Listen to commentary from Former Olympians Steve Cram and Tim Hutchings.
The Women’s Pole Vault event got underway at 19:35 (local time) at Le Stade Louis II in Monaco. On that day the Temperature was 82°F (28°C). The stadium is located at Sea Level on the shore of the Mediterranean Coast.
The Broadcast Summary of the event focused on the three athletes disputing the competition, all were Tokyo-Bound and Ranked in the TOP FIVE in the World by World Athletics on 7/6/2021, SOME OF THEIR STATISTICS and Rankings are listed below:
Katerina Stefanidi (Greece): 2005 World U18 Champion; 2007 World U18 Championships Silver Medalist; 2008 World U20 Championships Bronze Medalist; 2017 World Champion; 2019 World Championships Bronze Medalist; 2016, 2018 World Indoor Championships Bronze Medalist; 2014 European Championships Silver Medalist; 2016 and 2018 European Champion; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Silver Medalist; 2017 European Indoor Champion; 2017, 2019 European Team Champion; 2012 NCAA Champion; 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 National Champion; 2016 Rio Olympics Champion. National Indoor Record Holder: 4.90m. National Record Holder: 4.91m. On 7/6/2021 her PB=4.91m, SB=4.80m, Ranked #2.
Anzhelika Sidorova (Authorized Neutral Athlete): 2013 European U23 Championships Silver Medalist; 2018 World (Continental) Cup Champion; 2013, 2015 European Team Championships Silver Medalist; 2014 European Team Champion; 2013 European Indoor Championships Bronze Medalist; 2014, 2018 European Indoor Championships Silver Medalist; 2014 European Champion; 2015 and 2019 European Indoor Champion; 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 National Indoor Champion; 2014, 2015, 2020 National Champion; 2019 World Champion. On 7/6/2021 her PB=4.95m, SB=4.91m, Ranked #1.
Katie Nageotte (USA): 2015 NACAC Championships Bronze Medalist; 2018 NACAC Champion; 2018, 2019 National Indoor Champion; 2019 Pan American Games Silver Medalist; 2021 National Champion. On 7/9/2021 her PB=SB=4.95m, Ranked #5.
How it Unfolded:
Round 4 @ 4.90m (this is the Round that decided the competition)
Stafanidi (Greece) missed 4.90m 3X. Nageotte (USA) Cleared 4.90m on her first try. Sidorova (Authorized Neutral Athlete) missed once @4.90m, and decided to go to the next height in Round 5.
Round 5 @ 4.96m
Both Nageotte (USA), and Sidorova (Authorized Neutral Athlete) missed @ 4.96m. Therefore, the victory went to Katie Nageotte (USA).
Glossary of Terms:
°C = degrees Celsius
°F = degrees Fahrenheit
m = meters
U18 = Under 18
U20 = Under 20
U23 = Under 23
NCAA = National Collegiate American Association
NACAC = North American, Central American, and Caribbean Athletic Association.
PB = Personal Best
SB = Season Best
NM = No Mark
The Competitors in the Women's Pole Vault and their Results:
1. Katie Nageotte (USA): 4.90m
2. Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA): 4.80m
3. Katerina Stafanidi (Greece): 4.80m SB
4. Holly Bradshaw (Great Britain): 4.70m
5. Iryna Zhuk (Belarus): 4.70m
6. Sandi Morris (USA): 4.50m
7. Angelica Moser (Switzerland): 4.50m
8. Tina Šutej (Slovenia): 4.50m
Roberta Bruni (Italy): NM
Polina Knoroz (ANA): NM
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