title: 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault
text: # 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault
  
  The official results of the Women's Pole Vault event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 27 competitors.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Stacy Dragila United States (USA) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS) |
  | Bronze | Monika Pyrek Poland (POL) |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  * All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
  
  Qualification Round :
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | 04.08.2001 – 08:45h | 04.08.2001 – 10:30h |
  | Final Round ||
  | 06.08.2001 – 14:30h ||
  
  ## Abbreviations
  
  * All results shown are in metres
  
  | Q | automatic qualification |
  | - | - |
  | q | qualification by rank |
  | DNS | did not start |
  | NM | no mark |
  | WR | world record |
  | AR | area record |
  | NR | national record |
  | PB | personal best |
  | SB | season best |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
  
  | World Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.81 m | June 9, 2001 | Palo Alto, United States |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.60 m | August 21, 1999 | Seville, Spain |
  | Broken records during the 2001 World Athletics Championships |||||
  | Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.65 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
  | Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.70 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
  | Event Record | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.75 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
  | Event Record | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.75 m | August 6, 2001 | Edmonton, Canada |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  | RANK | GROUP A | HEIGHT |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4.35 m |
  | 1. | Monika Pyrek (POL) | 4.35 m |
  | 3. | Mary Sauer (USA) | 4.35 m |
  | 4. | Carolin Hingst (GER) | 4.35 m |
  | 5. | Janine Whitlock (GBR) | 4.35 m |
  | 6. | Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) | 4.25 m |
  | 7. | Monique de Wilt (NED) | 4.25 m |
  | 8. | Tanya Koleva (BUL) | 4.25 m |
  | 9. | Jenny Dryburgh (NZL) | 4.25 m |
  | 10. | Stephanie McCann (CAN) | 4.25 m NR |
  | 11. | Alejandra García (ARG) | 4.25 m |
  | 12. | Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) | 4.15 m |
  | — | Déborah Gyurcsek (URU) | NM |
  | — | Tracy O'Hara (USA) | NM |
  | RANK | GROUP B | HEIGHT |
  | 1. | Gao Shuying (CHN) | 4.35 m |
  | 1. | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.35 m |
  | 3. | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | 4.55 m PB |
  | 4. | Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) | 4.35 m |
  | 5. | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | 4.35 m |
  | 6. | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL) | 4.35 m |
  | 7. | Doris Auer (AUT) | 4.35 m |
  | 8. | Annika Becker (GER) | 4.25 m |
  | 8. | Marie Rasmussen (DEN) | 4.25 m |
  | 10. | Krisztina Molnár (HUN) | 4.25 m |
  | 11. | Hanna-Mia Persson (SWE) | 4.15 m |
  | 12. | Mar Sánchez (ESP) | 4.00 m |
  | — | Alicia Warlick (USA) | NM |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Height | Result | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | 4.10 | 4.25 | 4.35 | 4.45 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.82 | Result | Note |
  | | Stacy Dragila (USA) | — | — | O | O | — | O | O | XO | O | O | XXX | 4.75 m | CR |
  | | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | — | — | O | O | — | O | O | XXO | O | O | XXX | 4.75 m | CR |
  | | Monika Pyrek (POL) | — | O | O | XO | XO | O | XXX | | | | | 4.55 m | |
  | 4 | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | O | O | XO | XXO | — | XO | XXX | | | | | 4.55 m | PB |
  | 5 | Gao Shuying (CHN) | O | O | O | O | O | XXX | | | | | | 4.50 m | AR |
  | 6 | Þórey Edda Elísdóttir (ISL) | XO | XO | XO | O | XXX | | | | | | | 4.45 m | PB |
  | 7 | Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) | — | XXO | O | XO | XXX | | | | | | | 4.45 m | PB |
  | 8 | Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) | O | O | O | XXO | XXX | | | | | | | 4.45 m | |
  | 9 | Janine Whitlock (GBR) | XO | O | XXO | XXX | | | | | | | | 4.35 m | |
  | 10 | Carolin Hingst (GER) | O | O | XXX | | | | | | | | | 4.25 m | |
  | 11 | Doris Auer (AUT) | — | XO | XXX | | | | | | | | | 4.25 m | |
  | 12 | Mary Sauer (USA) | O | XXO | XXX | | | | | | | | | 4.25 m | |
  