World Rankings — Women’s 1956–1993 (rankings not done) © giancarlo colombo/photo run (rankings 5 deep 1994–96) 1994 1...... Nicole Humbert () 2...... Caiyun Sun (China) 3...... Andrea Müller (Germany) 4...... Svetlana Abramova (Russia) 5...... Weiyan Cai (China) 1995 1...... Daniela Bártová (Czech Republic) 2...... Caiyun Sun (China) 3...... (Australia) 4...... Andrea Müller (Germany) 5...... Weiyan Cai (China) 1996 1...... Emma George (Australia) 2...... Caiyun Sun (China) 3...... Weiyan Cai (China) 4...... Daniela Bártová (Czech Republic) 5...... Vala Flosadóttir (Iceland) 1997 1...... Emma George (Australia) 2...... Stacy Dragila (US) 3...... Weiyan Cai (China) 4...... Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 5...... Andrea Müller (Germany) 6...... Daniela Bártová (Czech Republic) 7...... Eszter Szemerédi () 8...... Caiyun Sun (China) 9...... Svetlana Abramova (Russia) 10...... Sabine Schulte (Germany) 1998 1...... Emma George (Australia) Yelena Isinbaeva had a record 2...... Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 6 straight No. 1s, 2004–09, 3...... Yelena Belyakova (Russia) 4...... Daniela Bártová (Czech Republic) and added a seventh in ’13 5...... Vala Flosadóttir (Iceland) 6...... Stacy Dragila (US) 7...... Nastja Ryshich (Germany) 8...... Nicole Humbert (Germany) 9...... Tatiana Grigorieva (Australia) 10...... Zsuzsa Szabó (Hungary)

© Track & Field News 2019 — 1 — World Rankings — Women’s Pole Vault 1999 2003 1...... Stacy Dragila (US) 1...... (Russia) 2...... Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 2...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 3...... Tatiana Grigorieva (Australia) 3...... (Russia) 4...... Nicole Humbert (Germany) 4...... (Germany) 5...... Zsuzsa Szabó (Hungary) 5...... Stacy Dragila (US) 6...... Nastja Ryshich (Germany) 6...... Monika Pyrek () 7...... Vala Flosadóttir (Iceland) 7...... Yvonne Buschbaum (Germany) 8...... Mel Mueller (US) 8...... Yelena Belyakova (Russia) 9...... Pavla Rybová (Czech Republic) 9...... Kellie Suttle (US) 10...... Daniela Bártová (Czech Republic) 10...... Pavla Rybová (Czech Republic) 2000 2004 1...... Stacy Dragila (US) 1...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 2...... Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 2...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 3...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 3...... Stacy Dragila (US) 4...... Yelena Belyakova (Russia) 4...... Anna Rogowska (Poland) 5...... Vala Flosadóttir (Iceland) 5...... Tatyana Polnova (Russia) 6...... Daniela Bártová (Czech Republic) 6...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 7...... Tatiana Grigorieva (Australia) 7...... Thórey Elisdóttir (Iceland) 8...... Nicole Humbert (Germany) 8...... Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 9...... Yvonne Buschbaum (Germany) 9...... Vanessa Boslak () 10...... Emma George (Australia) 10...... Jillian Schwartz (US) 2001 2005 1...... Stacy Dragila (US) 1...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 2...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 2...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 3...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 3...... Anna Rogowska (Poland) 4...... Kellie Suttle (US) 4...... Tatyana Polnova (Russia) 5...... Tatiana Grigorieva (Australia) 5...... Pavla Rybová (Czech Republic) 6...... Yvonne Buschbaum (Germany) 6...... Vanessa Boslak (France) 7...... Pavla Rybová (Czech Republic) 7...... Shuying Gao (China) 8...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 8...... Dana Ellis (Canada) 9...... Thórey Elísdóttir (Iceland) 9...... (Germany) 10...... Mary Vincent (US) 10...... Stacy Dragila (US) 2002 2006 1...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 1...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 2...... Yvonne Buschbaum (Germany) 2...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 3...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 3...... Anna Rogowska (Poland) 4...... Stacy Dragila (US) 4...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 5...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 5...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 6...... Annika Becker (Germany) 6...... Jenn Suhr (US) 7...... Yelena Belyakova (Russia) 7...... Tatiana Grigorieva (Australia) 8...... Krisztina Molnár (Hungary) 8...... Tatyana Polnova (Russia) 9...... Christine Adams (Germany) 9...... Vanessa Boslak (France) 10...... Mary Vincent (US) 10...... (Germany)

© Track & Field News 2019 — 2 — World Rankings — Women’s Pole Vault 2007 2011 1...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 1...... Jenn Suhr (US) 2...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 2...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 3...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 3...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 4....Katerina Bad’urová (Czech Republic) 4...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 5...... (Russia) 5...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 6...... Tatyana Polnova (Russia) 6...... (Germany) 7...... Vanessa Boslak (France) 7...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 8...... Jenn Suhr (US) 8...... Anna Rogowska (Poland) 9...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 9...... Jiřina Ptáčníkova (Czech Republic) 10...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 10...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou () 2008 2012 1...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 1...... Jenn Suhr (US) 2...... Jenn Suhr (US) 2...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 3...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 3...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 4...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 4...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 5...... Yuliya Golubchikova (Russia) 5...... Jiřina Ptáčníkova (Czech Republic) 6...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 6...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 7...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 7...... Holly Bradshaw (Great Britain) 8...... Anna Rogowska (Poland) 8...... Lisa Ryzih (Germany) 9...... Tatyana Polnova (Russia) 9...... Martina Strutz (Germany) 10...... Carolin Hingst (Germany) 10...... Vanessa Boslak (France) 2009 2013 1...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 1...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 2...... Anna Rogowska (Poland) 2...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 3...... Monika Pyrek (Poland) 3...... Jenn Suhr (US) 4...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 4...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 5...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 5...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 6...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 6...... Anastasiya Savchenko (Russia) 7...... Yuliya Golubchikova (Russia) 7..... Jiřina Ptáčníkova (Czech Republic) 8...... Jenn Suhr (US) 8...... Holly Bradshaw (Great Britain) 9...... Chelsea Johnson (US) 9...... Mary Saxer (US) 10...... Kate Dennison (Great Britain) 10...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou (Greece) 2010 2014 1...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 1...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 2...... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 2...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 3...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 3...... Jenn Suhr (US) 4...... Anna Rogowska (Poland) 4...... Katerína Stefanídi (Greece) 5...... Lacy Janson (US) 5...... (Russia) 6...... Yuliya Golubchikova (Russia) 6...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou (Greece) 7...... Jiřina Ptáčníkova (Czech Republic) 7...... Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (Russia) 8...... Lisa Ryzih (Germany) 8...... Lisa Ryzih (Germany) 9...... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 9...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 10...... Jillian Schwartz (Israel) 10...... Jiřina Ptáčníkova (Czech Rep)

© Track & Field News 2019 — 3 — World Rankings — Women’s Pole Vault 2015 2017 1...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou (Greece) 1...... Katerína Stefanídi (Greece) 2...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 2...... Sandi Morris (US) 3...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 3...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 4...... Jenn Suhr (US) 4...... Holly Bradshaw (Great Britain) 5...... Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) 5...... Lisa Ryzih (Germany) 6...... Katerína Stefanídi (Greece) 6...... Katie Nageotte (US) 7...... Sandi Morris (US) 7...... (Canada) 8...... (Sweden) 8...... Nicole Büchler (Switzerland) 9...... Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) 9...... Rosbeilys Peinado (Venezuela) 10...... Lisa Ryzih (Germany) 10...... Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) 2016 2018 1...... Sandi Morris (US) 1...... Sandi Morris (US) 2...... Katerína Stefanídi (Greece) 2...... Katerína Stefanídi (Greece) 3...... Jenn Suhr (US) 3...... Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) 4...... Nicole Büchler (Switzerland) 4...... Jenn Suhr (US) 5...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 5...... Eliza McCartney (New Zealand) 6...... Eliza McCartney (New Zealand) 6...... Katie Nageotte (US) 7...... Holly Bradshaw (Great Britain) 7...... Holly Bradshaw (Great Britain) 8...... (Australia) 8...... Yarisley Silva (Cuba) 9...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou (Greece) 9...... Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou (Greece) 10...... Fabiana Murer (Brazil) 10...... Ninon Guillon-Romarin (France)

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