The women's pole vault competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 24 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion is Fabiana Murer of Brazil.
| Women's pole vault at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 24 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
5.06 | Zürich, Switzerland | August 28, 2009 |
| Pan American Games record |  Fabiana Murer (BRA) |
4.60 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 23, 2007 |
Qualification
editEach National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (3.50 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule
editOnly a final was held. There was no qualification round.
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2011 | 16:30 | Final |
Abbreviations
edit- All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| PR | Pan American games record |
| WR | world record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| DNS | did not start |
| DNF | did not finish |
| DQ | disqualified |
Results
edit16 athletes from 11 countries competed.[3]
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 3.40 | 3.55 | 3.70 | 3.85 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 4.75 | 4.80 | Result | Notes |
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 | Yarisley Silva |  Cuba | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | – | o | o | xxx | 4.75 | PR, NR |
 | Fabiana Murer | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xxo | x– | xo | o | x- | xx | 4.70 | |
 | Becky Holliday |  United States | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | – | xxx | 4.30 | ||||||
| 4 | Karla da Silva | Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | xo | xxx | 4.30 | |||||||
| 5 | Keisa Monterola |  Venezuela | – | – | – | – | xo | o | o | xxo | xxx | 4.30 | |||||||
| 6 | Alejandra García |  Argentina | – | – | – | – | xo | xo | o | xxx | 4.20 | ||||||||
| 7 | Dailis Caballero | Cuba | – | – | – | – | o | o | xxx | 4.10 | |||||||||
| 7 | Victoria Robson |  Canada | – | – | – | – | – | o | xxx | 4.10 | |||||||||
| 9 | Daniela Inchausti | Argentina | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | 4.00 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Carmelita Correa |  Mexico | – | o | o | o | xxx | 3.85 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Cecilia Villar | Mexico | – | o | o | xxo | xxx | 3.85 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Déborah Gyurcsek |  Uruguay | – | xxo | xo | xxx | 3.70 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Maria Ferrand |  Peru | xo | o | xxx | 3.55 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Jessica Fu | Peru | – | xxo | xxx | 3.55 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Catalina Amarilla |  Paraguay | xo | xxx | 3.40 | ||||||||||||||
| Andrea Zambrana |  Puerto Rico | – | – | – | xxx | NM |