2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault

The women's pole vault event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 9 and 11 July.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Valeriya Volik  Russia
Silver	Yekaterina Kolesova  Russia
Bronze	Katerina Stefanidi  Greece

Results

Final

11 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Valeriya Volik	Russia	4.40
	Yekaterina Kolesova	Russia	4.40
	Katerina Stefanidi	Greece	4.25
4	Rachel Laurent	United States	4.25
5	Vicky Parnov	Australia	4.20
6	Vanessa Vandy	Finland	4.20
7	Natasha Benner	Germany	4.10
8	Petra Olsen	Sweden	4.10
8	Leslie Brost	United States	4.10
10	Ann Katrin Schwartz	Germany	4.00
11	Hortense Lecuyot	France	4.00
12	Ariane Beaumont-Courteau	Canada	4.00

Qualifications

9 July

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Vicky Parnov	Australia	4.00	q
1	Ann Katrin Schwartz	Germany	4.00	q
3	Petra Olsen	Sweden	4.00	q
4	Yekaterina Kolesova	Russia	4.00	q
5	Leslie Brost	United States	3.90	q
6	Ariane Beaumont-Courteau	Canada	3.90	q
7	Jade Ive	United Kingdom	3.90
8	Wu Yutong	China	3.80
8	Agnieszka Kolasa	Poland	3.80
10	Caroline Bonde Holm	Denmark	3.65
11	Ángela Arias	Spain	3.65
12	Marion Lotout	France	3.65

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Valeriya Volik	Russia	4.00	q
2	Vanessa Vandy	Finland	4.00	q
2	Natasha Benner	Germany	4.00	q
4	Rachel Laurent	United States	4.00	q
5	Katerina Stefanidi	Greece	3.90	q
6	Hortense Lecuyot	France	3.90	q
7	Jesica Soto	Spain	3.80
8	Rachel Birtles	Australia	3.65
8	Giorgia Benecchi	Italy	3.65
8	Joanna Michalska	Poland	3.65
	Iben Høgh-Pedersen	Denmark	NH
	Denise Groot	Netherlands	NH
	Madeleine Nilsson	Sweden	NH

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

•  Australia (2)
•  Canada (1)
•  China (1)
•  Denmark (2)
•  Finland (1)
•  France (2)
•  Germany (2)
•  Greece (1)
•  Italy (1)
•  Netherlands (1)
•  Poland (2)
•  Russia (2)
•  Spain (2)
•  Sweden (2)
•  United Kingdom (1)
•  United States (2)

References

1. Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2008 Bydgoszcz POL Jul 8-13, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 24 February 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015
2. IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015