2022 Women’s Pole Vault World Rankings

January 2023 by T&FN

After repeating as World Indoor gold medalist Sandi Morris won her third straight Outdoor silver. (JIRO MOCHIZUKI)

THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY in separating rivals/training partners Sandi Morris and Katie Nageotte (now newly married as Moon). Nageotte won the WC title, but was destroyed 8–1 overall by World Indoor winner Morris, who added a runner-up finish at the DL Final as well as the WC…

THE DL FINAL went to Aussie Nina Kennedy, who ended up at No. 3 after going 2–3 against Morris and 1–2 against Nageotte… Arkansas alum Tina Šutej rated as No. 4 after an honors line that included a WC 4th plus bronzes at the WIC and DLF and a DL win.

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1. SANDI MORRIS (US) (7/8/92, 5-8½/143) (1.74/65)
4.75 \| 15-7i	…	1)Millrose G	1/29
4.71 \| 15-5½i	…	1)Louisville ATL	2/12
4.65 \| 15-3i	…	1)Blacksburg	2/19
4.80 \| 15-9i	…	1)USATF Ind	2/27
4.80 \| 15-9i	…	1)World Ind	3/19
4.72 \| 15-5¾	…	1)Ponce ATL	5/12
4.73 \| 15-6¼	…	1)Birmingham DL	5/21
4.65 \| 15-3	…	1)Rabat DL	6/05
4.81 \| 15-9¼	…	1)Rome DL	6/09
4.82 \| 15-9¾	…	1)USATF	6/24
4.65 \| 15-3	…	1)Marietta ATL	7/02
4.85 \| 15-11	…	2)World Ch	7/17	▷	1. Nageotte
(4.50q)
4.66 \| 15-3½	…	2)Monaco DL	8/10	▷	1. Kennedy
4.76 \| 15-7¼	…	2)Zürich DL	9/07	▷	1. Kennedy

2. KATIE NAGEOTTE (US) (6/13/91, 5-6/135) (1.67/61)
4.60 \| 15-1i(A)	…	1)PV Summit	1/14
4.35 \| 14-3¼i	…	3)Millrose G	1/29	▷	1. Morris; 2. Grove
4.80 \| 15-9i	…	3)Liévin	2/17	▷	1. Sidorova; 2. Zhuk
4.75 \| 15-7i	…	2)USATF Ind	2/27	▷	1. Morris
4.75 \| 15-7i	…	2)World Ind	3/19	▷	1. Morris
4.30 \| 14-1¼	…	7)Birmingham DL	5/21	▷	1. Morris; 2t. Stefanidi; 2t. Sutej; 4. Cook; 5. Grove; 6. Kiriakopoulou
nh	…	)Rabat DL	6/05	▷	1. Morris; 2. Kennedy; 3. Stefanidi; 4. Bradshaw; 5t. Kylypko; 5t. Sutej; 7. Kiriakopoulou
4.60 \| 15-1	…	=4)Rome DL	6/09	▷	1. Morris; 2. Bradshaw; 2. Bruni
4.65 \| 15-3	…	3)USATF	6/24	▷	1. Morris; 2. McDonald
4.55 \| 14-11	…	4)Marietta ATL	7/02	▷	1. Morris; 2. Leland; 3. Williams
4.85 \| 15-11	…	1)World Ch	7/17
(4.50q)

3. NINA KENNEDY (Australia) (4/5/97, 5-5/132) (1.65/60)
4.70 \| 15-5	…	1)Perth	1/28
4.60 \| 15-1	…	1)Perth	2/11
4.35 \| 14-3¼	…	1)Aus Ch	4/01
(3.75q)
4.65 \| 15-3	…	2)Rabat DL	6/05	▷	1. Morris
4.65 \| 15-3	…	1)Turku CT	6/14
4.55 \| 14-11	…	5)Marietta ATL	7/02	▷	1. Morris; 2. Leland; 3. Williams; 4. Nageotte
4.80 \| 15-9	…	3)World Ch	7/17	▷	1. Nageotte; 2. Morris
(4.50q)
4.60 \| 15-1	…	1)Commonwealth G	8/02
4.66 \| 15-3½	…	1)Monaco DL	8/10
4.70 \| 15-5	…	2)Lausanne DL	8/26	▷	1. Sutej
4.81 \| 15-9¼	…	1)Zürich DL	9/07

4. TINA ŠUTEJ (Slovenia) (11/7/88, 5-8/130) (1.73/59)
4.60 \| 15-1i	…	1)Novo Mesto	1/22
4.67 \| 15-3¾i	…	1)Zagreb	2/01
4.61 \| 15-1½i	…	2)Ostrava	2/03	▷	1. Zhuk
4.70 \| 15-5i	…	1)Val-de-Reuil	2/14
4.65 \| 15-3i	…	=4)Liévin	2/17	▷	1. Sidorova; 2. Zhuk; 3. Nageotte
4.75 \| 15-7i	…	3)Clermont-Ferrand	2/19	▷	1. Sidorova; 2. Knoroz
4.60 \| 15-1i	…	1)Slo Ch	2/26
4.80 \| 15-9i	…	1)Rouen	3/05
4.75 \| 15-7i	…	3)World Ind	3/19	▷	1. Morris; 2. Nageotte
4.65 \| 15-3	…	=2)Birmingham DL	5/21	▷	1. Morris
4.65 \| 15-3	…	1)Ostrava CT	5/31
4.45 \| 14-7¼	…	=5)Rabat DL	6/05	▷	1. Morris; 2. Kennedy; 3. Stefanidi; 4. Bradshaw
4.60 \| 15-1	…	=4)Rome DL	6/09	▷	1. Morris; 2. Bradshaw; 2. Bruni
4.72 \| 15-5¾	…	1)Slo Ch	6/25
4.70 \| 15-5	…	4)World Ch	7/17	▷	1. Nageotte; 2. Morris; 3. Kennedy
(4.35q)
4.36 \| 14-3½	…	=7)Monaco DL	8/10	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris; 3. Stefanidi; 4. Bruni; 5t. Retzius; 5t. Chapelle
4.75 \| 15-7	…	3)Euro Ch	8/17	▷	1. Murto; 2. Stefanidi
(4.50q)
4.71 \| 15-5½	…	1)Jockgrim	8/23
4.70 \| 15-5	…	1)Lausanne DL	8/26
4.30 \| 14-1¼	…	2)Lucerne	8/30	▷	1. Xu
4.61 \| 15-1½	…	3)Zürich DL	9/07	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris
4.61 \| 15-1½	…	1)Zagreb CT	9/09

5. KATERÍNA STEFANÍDI (Greece) (2/4/90, 5-7¾/139) (1.72/63)
4.65 \| 15-3	…	3)Texas R	3/26	▷	1. Williams; 2. Grove
4.50 \| 14-9	…	1)Waco	4/02
4.40 \| 14-5¼	…	8)Walnut CT	4/16	▷	1t. Gruver; 1t. Baxter; 3. Guy; 4t. Grove; 4t. Gutermuth; 6. Brown; 7. Oates
4.62 \| 15-1¾	…	2)Ponce ATL	5/12	▷	1. Morris
4.65 \| 15-3	…	=2)Birmingham DL	5/21	▷	1. Morris
4.64 \| 15-2¾	…	1)Athens	6/01
4.55 \| 14-11	…	3)Rabat DL	6/05	▷	1. Morris; 2. Kennedy
4.50 \| 14-9	…	6)Rome DL	6/09	▷	1. Morris; 2. Bradshaw; 2. Bruni; 4t. Nageotte; 4t. Sutej
4.70 \| 15-5	…	5)World Ch	7/17	▷	1. Nageotte; 2. Morris; 3. Kennedy; 4. Sutej
(4.50q)
4.66 \| 15-3½	…	3)Monaco DL	8/10	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris
4.75 \| 15-7	…	2)Euro Ch	8/17	▷	1. Murto
(4.50q)
4.50 \| 14-9	…	=5)Lausanne DL	8/26	▷	1. Sutej; 2. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Bruni
4.51 \| 14-9½	…	6)Zürich DL	9/07	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris; 3. Sutej; 4. Bruni; 5. Murto

6. ANZHELIKA SIDOROVA (Russia) (6/28/91, 5-5¼/115) (1.66/52)
4.80 \| 15-9i	…	1)Moscow	2/08
4.85 \| 15-11i	…	1)Liévin	2/17
4.87 \| 15-11¾i	…	1)Clermont-Ferrand	2/19
4.86 \| 15-11¼i	…	1)Moscow	3/06
4.70 \| 15-5	…	1)Moscow	6/23
4.65 \| 15-3	…	2)Bryansk	7/01	▷	1. Knoroz
4.86 \| 15-11¼	…	1)Moscow	7/19
4.80 \| 15-9	…	1)Moscow	7/23
4.91 \| 16-1¼	…	1)Rus Ch	8/02
4.70 \| 15-5	…	1)Moscow	8/18
4.70 \| 15-5	…	1)Chelyabinsk	8/25

7. WILMA MURTO (Finland) (6/11/98, 5-11½/150) (1.82/68)
4.40 \| 14-5¼i	…	1)Tampere	1/15
4.43 \| 14-6¼i	…	7)Nevers	1/29	▷	1. Zhuk; 2. Silva; 3. Xu; 4. Chapelle; 5. Chevrier; 6. Giallurachis
4.50 \| 14-9	…	1)Espoo	6/08
4.50 \| 14-9	…	2)Turku CT	6/14	▷	1. Kennedy
4.60 \| 15-1	…	1)Kuortane	6/18
4.36 \| 14-3½	…	5)Täby	6/28	▷	1. Gunnarsson; 2. Grove; 3. Holm; 4. Andersson
4.30 \| 14-1¼	…	1)Somero	7/02
4.60 \| 15-1	…	=6)World Ch	7/17	▷	1. Nageotte; 2. Morris; 3. Kennedy; 4. Sutej; 5. Stefanidi
(4.50q)
4.40 \| 14-5¼	…	2)Fin Ch	8/06	▷	1. Lampela
(3.65q)
4.85 \| 15-11	…	1)Euro Ch	8/17
(4.50q)
4.61 \| 15-1½	…	2)Jockgrim	8/23	▷	1. Sutej
4.60 \| 15-1	…	3)Lausanne DL	8/26	▷	1. Sutej; 2. Kennedy
4.61 \| 15-1½	…	5)Zürich DL	9/07	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris; 3. Sutej; 4. Bruni
4.60 \| 15-1	…	1)Beckum	9/11

8. ROBERTA BRUNI (Italy) (3/8/94, 5-7/119) (1.70/54)
4.25 \| 13-11¼i	…	7)Val-de- Reuil	2/14	▷	1. Sutej; 2. Zhuk; 3. Silva; 4. Moser; 5t. Molinarolo; 5t. Xu
4.20 \| 13-9¼i	…	9)Liévin	2/17	▷	1. Sidorova; 2. Zhuk; 3. Nageotte; 4t. Xu; 4t. Sutej; 6. Silva; 7. Knoroz; 8. Chapelle
4.31 \| 14-1¾i	…	2)Ita Ind	2/27	▷	1. Molinarolo
4.30 \| 14-1¼i	…	11)World Ind	3/19	▷	1. Morris; 2. Nageotte; 3. Sutej; 4t. Moser; 4t. Hladiychuk; 6. McTaggart; 7. Xu; 8. Molinarolo; 9. A. Svábíková; 10. Chevrier
4.40 \| 14-5¼	…	1)Rieti	5/11
4.40 \| 14-5¼	…	1)Rieti	5/15
4.32 \| 14-2	…	4)Grosseto	5/22	▷	1. Retzius; 2. Hladiychuk; 3. Molinarolo
4.60 \| 15-1	…	1)Rieti	6/02
4.60 \| 15-1	…	2)Rome DL	6/09	▷	1. Morris
4.66 \| 15-3½	…	1)Innsbruck	6/11
4.71 \| 15-5½	…	1)Barletta	6/18
4.55 \| 14-11	…	1)Ita Ch	6/26
4.35 \| 14-3¼	…	nq)World Ch	7/15	▷	1. Nageotte; 2. Morris; 3. Kennedy; 4. Sutej; 5. Stefanidi; 6t. Li; 6t. Murto; 8. Moser; 9. Newell; 10. Otchere; 11. Chapelle; 12. Leon; 13. Xu
4.51 \| 14-9½	…	4)Monaco DL	8/10	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris; 3. Stefanidi
4.55 \| 14-11	…	=7)Euro Ch	8/17	▷	1. Murto; 2. Stefanidi; 3. Sutej; 4t. Moser; 4t. Holm; 6. Bonnin
(4.50q)
4.60 \| 15-1	…	4)Lausanne DL	8/26	▷	1. Sutej; 2. Kennedy; 3. Murto
4.72 \| 15-5¾	…	1)Rovereto	8/30
4.61 \| 15-1½	…	4)Zürich DL	9/07	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris; 3. Sutej
4.50 \| 14-9	…	1)Brescia	9/18

9. ANGELICA MOSER (Switzerland) (10/9/97, 5-7/143) (1.70/65)
4.52 \| 14-10i	…	1)Bordeaux	1/15
4.33 \| 14-2½i	…	9)Nevers	1/29	▷	1. Zhuk; 2. Silva; 3. Xu; 4. Chapelle; 5. Chevrier; 6. Giallurachis; 7. Murto; 8. Polak
4.44 \| 14-6¾i	…	=5)Tourcoing	2/05	▷	1. Zhuk; 2. Chevrier; 3. Xu; 4. Chapelle
4.60 \| 15-1i	…	1)Magglingen	2/12
4.45 \| 14-7¼i	…	4)Val-de-Reuil	2/14	▷	1. Sutej; 2. Zhuk; 3. Silva
4.45 \| 14-7¼i	…	=4)Clermont-Ferrand	2/19	▷	1. Sidorova; 2. Knoroz; 3. Sutej
4.65 \| 15-3i	…	1)Swi Ind	2/27
4.66 \| 15-3½i	…	2)Rouen	3/05	▷	1. Sutej
4.60 \| 15-1i	…	=4)World Ind	3/19	▷	1. Morris; 2. Nageotte; 3. Sutej
4.55 \| 14-11	…	1)Basel	6/06
nh	…	)Rome DL	6/09	▷	1. Morris; 2. Bradshaw; 2. Bruni; 4t. Nageotte; 4t. Sutej; 6. Stefanidi; 7. Peinado; 8. Molinarolo
nh	…	)Geneva	6/11	▷	1. Retzius; 2. Xu; 3. Niu; 4. Stocklin…
4.40 \| 14-5¼	…	1)Bern	6/14
4.50 \| 14-9	…	1)Swi Ch	6/25
4.40 \| 14-5¼	…	1)La Chaux-de-Fonds	7/03
4.60 \| 15-1	…	8)World Ch	7/17	▷	1. Nageotte; 2. Morris; 3. Kennedy; 4. Sutej; 5. Stefanidi; 6t. Li; 6t. Murto
(4.35q)
4.60 \| 15-1	…	2)Frauenkappelen	8/01	▷	1. Retzius
4.36 \| 14-3½	…	=7)Monaco DL	8/10	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris; 3. Stefanidi; 4. Bruni; 5t. Retzius; 5t. Chapelle
4.55 \| 14-11	…	=4)Euro Ch	8/17	▷	1. Murto; 2. Stefanidi; 3. Sutej
(4.50q)
4.50 \| 14-9	…	=5)Lausanne DL	8/26	▷	1. Sutej; 2. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Bruni
4.15 \| 13-7¼	…	3)Lucerne	8/30	▷	1. Xu; 2. Sutej
4.51 \| 14-9½	…	7)Zürich DL	9/07	▷	1. Kennedy; 2. Morris; 3. Sutej; 4. Bruni; 5. Murto; 6. Stefanidi
4.61 \| 15-1½	…	1)Schaan	9/11

10. HOLLY BRADSHAW (Great Britain) (11/2/91, 5-8¾/150) (1.75/68)
4.50 \| 14-9	…	1)Chelmsford	5/02
nh	…	)Birmingham DL	5/21	▷	1. Morris; 2t. Stefanidi; 2t. Sutej; 4. Cook; 5. Grove; 6. Kiriakopoulou; 7. Nageotte
4.60 \| 15-1	…	1)Huelva	5/25
4.55 \| 14-11	…	4)Rabat DL	6/05	▷	1. Morris; 2. Kennedy; 3. Stefanidi
4.60 \| 15-1	…	2)Rome DL	6/09	▷	1. Morris
4.50 \| 14-9	…	1)GB Ch	6/26
nh(inj)	…	nq)World Ch	7/15	▷	1. Nageotte; 2. Morris; 3. Kennedy; 4. Sutej; 5. Stefanidi; 6t. Li; 6t. Murto; 8. Moser; 9. Newell; 10. Otchere; 11. Chapelle; 12. Leon; 13. Xu

U.S. RANKINGS
1.	*Sandi Morris (Puma)		6.	Bridget Williams (Team ESSX)
	1)World Ind, 1)USATF, 2)World Ch			3)USATFi, 1)Texas R, 7)USATF
2.	*Katie Nageotte (Nike)		7.	Olivia Gruver (Nike)
	2)World Ind, 3)USATF, 1)World Ch			=4)USATFi, 1)Fresno, 6)USATF
3.	Alina McDonald (KMR Athletics)		8.	Emily Grove (Team ESSX)
	1)Liberty, 2)USATF, 1)NACAC			6)USATFi, 1)Max Velocity, 5)USATF
4.	Gabriela Leon (Louisville)		9.	Kristen Leland (unattached)
	1)NCAA, 4)USATF, 12)World Ch			4)Max Velocity, =9)USATF, 2)Marietta
5.	Rachel Baxter (Virginia Tech)		10.	Kristen Brown (unattached)
	1)NCAAi, 4)NCAA, 8)USATF			10)USATFi, 2)Max Velocity, =9)USATF

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