The women's pole vault at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 6 and 7 March 2025. This was the 15th time the event was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
The qualifying round is scheduled for 6 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 8 March during the evening session.
Background The women's pole vault was contested 14 times before 2025, held every time since 1996.András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024. The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Jenn Suhr is the world record holder in the event, with a height of 5.03 m, set in 2016. Yelena Isinbayeva is the European record holder, with a height of 5.01 m, set in 2012. Isinbayeva also holds the championship record, set at the 2005 championships.
+Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation) (m)LocationDateWorld record"All time Top lists – Senior – pole vault women", World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2025.5.03Brockport, United States30 January 2016European record5.01Stockholm, Sweden23 February 2012Championship record4.90Madrid, Spain6 March 2005World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – Pole vault women", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.4.88Albuquerque, United States15 February 2025European leading4.85Madrid, Spain28 February 2025
Qualification For the women's pole vault, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 4.70 m or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 18 athletes.
Rounds Qualification The qualifying round was held on 6 March, starting at 19:05 (UTC+1) in the evening."Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard of 4.65 m () or at least 8 best performers () advance to the Final. +Results of the qualification roundRankAthleteNation4.104.304.454.554.65ResultNotes1Elina Lampela−ooo4.554.631Angelica Moser−−oo4.554.881Tina Šutej−−oo4.554.821Amálie Švábíková−−oo4.554.805Roberta Bruni−oxoo4.554.735Elien Vekemans−oxoo4.554.567Marie-Julie Bonnin−−oxo4.554.718Elisa Molinarolo−ooxxx4.454.709Saga Andersson−oxoxxx4.454.529Hanga Kleknerooxoxxx4.45=4.5711Alix Dehaynain−oxxoxxx4.454.5312Ariadni Adamopoulouxxooxxoxxx4.454.5013Virginia Scardanzanooxxx4.304.4514Anjuli Knäscheoxoxxx4.304.5515Kitty Friele Fayeoxxx4.104.55Lene Retzius−xxx4.70
Final The final was held on 8 March, starting at 19:35 (UTC+1) in the evening. +Results of the finalRankAthleteNation4.304.454.554.654.704.754.804.89ResultNotesAngelica Moser–oooxoxooxxx4.80=Tina Šutej–ooxooxxoxxx4.75Marie-Julie Bonnin––xoxoxoxxx4.704Elina Lampelaxooxoxoxoxxx4.705Roberta Bruniooooxxoxxx4.70=6Amálie Švábíková–oooxxx4.65=7Elien Vekemansoooxxx4.557Elisa Molinarolooooxxx4.55
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