1997 European Athletics U23 Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
v t e

The women's pole vault event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 13 July 1997.^[1][2]

Gold	Ester Szemeredi  Hungary
Silver	Janet Zach  Germany
Bronze	Sabine Schulte  Germany
Bronze	Monique de Wilt  Netherlands

13 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts										Result	Notes
			3.20	3.40	3.60	3.70	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.05	4.10	4.15
	Ester Szemeredi	Hungary	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	o	xxx	4.10
	Janet Zach	Germany	–	–	o	–	xxo	o	o	xo	x–	xx	4.05
	Sabine Schulte	Germany	–	–	o	–	o	xxx					3.80
	Monique de Wilt	Netherlands	–	–	o	–	o	xxx					3.80
5	Rhian Clark	Great Britain	–	o	xo	o	o	xxx					3.80
5	Yuliya Tsygankova	Russia	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx					3.80
7	Šárka Mládková	Czech Republic	–	–	–	xo	–	xxx					3.70
8	Louise Brændstrup	Denmark	xo	o	xo	xxo	xxx						3.70
9	Þórey Edda Elísdóttir	Iceland	xo	o	xxo	xxo	xxx						3.70
10	Dana Nováková	Czech Republic	–	o	xo	xxx							3.60
10	Edit Bolla	Hungary	–	o	xo	xxx							3.60
12	Tali Grinner	Israel	o	xo	xxx								3.40
13	Petra Kratky	Austria	xxo	xo	xxx								3.40
	Anna Fitídou	Cyprus	xxx										NM

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.