World Champs - Women's Qualifying Round Results

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No huge suprises - all the major contenders qualified save for Thorey Elisdottir.

all from http://www.iaaf.org/

Official Results - Pole Vault - Women - Qualification
Qual. rule: qualification standard 4.45m or at least best 8 qualified

Group A - Friday, March 05, 2004 - 17:05

Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark
1 746 Feofanova Svetlana RUS 4.45 Q
2 723 Rogowska Anna POL 4.40 q
2 748 Isinbayeva Yelena RUS 4.40 q
2 722 Pyrek Monika POL 4.40 q
2 604 Boslak Vanessa FRA 4.40 q
6 821 Schwartz Jillian USA 4.40 q
7 813 Dragila Stacy USA 4.35 q
8 633 Ryshich Nastja GER 4.30 q
9 627 Hingst Caroline GER 4.30 (SB)
10 651 Tsiliggíri Yeoryía GRE 4.30 (SB)
11 577 Cervantes Dana ESP 4.30
12 785 Persson Hanna-Mia SWE 4.30
13 549 Gao Shuying CHN 4.20
14 572 Agirre Naroa ESP 4.20
15 670 Elisdóttir Thórey Edda ISL 4.20
16 714 Hamilton Melina NZL 4.20 (NR)
17 567 Badurová Katerina CZE 4.10
545 McCann Stephanie CAN NM
663 Vaszi Tünde HUN DNS

Athlete 410 420 430 435 440 445

Feofanova Svetlana - - - - - O
Rogowska Anna - O O - O
Isinbayeva Yelena - - - - O
Pyrek Monika - - O - O
Boslak Vanessa O - O O O
Schwartz Jillian - O XXO - XO
Dragila Stacy - - - O -
Ryshich Nastja XO - O - XXX
Hingst Caroline - O XO - XXX
Tsiliggíri Yeoryía XO XO XO XXX
Cervantes Dana O - XXO - XXX
Persson Hanna-Mia XXO O XXO XX- X
Gao Shuying O O XXX
Agirre Naroa XO O - XXX
Elisdóttir Thórey Edda - XO - XXX
Hamilton Melina XO XO XXX
Badurová Katerina O XXX
McCann Stephanie XXX


Women Pole Vault Qualification
Friday 5 March 2004
In an most confident bit of strategy, world-record holder Svetlana Feofanova decided to wait until the last possible moment before taking her first jump.

With eight jumpers being sought for tomorrow's final, the Russian took note of the fact that only seven vaulters besides her remained as the jumps came to a close at 4.40. Then, as the other jumpers waited for Feofanova to clear 4.45--which she quickly did--it was all over.

Following her into the final with a 4.40 jump was her compatriot, weeklong world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva, along with the Polish pair of Monika Pyrek, the Birmingham bronze medallist, and Anna Rogowska. French record holder Vanessa Boslak also was part of the group at 4.40, as was Jillian Schwartz of the US, who actually outjumped her teammate, Sydney champion and former world-record holder, Stacy Dragila (4.35).

With a first-attempt clearance of 4.30, Maebashi champion Nastja Ryshich of Germany separated herself from four others at that height to complete the list of finalists.

Among those eliminated tonight were Iceland's Thorey Elisdottir (yearly best of 4.50) and Dana Cervantes of Spain (yearly best of 4.46).

[Bruce Caldwell]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE USA GIRLS

for qualifying in the 10th World Championships Womens Pole Vault.

Stacy Dragila and Jillian Schwartz Both qualified today representing the USA

Stacy currently coached by Greg Hull of Arizona and Jillian coached by Earl Bell in Arkansas.

A special thanks to Jillian Schwartz from the ESSX staff!!!!!! 47