88 | Boston, United States | 4 February 2012 |
  | Oceanian Record | Kym Howe (AUS) | 4.72 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 10 February 2007 |
  | South American record | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | 4.82 | Birmingham, Great Britain | 20 February 2010 |
  
  ## Qualification standards
  
  * Indoor
  * 4.52
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | March 11, 2012 | 14:00 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 4.30 | 4.45 | 4.55 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.80 | 5.02 | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | — | — | — | — | o | — | o | xxx | 4.80 | |
  | | Vanessa Boslak | France | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | 4.70 | NR |
  | | Holly Bleasdale | Great Britain | — | xo | — | o | xo | xxx | | | 4.70 | |
  | 4 | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany | — | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | 4.65 | |
  | 5 | Lacy Janson | United States | xo | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 4.65 | SB |
  | 6 | Jiřina Ptáčníková | Czech Republic | o | o | o | xx— | x | | | | 4.55 | |
  | 7 | Yarisley Silva | Cuba | — | xo | o | xxx | | | | | 4.55 | |
  | 8 | Nicole Büchler | Switzerland | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | 4.55 | NR |
  | 9 | Alana Boyd | Australia | o | xxo | xo | xxx | | | | | 4.55 | |
  | 10 | Anastasia Savchenko | Russia | o | o | xxx | | | | | | 4.45 | |
  | 11 | Jillian Schwartz | Israel | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | 4.45 | |
  | 12 | Kristina Gadschiew | Germany | o | xxx | | | | | | | 4.30 | |
  | 12 | Hanna Shelekh | Ukraine | o | x | | | | | | | 4.30 | |
  | 14 | Mary Saxer | United States | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | 4.30 | |
  | | Katie Byres | Great Britain | xxx | | | | | | | | NM | |
  | | Caroline Bonde Holm | Denmark | xxx | | | | | | | | NM | |
  