World Rankings — Women’s Pole Vault 1956–1993 (rankings not done) © GIANCARLO COLOMBO/PHOTO RUN (rankings 5 deep 1994–96) 1994 1 ...................Nicole Humbert (Germany) 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 ..................... Emma George (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 (Hungary) 8 ...............................Caiyun Sun (China) 9 ................Svetlana Abramova (Russia) 10 ................. Sabine Schulte (Germany) 1998 1 ..................... Emma George (Australia) 2 ...........Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) Yelena Isinbaeva had a record 3 ...................Yelena Belyakova (Russia) 6 straight No. 1s, 2004–09, 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 2020 — 1 — World Rankings — Women’s Pole Vault 1999 2003 1 .................................Stacy Dragila (US) 1 ............... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 2 ...........Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 2 .................... Yelena Isinbaeva (Russia) 3 .............. Tatiana Grigorieva (Australia) 3 .....................Tatyana Polnova (Russia) 4 ...................Nicole Humbert (Germany) 4 .................... Annika Becker (Germany) 5 ...................... Zsuzsa Szabó (Hungary) 5 .................................Stacy Dragila (US) 6 ................... Nastja Ryshich (Germany) 6 ..........................Monika Pyrek (Poland) 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 (France) 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 .....................Carolin Hingst (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 ............. Silke Spiegelburg (Germany) © Track & Field News 2020 — 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 ..............Yuliya Golubchikova (Russia) 5 ............... Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) 6 .....................Tatyana Polnova (Russia) 6 ..................... Martina Strutz (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 (Greece) 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 ................Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) 6 ..............Yuliya Golubchikova (Russia) 6 ..........Nikoléta Kiriakopoúlou (Greece) 7 .....Jiřina Ptáčníkova (Czech Republic) 7 .......Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (Russia) 8 ........................... Lisa Ryzih