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.

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. The present record of 6.24 m, established in 2024 in Xiamen (China), belongs to the Swedish athlete Armand Duplantis.

Record progression

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

External links

• athletix.org data
• IOC data
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1. Women's pole vault world record progression
2. Men's pole vault indoor world record progression
3. Pole vault at the Olympics
4. Masters M70 pole vault world record progression
5. Steve Smith (pole vaulter)
6. Paul Wilson (pole vaulter)
7. List of world records in athletics
8. Renaud Lavillenie
9. Thierry Vigneron
10. Armand Duplantis
11. Index of athletics record progressions
12. List of world records in masters athletics
13. Pierre Quinon
14. List of Olympic records in athletics
15. Sergey Bubka
16. Brandon Estrada
17. Yelena Isinbayeva
18. Zach McWhorter
19. Austin Miller (pole vaulter)
20. Christos Papanikolaou