The women's pole vault event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July.
Medalists Gold Monika Götz Silver María Mar Sánchez Silver Monika Pyrek
Results Final 29 July Rank Name Nationality Result Notes Monika Götz 4.20 María Mar Sánchez 4.10 Monika Pyrek 4.10 4 Yvonne Buschbaum 4.10 5 Amandine Homo 4.05 6 Vanessa Boslak 4.00 7 Anna Wielgus 4.00 8 Gao Shuying 3.90 9 Yelena Isinbaeva 3.90 10 Tuna Köstem 3.90 11 Kym Howe 3.90 12 Christine Elwin 3.70
Qualifications 28 Jul
Group A Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Monika Pyrek 4.00 Q 2 Amandine Homo 3.90 q 3 Gao Shuying 3.90 q 3 Yvonne Buschbaum 3.90 q 5 Christine Elwin 3.80 q 6 Monika Erlach 3.65 7 Alla Checheleva 3.65 8 Iris Niederer 3.65 9 Tracey Bloomfield 3.50 9 Nina Zega 3.50 9 Teja Melink 3.50 12 Ana Vieira 3.50 13 Ioánna Volpánou 3.50 14 Annu Mäkelä 3.50 15 Kuan Mei-Lien 3.30
Group B Rank Name Nationality Result Notes 1 Monika Götz 3.90 q 2 Tuna Köstem 3.90 q 3 Anna Wielgus 3.90 q 4 Yelena Isinbaeva 3.90 q 5 Vanessa Boslak 3.80 q 6 María Mar Sánchez 3.80 q 7 Kym Howe 3.80 q 8 Fanni Juhász 3.80 9 Emma Draisey 3.65 10 Mami Nakano 3.65 11 Elisabete Tavares 3.65 12 Fabiana Murer 3.65 13 Melissa Feinstein 3.50 14 Du Na 3.50 14 Katalin Donáth 3.50 16 Chang Ko-Hsin 3.50
Participation According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
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