The women's pole vault at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 15 and 17 September 2025.

Summary They expected thirty entrants for the competition, but co-defending champion and Olympic Gold medalist Nina Kennedy dropped out at the last minute when a nagging injury did not recover in time. Co-champion because 2023 ended with Kennedy and Katie Moon deciding to not break the tie and share the medal. Moon was also the 2022 champion and Olympic silver medalist. Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman was also injured. Wilma Murto is the returning bronze medalist. Also here is Sandi Morris, a member of the 5 metres club, with silvers from 2017, 2019 and 2022, plus the 2016 Olympics.

In the qualification round, 5 couldn't get over 4.25m including Murto. Former World Indoor Champion Molly Caudery did not start. With the auto qualifier 4.70m, they stopped the A group vaulting at 4.60m with seven over. The B group also got seven over 4.60m taking 14 to the final.

In the final, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Eliza McCartney had to withdraw before clearing a height. 9 made it over 4.65m, but only 4 made it over 4.75m, Amálie Švábíková and Tina Šutej on their last attempt. Morris and Moon still had clean rounds going. At 4.80m, Moon made her first attempt while Morris and Šutej took two putting Moon in the lead. After missing two, Švábíková passed to try a last attempt at 4.85m which failed settling the medalists. Moon missed her first attempt at 4.85m. When Morris cleared on her first attempt, to seize the lead, Moon passed. Šutej took all three of her attempts a 4.85m and after missing them settled for the bronze. Now at 4.90m, Morris and Moon missed their first attempts, then Morris her second. Moon was down to her final attempt. Moon went up and hit the bar with her chest on the way down. The bar danced and landed back on the pegs. Moon had taken the lead back. Morris walked to the table to pass to the next height. When she missed, Morris was the silver medalist. Already with gold, Moon had the bar moved to the championship record 5.01m. After one shot at it, she withdrew with a threepeat.

Records Before the competition records were as follows:

RecordAthlete & LocationDate World Record 5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 2009 Championship Record5.01 m Helsinki, Finland 12 August 2005 World Leading 4.91 m Indianapolis, United States 28 February 2025 African Record 4.42 m Wesel, Germany 12 June 2000 Asian Record 4.72 m Shanghai, China 18 May 2019European Record 5.06 m Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 2009 North, Central American and Caribbean Record 5.02 m Albuquerque, United States 2 March 2013 South American Record 4.87 m Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 3 July 2016 Oceanian Record 4.94 m Jockgrim, Germany 17 July 2018

Qualification standard The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 4.73 m.

Schedule The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:

Date Time Round 15 September 09:05 Qualification 17 September 20:10 Final

Results Qualification All athletes over 4.70 m ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) advanced to the final.

Group A Rank Name Nationality 4.25 4.45 4.60 4.70 Mark Notes 1 Imogen Ayris o o o 4.60 m 1 Juliana de Menis Campos o o o 4.60 m 3 Roberta Bruni o xo o 4.60 m 3 Katie Moon - xo o 4.60 m 5 Niu Chunge xo xo o 4.60 m 6 Amálie Švábíková - o xo 4.60 m 7 Hana Moll xo xxo xo 4.60 m 8 Elina Lampela x o xxx 4.45 m 9 Lea Bachmann xxo o xxx 4.45 m 10 Kitty Friele Faye o xo xxx 4.45 m 10 Kajsa Roth o xo xxx 4.45 m 10 Elien Vekemans o xo xxx 4.45 m 13 Marleen Mülla xxo xxx 4.25 m Yana Hladiychuk xxx Jennifer Elizarov xxx Miré Reinstorf xxx Molly Caudery

Group B Rank Name Nationality 4.25 4.45 4.60 4.70 Mark Notes 1 Amanda Mollo o o 4.60 m 1 Sandi Morris- o o 4.60 m 1 Angelica Moser- o o 4.60 m 1 Tina Šutejo o o 4.60 m 5 Eliza McCartneyo xo o 4.60 m 6 Marie-Julie Bonnin- o xo 4.60 m 7 Olivia McTaggarto o xxo 4.60 m 8 Elisa Molinaroloxo xo xxx 4.45 m 9 Maryna Kylypkoo xxo xxx 4.45 m 9 Pascale Stöcklino xxo xxx 4.45 m 9 Lene Onsrud Retziuso xxo xxx 4.45 m 12 Ariadni Adamopoulouo xxx 4.25 m 13 Hanga Kleknerxo xxx 4.25 m 14 Saga Anderssonxxo xxx 4.25 m 14 Misaki Morotaxxo xxx 4.25 m Beatriz Chagasxxx Wilma Murtoxxx

Final

Rank Name Nationality 4.45 4.65 4.75 4.80 4.85 4.90 4.95 5.01 Mark Notes Katie Moon o o o o x– xo – xr 4.90 Sandi Morris o o o xo o xx– x 4.85 Tina Šutej o o xxo xo xxx 4.80 4 Amálie Švábíková o o xxo xx– x 4.75 5 Angelica Moser o o xxx 4.65 6 Hana Moll o xo xxx 4.65 6 Amanda Moll o xo xxx 4.65 8 Marie-Julie Bonnin xo xo xxx 4.65 8 Olivia McTaggart xo xo xxx 4.65 10 Imogen Ayris o xxx 4.45 11 Roberta Bruni xo xxx 4.45 11 Niu Chunge xo xxx 4.45 Juliana de Menis Campos xxx Eliza McCartney x– r

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