The women's pole vault was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 5.06 m Zurich, Switzerland 28 August 2009 World lead 4.95 m Fontvieille, Monaco 10 July 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 4.50 m Fribourg, Switzerland 30 June 2026 Asian record 4.73 m Bengbu, China 31 May 2026 European record 5.06 m Zurich, Switzerland 28 August 2009 North, Central American,and Caribbean record Brockport, United States 30 January 2016 oceanian record 4.95 m Fontvieille, Monaco 10 July 2026 South American record 4.87 m Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil 3 July 2016
Qualification For the pole vault, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 12 September at 18:18 (UTC+2).
Place Athlete Nation 4.50 4.70 4.80 4.85 4.90 4.95 5.00 Result Notes Sandi Morris o xo xxo − xo xx− x 4.90 m = 2 Hana Moll o o o o xxo xxx 4.90 m 3 Angelica Moser o xo o o xxx 4.85 m = 4 Imogen Ayris o o o xxx 4.80 m 5 Eliza McCartney o xo xo xxx 4.80 m 6 Katie Moon o o xxx 4.70 m 7 Tina Šutej o xo xxx 4.70 m 8 Emily Grove o xxo xxx 4.70 m=
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