Men's pole vault world record progression
The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.[1]
As of June 21, 2009, 71 world records have been ratified by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in the event. Since 2000, World Athletics makes no distinction between indoor and outdoor settings when establishing pole vault world records. This new rule was not applied retroactively. The introduction in the early 1950s of flexible vaulting poles made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height.[1][2][3]
Record progression[]
Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | #[4] |
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4.02 m (13 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Marc Wright | ![]() |
Cambridge, U.S. | June 8, 1912[1] | 1 |
4.09 m (13 ft 5 in) | Frank Foss | ![]() |
Antwerp, Belgium | August 20, 1920[1] | 1 |
4.12 m (13 ft 6 in) | Charles Hoff | ![]() |
Copenhagen, Denmark | September 22, 1922[1] | 1 |
4.21 m (13 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Charles Hoff | ![]() |
Copenhagen, Denmark | July 22, 1923[1] | 2 |
4.23 m (13 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Charles Hoff | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | August 13, 1925[1] | 3 |
4.25 m (13 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Charles Hoff | ![]() |
Turku, Finland | September 27, 1925[1] | 4 |
4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) | Sabin Carr | ![]() |
Philadelphia, U.S. | May 28, 1927[1] | 1 |
4.30 m (14 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Lee Barnes | ![]() |
Fresno, U.S. | April 28, 1928[1] | 1 |
4.37 m (14 ft 4 in) | William Graber | ![]() |
Palo Alto, U.S. | July 16, 1932[1] | 1 |
4.39 m (14 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Keith Brown | ![]() |
Boston, U.S. | June 1, 1935[1] | 1 |
4.43 m (14 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | George Varoff | ![]() |
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. | July 4, 1936[1] | 1 |
4.54 m (14 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Bill Sefton | ![]() |
Los Angeles, U.S. | May 29, 1937[1] | 1 |
4.54 m (14 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Earle Meadows | ![]() |
Los Angeles, U.S. | May 29, 1937[1] | 1 |
4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) | Cornelius Warmerdam | ![]() |
Fresno, U.S. | June 29, 1940[1] | 1 |
4.72 m (15 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Cornelius Warmerdam | ![]() |
Compton, U.S. | June 26, 1941[1] | 2 |
4.77 m (15 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Cornelius Warmerdam | ![]() |
Modesto, U.S. | May 23, 1942[1] | 3 |
4.78 m (15 ft 8 in) | Robert Gutowski | ![]() |
Palo Alto, U.S. | April 27, 1957[1] | 1 |
4.80 m (15 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Don Bragg | ![]() |
Palo Alto, U.S. | July 2, 1960[1] | 1 |
4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) | George Davies | ![]() |
Boulder, U.S. | May 20, 1961[1] | 1 |
4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) | John Uelses | ![]() |
Santa Barbara, U.S. | March 31, 1962[1] | 1 |
4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) | Dave Tork | ![]() |
Walnut, U.S. | April 28, 1962[1] | 1 |
4.94 m (16 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Pentti Nikula | ![]() |
Kauhava, Finland | June 22, 1962[1] | 1 |
5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in) | Brian Sternberg | ![]() |
Philadelphia, U.S. | April 27, 1963[1] | 1 |
5.08 m (16 ft 8 in) | Brian Sternberg | ![]() |
Compton, U.S. | June 7, 1963[1] | 2 |
5.13 m (16 ft 9+3⁄4 in) | John Pennel | ![]() |
London, England | August 5, 1963[1] | 1 |
5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) | John Pennel | ![]() |
Coral Gables, U.S. | August 24, 1963[1] | 2 |
5.23 m (17 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Fred Hansen | ![]() |
San Diego, U.S. | June 13, 1964[1] | 1 |
5.28 m (17 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | Fred Hansen | ![]() |
Los Angeles, U.S. | July 25, 1964[1] | 2 |
5.32 m (17 ft 5+1⁄4 in) | Bob Seagren | ![]() |
Fresno, U.S. | May 14, 1966[1] | 1 |
5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) | John Pennel | ![]() |
Los Angeles, U.S. | July 23, 1966[1] | 3 |
5.36 m (17 ft 7 in) | Bob Seagren | ![]() |
San Diego, U.S. | June 10, 1967[1] | 2 |
5.38 m (17 ft 7+3⁄4 in) | Paul Wilson | ![]() |
Bakersfield, U.S. | June 23, 1967[1] | 1 |
5.41 m (17 ft 8+3⁄4 in) A | Bob Seagren | ![]() |
Echo Summit, U.S. | September 12, 1968[1] | 3 |
5.44 m (17 ft 10 in) | John Pennel | ![]() |
Sacramento, U.S. | June 21, 1969[1] | 4 |
5.45 m (17 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Wolfgang Nordwig | ![]() |
Berlin, Germany | June 17, 1970[1] | 1 |
5.46 m (17 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Wolfgang Nordwig | ![]() |
Turin, Italy | September 3, 1970[1] | 2 |
5.49 m (18 ft 0 in) | Christos Papanikolaou | ![]() |
Athens, Greece | October 24, 1970[1] | 1 |
5.51 m (18 ft 3⁄4 in) | Kjell Isaksson | ![]() |
Austin, U.S. | April 8, 1972[1] | 1 |
5.54 m (18 ft 2 in) | Kjell Isaksson | ![]() |
Los Angeles, U.S. | April 15, 1972[1] | 2 |
5.55 m (18 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Kjell Isaksson | ![]() |
Helsingborg, Sweden | June 12, 1972[1] | 3 |
5.63 m (18 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Bob Seagren | ![]() |
Eugene, U.S. | July 2, 1972[1] | 4 |
5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in) | David Roberts | ![]() |
Gainesville, U.S. | March 28, 1975[1] | 1 |
5.67 m (18 ft 7 in) | Earl Bell | ![]() |
Wichita, U.S. | May 29, 1976[1] | 1 |
5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) | David Roberts | ![]() |
Eugene, U.S. | June 22, 1976[1] | 2 |
5.72 m (18 ft 9 in) | Władysław Kozakiewicz | ![]() |
Milan, Italy | May 11, 1980[1] | 1 |
5.75 m (18 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Thierry Vigneron | ![]() |
Paris, France | June 1, 1980[1] | 1 |
5.75 m (18 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Thierry Vigneron | ![]() |
Lille, France | June 29, 1980[1] | 2 |
5.77 m (18 ft 11 in) | Philippe Houvion | ![]() |
Paris, France | July 17, 1980[1] | 1 |
5.78 m (18 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Władysław Kozakiewicz | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union | July 30, 1980[1] | 2 |
5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) | Thierry Vigneron | ![]() |
Mâcon, France | June 20, 1981[1] | 3 |
5.81 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in) | Vladimir Polyakov | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Soviet Union | June 26, 1981[1] | 1 |
5.82 m (19 ft 1 in) | Pierre Quinon | ![]() |
Cologne, Germany | August 28, 1983[1] | 1 |
5.83 m (19 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Thierry Vigneron | ![]() |
Rome, Italy | September 1, 1983[1] | 4 |
5.85 m (19 ft 2+1⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | May 26, 1984[1] | 1 |
5.88 m (19 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Paris, France | June 2, 1984[1] | 2 |
5.90 m (19 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
London, England | July 13, 1984[1] | 3 |
5.91 m (19 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Thierry Vigneron | ![]() |
Rome, Italy | August 31, 1984[1] | 5 |
5.94 m (19 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Rome, Italy | August 31, 1984[1] | 4 |
6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Paris, France | July 13, 1985[1] | 5 |
6.01 m (19 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union | June 8, 1986[1] | 6 |
6.03 m (19 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | June 23, 1987[1] | 7 |
6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | June 9, 1988[1] | 8 |
6.06 m (19 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Nice, France | July 10, 1988[1] | 9 |
6.07 m (19 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Shizuoka, Japan | May 6, 1991[1] | 10 |
6.08 m (19 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union | June 9, 1991[1] | 11 |
6.09 m (19 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Formia, Italy | July 8, 1991[1] | 12 |
6.10 m (20 ft 0 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Malmö, Sweden | August 5, 1991[1] | 13 |
6.11 m (20 ft 1⁄2 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Dijon, France | June 13, 1992[1] | 14 |
6.12 m (20 ft 3⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Padua, Italy | August 30, 1992[1] | 15 |
6.13 m (20 ft 1+1⁄4 in) | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Tokyo, Japan | September 19, 1992[1] | 16 |
6.14 m (20 ft 1+1⁄2 in) A[5] | Serhiy Bubka | ![]() |
Sestriere, Italy | July 31, 1994[1] | 17 |
6.16 m (20 ft 2+1⁄2 in) i[6] | Renaud Lavillenie | ![]() |
Donetsk, Ukraine | February 15, 2014 | 1 |
6.17 m (20 ft 2+3⁄4 in) i | Armand Duplantis | ![]() |
Toruń, Poland | February 8, 2020 | 1 |
6.18 m (20 ft 3+1⁄4 in) i | Armand Duplantis | ![]() |
Glasgow, UK | February 15, 2020 | 2 |
A = mark set at altitude
i = mark set indoors
p = pending ratification
See also[]
- Men's pole vault indoor world record progression
- Women's pole vault world record progression
- List of pole vaulters who reached 6 metres
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 555–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ "Man who broke 15 feet defends fiberglass pole". Ocala Star-Banner. (Florida). Associated Press. February 7, 1962. p. 10.
- ^ "World record progression in pole vault". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (table). May 23, 1963. p. 3D.
- ^ The numbered occurrence of the athlete breaking the world record, in other words "#7" would indicate the 7th time the athlete broke the world record.
- ^ "From 2000, IAAF Rule 260.18s (formerly 260.6.a) was amended to say world records (as opposed to indoor world records) can be set in a facility 'with or without a roof.' So far, only one event - the women's pole vault - has been affected by this change, which was not applied retrospectively.""Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (p.546) Sergey Bubka set an indoor record of 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) on February 21, 1993, in excess of the outdoor record, before this rule came into effect. Lavillenie's indoor world record was set after the rule came into effect, and thus since it exceeded Bubka's 6.14 m (20 ft 1+1⁄2 in) set outdoors, it also became the world record, the first indoor mark to do so in this event. - ^ "Progression of IAAF World Records — 2015 edition" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF. 2015. pp. 163–171. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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