2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault

With only 12 entrants, no preliminary was held. Six women cleared 4.70m, with Anzhelika Sidorova remaining perfect and Olympic champion Katerina Stefanidi using it as her opening height. Sidorova passed 4.75m, while Eliza McCartney, then Sandi Morris cleared on their first attempt, Morris taking the lead on fewer misses. Stefanidi cleared on her second attempt to take over third place, so Katie Nageotte passed while Alysha Newman took her three misses and exited. Sidorova retook the lead clearing 4.80m, while Morris and Stefanidi cleared it on their last attempt. McCartney and Nageotte exited. Morris and Stefanidi missed their first attempts then passed after Sidorova remained perfect over 4.85m. With only two attempts left, Morris cleared on her last attempt to stay in the competition. Stefanidi missed, settling for the bronze, while Sidorova cleared on her third attempt, relinquishing the lead. At a Championship record 4.95 m (16 ft 2 ³⁄₄ in), neither could get over in their first two attempts then Morris cleared on her final attempt, which turned into gold when Sidorova missed her third. Still in the competition, Morris had the bar raised to a world record 5.04 m (16 ft 6 ¹⁄₄ in). Surrounded by the drama of the Men's 60 metres, Morris made two credible attempts at the record, the last more than 3 hours and fifteen minutes after warming up at the beginning of the competition.

The final was started at 18:00.[3]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	4.35	4.50	4.60	4.70	4.75	4.80	4.85	4.90	4.95	5.04	Result	Notes
	Sandi Morris	United States	–	o	o	xo	o	xxo	x–	xo	xxo	xxx	4.95	CR, WL
	Anzhelika Sidorova	Authorised Neutral Athletes	–	–	o	o	–	o	o	xxo	xxx		4.90	PB
	Katerina Stefanidi	Greece	–	–	–	o	xo	xxo	x–	xx			4.80
4	Eliza McCartney	New Zealand	o	xo	o	xxo	o	xxx					4.75	AR
5	Katie Nageotte	United States	–	xo	o	xo	x–	xx					4.70
6	Alysha Newman	Canada	o	o	xxo	xxo	xxx						4.70	NR
7	Yarisley Silva	Cuba	o	xo	o	xxx							4.60	SB
8	Nina Kennedy	Australia	xo	xo	o	xxx							4.60
9	Olga Mullina	Authorised Neutral Athletes	o	xo	xxo	xxx							4.60	PB
10	Ninon Guillon-Romarin	France	o	o	xxx								4.50
11	Angelica Bengtsson	Sweden	o	xo	xxx								4.50	SB
	Lisa Ryzih	Germany	–	xxx									NM