2023 Women’s Pole Vault World Rankings

Katie Moon won Olympic gold and her first No. 1 in ’21. Two years later, having earned a second Worlds gold, she’s on top again. (JEFF COHEN)

THE WC FINAL ended up as a tie between Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy, but there was no difficulty in separating them here. The American had a solid 5-2-1 margin in their head-to-heads, won the DL Final and had the year’s best sequence of marks…

KENNEDY HAD A NARROW 4-3 margin over Wilma Murto and a losing record to Tina Šutej, 3-5, as the two small-nation stars were close for places 3 & 4…

AMERICAN VETERAN SANDI MORRIS takes the No. 5 position in her 8th straight year in the top 7. She is followed by teammate Bridget Williams, in her Ranking debut.

JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST
1. KATIE MOON (US) (6/13/91, 5-6/134) (1.68/61)
4.45 | 14-7¼i 4)New Balance GP 2/04 1. Williams; 2. Leon; 3. Stefanidi
4.81 | 15-9¼i 1)Millrose G 2/11
4.83 | 15-10i 1)Liévin WIT 2/15
4.80() | 15-9iA 1)USATF Ind 2/18
4.81 | 15-9¼ 1)Doha DL 5/05
nh )Los Angeles CT 5/26 1. Morris; 2. Newman; 3. Baxter; 4. Williams; 5. Grove
4.71 | 15-5½ 1)Florence DL 6/02
4.71 | 15-5½ 3)Paris DL 6/09 1. Kennedy; 2. Chevrier
4.82 | 15-9¾ 1)Lausanne DL 6/30
4.90 | 16-¾ 1)USATF 7/09
4.80 | 15-9 2)London DL 7/23 1. Murto
4.90 | 16-¾ =1)World Ch 8/23
(4.65q)
4.81 | 15-9¼i 2)Zürich DL 8/30 1. Kennedy
4.86 | 15-11¼ 1)Eugene DL 9/16
2. NINA KENNEDY (Australia) (4/5/97, 5-5¼/126) (1.66/57)
4.45 | 14-7¼ 7)Doha DL 5/05 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Morris; 4. Bruni; 5. Stefanidi;
6. Williams
4.61 | 15-1½ 3)Florence DL 6/02 1. Moon; 2. Sutej
4.77 | 15-7¾ 1)Paris DL 6/09
4.51 | 14-9½ =7)Lausanne DL 6/30 1. Moon; 2. Murto; 3. McCartney; 4. Sutej; 5t. Bradshaw;
5t. Chevrier
4.63 | 15-2¼ 2)Heusden 7/15 1. McCartney
4.71 | 15-5½ 4)London DL 7/23 1. Murto; 2. Moon; 3. Sutej
4.73 | 15-6¼ 1)Jockgrim 8/04
4.90 | 16-¾ =1)World Ch 8/23 -+!
(4.65q)
4.91 | 16-1¼i 1)Zürich DL 8/30
4.56 | 14-11½ 5)Eugene DL 9/16 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Morris; 4. Murto
3. WILMA MURTO (Finland) (6/11/98, 5-11½/150) (1.82/68)
4.75 | 15-7i 1)Kuortane 1/07
4.70 | 15-5i 2)Roubaix 1/28 1. Sutej
4.63 | 15-2¼i 1)Val-de-Reuil 2/04
4.64 | 15-2¾i 3)Paris 2/11 1. Sutej; 2. Newman
4.45 | 14-7¼i =5)Liévin WIT 2/15 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Newman; 4. Stefanidi
4.51 | 14-9½i 7)Birmingham WIT 2/25 1. Newman; 2. Sutej; 3. Leon; 4. Bruni; 5. Stefanidi;
6. Williams
4.80 | 15-9i 1)Euro Ind 3/04
(4.55iq)
4.30 | 14-1¼ 9)Doha DL 5/05 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Morris; 4. Bruni; 5. Stefanidi;
6. Williams; 7. Kennedy; 8. Newman
4.55 | 14-11 1)Turku 5/21
4.51 | 14-9½ =6)Florence DL 6/02 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Kennedy; 4. Bruni; 5. Morris
4.61 | 15-1½ 4)Paris DL 6/09 1. Kennedy; 2. Chevrier; 3. Moon
4.75 | 15-7 1)Turku CT 6/13
4.61 | 15-1½ 1)Kuortane 6/17
4.71 | 15-5½ 1)Euro Teams 6/24
4.77 | 15-7¾ 2)Lausanne DL 6/30 1. Moon
4.80 | 15-9 1)London DL 7/23
4.64 | 15-2¾ 1)Fin Ch 7/30
(3.85q)
4.80 | 15-9 3)World Ch 8/23 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy
(4.65q)
nh )Zürich DL 8/30 1. Kennedy; 2. Moon; 3. Morris; 4. Moser; 5. Caudery;
6. Molinarolo; 7t. Svabikova; 7. Sutej
4.65 | 15-3 1)v Swe 9/02
4.71 | 15-5½ 4)Eugene DL 9/16 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Morris
4. TINA ŠUTEJ (Slovenia) (11/7/88, 5-8½/143) (1.74/65)
4.76 | 15-7¼i 1)Belgrade 1/25
4.70 | 15-5i 1)Roubaix 1/28
4.82 | 15-9¾i 1)Ostrava 2/02
4.78 | 15-8¼i 1)Paris 2/11
4.78 | 15-8¼i 2)Liévin WIT 2/15 1. Moon
4.65 | 15-3i 1)Celje 2/18
4.71 | 15-5½i 2)Birmingham WIT 2/25 1. Newman
4.75 | 15-7i 2)Euro Ind 3/04 1. Murto
(4.55iq)
4.76 | 15-7¼ 2)Doha DL 5/05 1. Moon
4.71 | 15-5½ 2)Florence DL 6/02 1. Moon
4.60 | 15-1 1)Slovej Gradec 6/03
4.46 | 14-7½ =8)Paris DL 6/09 1. Kennedy; 2. Chevrier; 3. Moon; 4. Murto; 5. Morris;
6. Grove; 7. Newman
4.70 | 15-5 1)Chorzów 6/21
4.64 | 15-2¾ 1)Ostrava CT 6/27
4.61 | 15-1½ 4)Lausanne DL 6/30 1. Moon; 2. Murto; 3. McCartney
4.63 | 15-2¼ 1)Novo Mesto 7/04
4.73 | 15-6¼ 1)Slo Ch 7/09
4.71 | 15-5½ 3)London DL 7/23 1. Murto; 2. Moon
4.80 | 15-9 4)World Ch 8/23 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy; 3. Murto
(4.65q)
4.51 | 14-9½i =7)Zürich DL 8/30 1. Kennedy; 2. Moon; 3. Morris; 4. Moser; 5. Caudery;
6. Molinarolo
4.38 | 14-4½ =5)Bellinzona 9/03 1. Morris; 2. Moser; 3. Molinarolo; 4. Bonnin
4.81 | 15-9¼ 2)Eugene DL 9/16 1. Moon
5. SANDI MORRIS (US) (7/8/92, 5-8½/143) (1.74/65)
4.71 | 15-5½ 3)Doha DL 5/05 1. Moon; 2. Sutej
4.61 | 15-1½ 1)Los Angeles CT 5/26
4.61 | 15-1½ 5)Florence DL 6/02 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Kennedy; 4. Bruni
4.61 | 15-1½ 5)Paris DL 6/09 1. Kennedy; 2. Chevrier; 3. Moon; 4. Murto
4.61 | 15-1½ 2)USATF 7/09 1. Moon
4.51 | 14-9½ =6)London DL 7/23 1. Murto; 2. Moon; 3. Sutej; 4. Kennedy; 5. Stefanidi
4.48 | 14-8¼ 4)Murphey Cl 8/04 1. Williams; 2. Grove; 3. Newman
4.65 | 15-3 7)World Ch 8/23 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Sutej; 5t. Moser;
5t. Caudery
(4.65q)
4.76 | 15-7¼i 3)Zürich DL 8/30 1. Kennedy; 2. Moon
4.80 | 15-9 1)Bellinzona 9/03
4.71 | 15-5½ 3)Eugene DL 9/16 1. Moon; 2. Sutej
6. BRIDGET WILLIAMS (US) (3/18/96, 5-6/134) (1.68/61)
4.76 | 15-7¼i 1)VaT Inv 1/14
4.60 | 15-1i 1)Iowa City 1/21
4.77 | 15-7¾i 1)New Balance GP 2/04
4.76 | 15-7¼i 2)Millrose G 2/11 1. Moon
4.61() | 15-1½iA 3)USATF Ind 2/18 1. Moon; 2. Grove
4.51 | 14-9½i 6)Birmingham WIT 2/25 1. Newman; 2. Sutej; 3. Leon; 4. Bruni; 5. Stefanidi
4.36 | 14-3½ 1)Texas R 4/01
4.55 | 14-11 6)Doha DL 5/05 1. Moon; 2. Sutej; 3. Morris; 4. Bruni; 5. Stefanidi
4.41 | 14-5½ 4)Los Angeles CT 5/26 1. Morris; 2. Newman; 3. Baxter
4.70 | 15-5 1)Music City 6/02
4.70 | 15-5 1)Nashville 6/02
4.61 | 15-1½ 4)USATF 7/09 1. Moon; 2. Morris; 3. Moll
4.55 | 14-11 3)Rottach-Egern 7/16 1. Newman; 2. Lampela
4.71 | 15-5½ 1)Lucerne 7/20
4.58 | 15-¼ 1)Murphey Cl 8/04
4.50 | 14-9 12)World Ch 8/23 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Sutej; 5t. Moser;
5t. Caudery; 7. Morris; 8. Peinado; 9t. Molinarolo; 9t. Moll;
11. Svabikova
4.60 | 15-1 1)Pan-Am G 11/04
7. ELIZA MCCARTNEY (New Zealand) (12/11/96, 5-10½/146) (1.79/66)
4.21 | 13-9¾ 3)Hastings 1/18 1. McTaggart; 2. Ayris
4.36 | 14-3½ 1)Hastings 1/21
nh )Auckland 2/19 1. McTaggart…
4.61 | 15-1½ 1)Wellington 3/04
4.61 | 15-1½ 2)Auckland 3/11 1. McTaggart
4.46 | 14-7½ 1)Auckland 3/16
4.71 | 15-5½ 1)Brisbane 3/25
4.75 | 15-7 1)Aus Ch 4/01
(4.11q)
4.71 | 15-5½ 3)Lausanne DL 6/30 1. Moon; 2. Murto
4.73 | 15-6¼ 1)Barcelona 7/05
4.63 | 15-2¼ 1)Heusden 7/15
4.65 | 15-3 2)Lucerne 7/20 1. Williams
4.85 | 15-11 1)Schifflange 7/30
4.53 | 14-10¼ 2)Jockgrim 8/04 1. Kennedy
nh nq)World Ch 8/21 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Sutej; 5t. Moser;
5t. Caudery; 7. Morris; 8. Peinado; 9t. Molinarolo; 9t. Moll;
11. Svabikova; 12. Williams
8. ANGELICA MOSER (Switzerland) (10/9/97, 5-6½/139) (1.69/63)
4.30 | 14-1¼i =11)Roubaix 1/28 1. Sutej; 2. Murto; 3. Lampela; 4. Niu; 4. Bonnin…
4.50 | 14-9i 1)Swi Ind 2/18
4.56 | 14-11½i 3)Clermont-Ferrand 2/25 1. Svabikova; 2. Chevrier
4.45 | 14-7¼i 6)Euro Ind 3/04 1. Murto; 2. Sutej; 3. Svabikova; 4. Stefanidi
(4.55iq)
4.30 | 14-1¼ 1)Basel 5/29
4.50 | 14-9 1)Huelva 6/06
4.46 | 14-7½ 4)Turku CT 6/13 1. Murto; 2. Lampela; 3. Andersson
4.61 | 15-1½ =1)Nice 6/17 -+!
4.60 | 15-1 2)Euro Teams 6/24 1. Murto
4.51 | 14-9½ =7)Lausanne DL 6/30 1. Moon; 2. Murto; 3. McCartney; 4. Sutej; 5t. Bradshaw;
5t. Chevrier
4.61A | 15-1½() 1)La Chaux-de-Fonds 7/02
4.45 | 14-7¼ =5)Lucerne 7/20 1. Williams; 1. Williams; 2. McCartney; 3. Retzius; 4. Newman
4.55 | 14-11 1)Swi Ch 7/30
4.62 | 15-1¾ 1)WUG 8/04
4.75 | 15-7 =5)World Ch 8/23 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Sutej
(4.65q)
4.66 | 15-3½i 4)Zürich DL 8/30 1. Kennedy; 2. Moon; 3. Morris
4.58 | 15-¼ 2)Bellinzona 9/03 1. Morris
4.52 | 14-10 2)Rovereto 9/06 1. Caudery
4.60 | 15-1 2)Martigny 9/16 1. Retzius
9. MOLLY CAUDERY (Great Britain) (3/17/00, 5-8½/143) (1.74/65)
4.30 | 14-1¼ 1)Sopot 6/24
4.71 | 15-5½ 1)GB Ch 7/08
4.43 | 14-6¼ 5)Rottach-Egern 7/16 1. Newman; 2. Lampela; 3. Williams; 4. Leon
4.51 | 14-9½ 8)London DL 7/23 1. Murto; 2. Moon; 3. Sutej; 4. Kennedy; 5. Stefanidi;
6t. Bruni; 6t. Morris
4.40 | 14-5¼ 4)Jockgrim 8/04 1. Kennedy; 2. McCartney; 3. Ayris
4.75 | 15-7 =5)World Ch 8/23 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Sutej
(4.65q)
4.66 | 15-3½i 5)Zürich DL 8/30 1. Kennedy; 2. Moon; 3. Morris; 4. Moser
4.58 | 15-¼ 1)Rovereto 9/06
4.70 | 15-5 1)Beckum 9/10
10. AMÁLIE SVÁBÍKOVÁ (Czechia) (11/22/99, 5-11¼/141) (1.81/64)
4.31 | 14-1¾i 1)Prague 1/29
4.57 | 15-0i 2)Ostrava 2/02 1. Sutej
4.72 | 15-5¾i 1)Czech Ind 2/18
4.66 | 15-3½i 1)Clermont-Ferrand 2/25
4.70 | 15-5i 3)Euro Ind 3/04 1. Murto; 2. Sutej
(4.45iq)
4.25 | 13-11¼ 1)Brno 5/14
4.61 | 15-1½ 1)Plzeň 5/27
4.46 | 14-7½ 6)Turku CT 6/13 1. Murto; 2. Lampela; 3. Andersson; 4. Moser; 5. Chevrier.
4.60 | 15-1 3)Euro Teams 6/24 1. Murto; 2. Moser.
4.64 | 15-2¾ 2)Ostrava CT 6/27 1. Sutej
4.23 | 13-10½ 1)Kolín 7/20
4.60 | 15-1 1)Tábor 7/30
nh )Jockgrim 8/04 1. Kennedy; 2. McCartney; 3. Ayris; 4. Caudery; 5. Xu;
6. Knäsche
4.50 | 14-9 11)World Ch 8/23 1t. Moon; 1t. Kennedy; 3. Murto; 4. Sutej; 5t. Moser;
5t. Caudery; 7. Morris; 8. Peinado; 9t. Molinarolo; 9t. Moll.
(4.65q)
4.51 | 14-9½i =7)Zürich DL 8/30 1. Kennedy; 2. Moon; 3. Morris; 4. Moser; 5. Caudery;
6. Molinarolo
4.43 | 14-6¼ 1)Hodonín 9/03
4.54 | 14-10¾ =2)Beckum 9/10 1. Caudery

U.S. RANKINGS
1. *Katie Moon (Nike) 6. Nastassja Campbell (Washington)
1)USATF, =1)World Ch, 1)Eugene DL 6)NCAA Indoor, 2)NCAA, 6)USATF
2. *Sandi Morris (Puma) 7. Gabriela Leon (Puma)
2)USATF, 7)World Ch, 3)Eugene DL 6)USATF Indoor, 3)Birmingham WIT, =8)USATF
3. *Bridget Williams (Team Essx) 8. Amanda Moll (Washington HS)
3)USATF Indoor, 4)USATF, 12)World Ch 1)PV Summit, 5)Millrose G, 8)USATF Indoor
4. Hana Moll (Washington HS) 9. Sydney Horn (High Point)
5)USATF Indoor, 3)USATF, =9)World Ch 12)NCAA Indoor, 5)NCAA, 7)USATF
5. Emily Grove (Team Essx) 10. Amanda Fassold (Arkansas)
2)USATF Indoor, 1)Atlanta City G5)USATF 1)NCAA Indoor, 1)SEC, nh)NCAA

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