Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's pole vault
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The women's pole vault competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–6 August.[1]
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 4–6 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning height | 4.75 m | ||||||||||||
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In the qualifying round, the 12 competitors who cleared 4.55 went into the final. Non-qualifiers included junior record holder Angelica Bengtsson, former world record holder Svetlana Feofanova and reigning world champion Fabiana Murer.
Wind and rain made conditions difficult in the final. The gold medal was won by Jennifer Suhr who cleared 4.75, silver by Yarisley Silva who also cleared 4.75, but had one more missed attempt at a lower height and bronze by two-time reigning champion Elena Isinbaeva who cleared 4.70.