2026 European Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place over two rounds at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 11 and 13 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.

Background

+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Pole Vault Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. 5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 2009 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Pole Vault Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026. 4.85 m Berlin, Germany 9 August 2018Munich, Germany17 August 2022 World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Pole Vault Women – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.4.95 mFontvieille, Monaco10 July 2026 European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Pole Vault Women – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2026.4.91 mCheboksary, Russia20 June 2026

Qualification For the women's pole vault, the qualification period was from 27 July 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by achieving the entry standard of 4.60 m or better, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 30 athletes."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2026.

+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Angelica Moser Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Wilma Heltelä Qualified by Entry Standard 4.81 - Pl. Panathinaikou Stadiou, Athina (GRE) - 05 JUL 2026 3 1 Tina Šutej Qualified by Entry Standard 4.80 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 17 SEP 2025 4 1 Marie-Julie Bonnin Qualified by Entry Standard 4.76 - Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) (i) - 22 FEB 2026 5 1 Lene Onsrud Retzius Qualified by Entry Standard 4.73 - Untere Rheinwerft / Rheinuferpromenade, Düsseldorf (GER) - 10 AUG 2025 6 1 Elien Vekemans Qualified by Entry Standard 4.73 - Stadion, Jockgrim (GER) - 13 AUG 2025 7 2 Kitty Friele Faye Qualified by Entry Standard 4.70 - Fana Stadion, Bergen (NOR) - 16 JUL 2026 8 2 Elina Lampela Qualified by Entry Standard 4.64 - Oude Markt, Leuven (BEL) - 30 AUG 2025 9 1 Marleen Mülla Qualified by Entry Standard 4.63 - Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE (USA) (i) - 20 FEB 2026 10 1 Elisa Molinarolo Qualified by Entry Standard 4.62 - Piazza Marcello d'Olivo, Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA) - 23 AUG 2025 11 1 Hanga Klekner Qualified by Entry Standard 4.60 - Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest (HUN) - 02 AUG 2025 12 1 Marijn Kieft Qualified by Entry Standard 4.60 - ARV Ilion, Zoetermeer (NED) (i) - 17 JAN 2026 13 2 Bérénice Petit Qualified by Entry Standard 4.60 - Stade Omnisports de La Source, Orléans (FRA) - 05 JUN 2026 14 1 Anjuli Knäsche Qualified by Entry Standard 4.60 - Waldstadion, Walldorf (GER) - 19 JUL 2026 15 3 Saga Andersson Qualified by World Rankings 19th - 1168 points 16 1 Aikaterini Stefanidi Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1167 points 17 2 Lea Bachmann Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1165 points 18 2 Ariadni Adamopoulou Qualified by World Rankings 22nd - 1149 points 19 2 Elise de Jong Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1141 points 20 3 Margot Chevrier Qualified by World Rankings 26th - 1133 points 21 1 Gemma Tutton Qualified by World Rankings 27th - 1132 points 22 1 Rugilė Miklyčiūtė Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1120 points 23 1 Kajsa Roth Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1119 points 24 1 Zofia Gaborska Qualified by World Rankings 32nd - 1118 points 25 1 Apolena Švábíková Qualified by World Rankings 33rd - 1116 points 26 2 Sonia Malavisi Qualified by World Rankings 35th - 1113 points 27 2 Allika Inkeri Moser Qualified by World Rankings 36th - 1111 points 28 1 Maryna Kylypko Qualified by World Rankings 37th - 1111 points 29 1 Mònica Clemente Qualified by World Rankings 39th - 1107 points 30 3 Virginia Scardanzan Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1102 points reserve 3 Iliana Triantafyllou Next best by World Rankings 43rd - 1101 points reserve 4 Great Nnachi Next best by World Rankings 49th - 1088 points reserve 2 Sandra Alvero Next best by World Rankings 56th - 1071 points reserve 4 Tuuli Järvinen Next best by World Rankings 85th - 1024 points

Bye to semi-finals Reserve activated Withdrawal / reserve unused

Schedule Date Time Round11 August 2026 19:05 Qualification.13 August 2026 19:50 Final

Results Qualification The qualification round was held on 11 August 2026, at 19:05 in the evening. All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q) of 4.55 m or at least 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.

Group A Place Athlete Nation 4.10 4.25 4.40 4.50 Result Notes 1 Aikaterini Stefanidi - o o o 4.50 m , 2 Angelica Moser - - xo o 4.50 m 3 Margot Chevrier - o o xxo 4.50 m 4 Marleen Mülla o o o xxx 4.40 m 5 Hanga Klekner - o xo xxx 4.40 m 6 Anjuli Knäsche o xo xo xxx 4.40 m 6 Tina Šutej - xo xo xxx 4.40 m 8 Saga Andersson o o xxx 4.25 m 8 Lene Onsrud Retzius - o xxx 4.25 m 8 Gemma Tutton o o xxx 4.25 m 11 o xo xxx 4.25 m 12 Maryna Kylypko xxo xo xxx 4.25 m 13 Allika Inkeri Moser o xxx 4.10 m 13 o xxx 4.10 m

Group B Place Athlete Nation 4.10 4.25 4.40 4.50 Result Notes 1 Marie-Julie Bonnin - - o o 4.50 m 2 Wilma Heltelä - - xo o 4.50 m 3 Elien Vekemans - o xo xxx 4.50 m 4 Kajsa Roth o o xxo xxo 4.50 m , 5 Rugilė Miklyčiūtė o o o xxr 4.40 m 5 Bérénice Petit - o o xxx 4.40 m 7 Ariadni Adamopoulou xo o o xxx 4.40 m 8 xo xo xo xxx 4.40 m 9 Lea Bachmann o o xxx 4.25 m 9 Elisa Molinarolo o o xxx 4.25 m 11 xo o xxx 4.25 m 11 Sonia Malavisi xo o xxx 4.25 m 13 Marijn Kieft o xxx 4.10 m — Kitty Friele Faye - - xxx

Final The final was held on 13 August 2026, at 19:50 in the evening.

Place Athlete Nation 4.30 4.45 4.60 4.70 4.75 4.80 4.85 Results Notes Angelica Moser - o o o o o xxx 4.80 m = Wilma Heltelä - o o o o x- xx 4.75 m Marie-Julie Bonnin - xo xxo xo x- x- x 4.70 m 4 Margot Chevrier o o o xxx 4.60 m 4 Elien Vekemans o o o xx- x 4.60 m 6 Aikaterini Stefanidi o o xxo xxx 4.60 m 7 Hanga Klekner o o xxx 4.45 m 7 Marleen Mülla o o xxx 4.45 m 7 Bérénice Petit o o xxx 4.45 m 10 Kajsa Roth o xo xxx 4.45 m 11 Ariadni Adamopoulou o xxx 4.30 m 11 Rugilė Miklyčiūtė o xxx 4.30 m

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