Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's pole vault

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record	Elena Isinbaeva (RUS)	5.06	Zurich, Switzerland	August 28, 2009
Pan American Games record	Fabiana Murer (BRA)	4.60	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	July 23, 2007

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (3.50 meters) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]

Only a final was held. There was no qualification round.

• All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

16 athletes from 11 countries competed.[3]

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	3.40	3.55	3.70	3.85	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.60	4.65	4.70	4.75	4.80	Result	Notes
	Yarisley Silva	Cuba	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	–	o	o	xxx	4.75	PR, NR
	Fabiana Murer	Brazil	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	x–	xo	o	x-	xx	4.70
	Becky Holliday	United States	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	o	–	xxx						4.30
4	Karla da Silva	Brazil	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xxx							4.30
5	Keisa Monterola	Venezuela	–	–	–	–	xo	o	o	xxo	xxx							4.30
6	Alejandra García	Argentina	–	–	–	–	xo	xo	o	xxx								4.20
7	Dailis Caballero	Cuba	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxx									4.10
7	Victoria Robson	Canada	–	–	–	–	–	o	xxx									4.10
9	Daniela Inchausti	Argentina	–	–	o	o	o	xxx										4.00
10	Carmelita Correa	Mexico	–	o	o	o	xxx											3.85
11	Cecilia Villar	Mexico	–	o	o	xxo	xxx											3.85
12	Déborah Gyurcsek	Uruguay	–	xxo	xo	xxx												3.70
13	Maria Ferrand	Peru	xo	o	xxx													3.55
14	Jessica Fu	Peru	–	xxo	xxx													3.55
15	Catalina Amarilla	Paraguay	xo	xxx														3.40
	Andrea Zambrana	Puerto Rico	–	–	–	xxx												NM