The women's pole vault at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 18 and 21 August. The event was for the first time inducted into the European Outdoor Championships.

Medalists Gold Anzhela Balakhonova Silver Nicole Humbert Bronze Yvonne Buschbaum

Results KEY:qBetter non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Qualification Qualification: Qualification Performance 4.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality 3.40 3.60 3.80 4.00 4.10 4.15 Result Notes 1 A Zsuzsanna Szabó 4.15 Q 1 A Monika Pyrek – o o o 4.15 Q, NR 1 B Dana Cervantes – – o o xo 4.15 Q, NR 1 B Anzhela Balakhonova 4.15 Q 1 B Vala Flosadóttir 4.15 Q 1 B Nicole Humbert 4.15 Q 7 B Yvonne Buschbaum – – o o o 4.10 q 7 A Monique de Wilt 4.10 q, =NR 7 A Anastasija Ryjikh – – – x 4.10 q 7 A Francesca Dolcini – o o x 4.10 q 11 A Mar Sánchez – o o o 4.00 q 11 B Svetlana Abramova – – – o xx 4.00 q 11 B Pavla Hamáčková – – o o 4.00 q 11 B Gabriela Mihalcea – – – o xx 4.00 q 11 B Eszter Szemerédi – – o o x 4.00 q 16 A Caroline Ammel – o xxo o 4.00 17 B Teija Saari – o o xo xx 4.00 17 B Janine Whitlock – – o xo xxx 4.00 19 A Doris Auer o xxo o xo 4.00 20 A Daniela Bártová – – – xxo xxx 4.00 20 A Marie Rasmussen – o o xxo 4.00 =NR 22 B Anna Wielgus xo o xo xxo xx 4.00 23 A Þórey Edda Elísdóttir 3.80 24 B Tatyana Köstem – o xo xxx 3.80 25 A Yeoryia Tsiliggiri – xo xo xxx 3.80 26 A Teja Melink 3.40 A Emma Hornby – xxx A Yelena Belyakova – – – xxx B Amandine Homo – – xxx

Final Rank Athlete Nationality 3.95 4.05 4.15 4.25 4.31 4.37 Result Notes Anzhela Balakhonova – – o xo xo xxx 4.31 CR Nicole Humbert – o xo o xxo xxx 4.31 =CR Yvonne Buschbaum xxo o xxo xo xxo xxx 4.31 =CR Gabriela Mihalcea – o o xxx 4.15 Monique de Wilt o o o xxx 4.15 NR Anastasija Ryjikh – o o xxx 4.15 Monika Pyrek o xo o xxx 4.15 =NR Zsuzsanna Szabó – – xo xxx 4.15 Vala Flosadóttir – xxo xo xxx 4.15 10 Mar Sánchez o o xxx 4.05 11 Dana Cervantes xo o xxx 4.05 12 Pavla Hamáčková o xxx 3.95 12 Eszter Szemerédi o – xxx 3.95 14 Francesca Dolcini xo xxx 3.95 Svetlana Abramova

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