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This article is about the track and field event. For the Cold War era communications system, see Pole Vault (communications system).

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Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the ancient Irish people, although modern pole vaulting, an athletic contest where height is measured, was first established by the German teacher Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths in the 1790s.[1] It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.

It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump. It is unusual among track and field events in that it requires a significant amount of specialised equipment in order to participate, even at a basic level. A number of elite pole vaulters have had backgrounds in gymnastics, including world record breakers Yelena Isinbayeva and Brian Sternberg, reflecting the similar physical attributes required for the events.[2][3] Physical attributes such as speed, agility and strength, along with technical skill, are essential to pole vaulting.

History[edit | edit source]

Robert Musgrave of Keswick (1841−1901), the first man to clear more than ten feet in the pole vault.
Pole vault in the 1890s at US Naval Academy

Pole jumping was already practiced by the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the ancient Irish people.[1][4] As depicted on stone engravings and artifacts dating back to c. 2500 BC, the Egyptians used spears to mount enemy structures, and to pass over irrigation ditches. Vases and pots from Greece show that poles were used by the locals to jump onto or over objects. From c. 1800 BC to c. 550 BC, a sport akin to pole vaulting was probably included in the Irish Tailteann Games, although the pole might have been used for gaining distance rather than height, as ancient Irish farmers used poles to jump over canals and rivers. Modern pole vaulting, an athletic contest where height is measured, was first established by the German teacher Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths in the 1790s.[1][4] GutsMuths is also considered by many to be the father of modern pole vaulting, as he described jumping standards, the distance of the approach, recommendations on hand grip, and the principles of pole jumping.[4] It was first practiced as a sport in Germany,[1] later spreading to the United Kingdom and the United States.[4] The earliest recorded pole vaulting competition in England where height was measured took place at the Ulverston Football and Cricket Club, Lancashire, north of the sands, in 1843.[5] Pole vault was one of the athletics events of the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896.[1]

Originally, poles were made of ash and from hickory wood. Bamboo poles were introduced in 1904, and both aluminum and steel poles appeared after 1945. Glass fiber vaulting poles received much notice in the American press in the early 1960s. John Uelses set a new world record with one on 2 February 1962.[6] In February 1963 the standing world record was surpassed by UCLA's C. K. Yang and two other vaulters within a nine-day period using fiberglass poles.[7]. Poles made of glass fiber were not new at the time, however. Herb Jenks had been manufacturing them since 1948—the year Bob Mathias first used one—and Mathias's pole was fiberglass when he won the decathlon at the 1952 Olympics.[8]

James Monroe Lindler of the Columbia Products Company (Columbia, SC) filed a patent application on 10 March 1967—granted patent status on 27 January 1970—for the manufacture of, "a vaulting pole of hollow construction with an integral helical winding," and a method of manufacturing the same (see: US Patent US3491999A). The process starts with a metal tube, referred to in the industry as a mandrel, around which is wound a tape made of glass fibers impregnated with a resin. This is baked in an oven and after cooling the mandrel is removed to leave a hollow glass fiber tube. This process was based on a similar method used for manufacturing glass fiber golf clubs patented by the Woolley Manufacturing Company of Escondido, California in 1954 (see: US Patent US2822175A).

Walter R. Dray, holder of the world record for the pole vault of 12ft 9 1/2in (3.90m) set at Danbury, Connecticut, 13 June 1908.

In September 2005, Jeffrey P. Watry, Ralph W. Paquin, and Kenneth A. Hursey of Gill Athletic, Champaign, Illinois, filed application to patent a new method of winding the glass fibers around the pole in layers, each wound in a different direction or orientation to provide specific properties to various parts of the pole. This was called Carbon Weave, and their patent was granted on 21 October 2008 (see: US Patent US3491999A). David J. Dodge and William C. Doble of the Alliance Design and Development Group of New York City, New York, were granted a patent in 2006 for the manufacture of, "sports equipment having a tubular structural member" which led to the introduction of carbon fiber vaulting poles in 2007 (see: US Patent US7140398B2).

Pole vaulter Allison Stokke prepares for her jump.

In 2000, IAAF rule 260.18a (formerly 260.6a) was amended, so that "world records" (as opposed to "indoor world records") can be set in a facility "with or without roof". This rule was not applied retroactively.[9] With many indoor facilities not conforming to outdoor track specifications for size and flatness, the pole vault was the only world record set indoors until 2022.

Modern vaulting[edit | edit source]

Today, athletes compete in the pole vault as one of the four jumping events in track and field. Because the high jump and pole vault are both vertical jumps, the competitions are conducted similarly. Each athlete can choose at what height they would like to enter the competition. Most pole vault competitions include warm-up periods or open practice jumps for an athlete waiting to jump for a certain amount of time after the event begins. Warm-up vaults are awarded if an athlete passes a certain number of heights, or does not jump for a certain amount of time. Once they enter, they have three attempts to clear the height. If a height is cleared, the vaulter advances to the next height, where they will have three more attempts. Once the vaulter has three consecutive misses, they are out of the competition and the highest height they cleared is their result. A "no height", often denoted "NH", refers to the failure of a vaulter to clear any bar during the competition.

Once the vaulter enters the competition, they can choose to pass heights. If a vaulter achieves a miss on their first attempt at a height, they can pass to the next height, but they will only have two attempts at that height, as they will be out once they achieve three consecutive misses. Similarly, after earning two misses at a height, they could pass to the next height, where they would have only one attempt.

An athlete passes the bar with the aid of a pole.

The competitor who clears the highest height is the winner. If two or more vaulters have finished with the same height, the tie is broken by the number of misses at the final height. If the tied vaulters have the same number of misses at the last height cleared, the tie is broken by the total number of misses in the competition.

If there is still a tie for first place, a jump-off occurs to break the tie. Marks achieved in this type of jump-off are considered valid and count for any purpose that a mark achieved in a normal competition would.

If a tie in the other places still exists, a jump-off is not normally conducted, unless the competition is a qualifying meet, and the tie exists in the final qualifying spot. In this case, an administrative jump-off is conducted to break the tie, but the marks are not considered valid for any other purpose than breaking the tie.

A jump-off is a sudden death competition in which the tied vaulters attempt the same height, starting with the last attempted height. If both vaulters miss, the bar goes down by a small increment, and if both clear, the bar goes up by a small increment. A jump-off ends when one vaulter clears and the other misses. Each vaulter gets one attempt at each height until one clears and one misses.

The equipment and rules for pole vaulting are similar to the high jump. Unlike high jump, however, the athlete in the vault has the ability to select the horizontal position of the bar, known as the standards, before each jump and can place it a distance beyond the back of the box, the metal pit that the pole is placed into immediately before takeoff. The range of distance the vaulter may place the standards varies depending on the level of competition.

Painting by former athlete Raffaello Ducceschi depicting the pole vault

If the pole used by the athlete dislodges the bar from the uprights, a foul attempt is ruled, even if the athlete has cleared the height. An athlete does not benefit from quickly leaving the landing pad before the bar has fallen. The exception to this rule is if the vaulter is vaulting outdoors and has made a clear effort to throw the pole back, but the wind has blown the pole into the bar; this counts as a clearance. This call is made at the discretion of the pole vault official. If the pole breaks during the execution of a vault, it is considered an equipment failure and is ruled a non-jump, neither a make nor a miss. Other types of equipment failure include the standards slipping down or the wind dislodging the bar when no contact was made by the vaulter.

Each athlete has a set amount of time in which to make an attempt. The time starts when the official deems the standards to be set, ready for the athlete to attempt their jump. When every athlete is still in the competition, each vaulter has one minute to complete their jump. When 3 athletes are remaining the time moves to 2 minutes. 2 athletes remaining gets 3 minutes. After the final jumper remains, he or she gets 5 minutes on the runway. The amount of time varies by level of competition and the number of vaulters remaining. If the vaulter fails to begin an attempt within this time, the vaulter is charged with a time foul and the attempt is a miss.

Poles are manufactured with ratings corresponding to the vaulter's maximum weight. As a safety precaution, some organizations forbid use of poles rated below the vaulter's weight. The recommended weight roughly corresponds to a flex rating that is determined by the manufacturer by applying a standardized amount of stress (most commonly 23 kgf (230 N or 50 lb)) on the pole and measuring how much the center of the pole is displaced. Therefore, two poles rated at the same weight are not necessarily the same stiffness.

Pole stiffness and length are important factors to a vaulter's performance. Therefore, it is not uncommon for an elite vaulter to carry as many as ten poles to a competition. The effective length of a pole can be changed by gripping the pole higher or lower in relation to the top of the pole. The left and right handgrips are typically a bit more than shoulder width apart. Poles are manufactured for people of all skill levels and body sizes, with lengths between 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) and 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in) and a wide range of weight ratings. Each manufacturer determines the weight rating for the pole and the location of the maximum handhold band.

Technology[edit | edit source]

Competitive pole vaulting began using solid ash poles. As the heights attained increased, bamboo poles gave way to tubular aluminum,[10] which was tapered at each end. Today's pole vaulters benefit from poles produced by wrapping pre-cut sheets of fiberglass that contains resin around a metal pole mandrel, to produce a slightly curved pole that bends more easily under the compression caused by an athlete's take-off. The shape of the fiberglass sheets and the amount of fiberglass used is carefully planned to provide the desired length and stiffness of pole. Different fiber types, including carbon fiber, are used to give poles specific characteristics intended to promote higher jumps. In recent years, carbon fiber has been added to the commonly used E-glass (E for initial electrical use) and S-glass (S for solid) materials to create a lighter pole.

As in the high jump, the landing area was originally a heap of sawdust or sand where athletes landed on their feet. As technology enabled higher vaults, mats evolved into bags of large chunks of foam. Today's mats are foam usually 1–1.5 meters (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in) thick. They are usually built up with two cross-laid square section logs with gaps between them, topped by a solid layer of foam of the same thickness. This lattice construction is wrapped in a close-fitting cover topped with nylon mesh, which allows some air to escape, thus combining both foam and a measure of air cushioning. The final layer is a large mat of mesh-covered foam which is clipped around the edges of the complete pit and prevents the athlete from falling between the individual bags. The size of mats used has been increasing in area to minimize the risk of injury. Proper landing technique is on the back or shoulders. Landing on the feet should be avoided, to eliminate the risk of injury to the lower extremities, particularly ankle sprains.

Rule changes over the years have resulted in larger landing areas and additional padding of all hard and unyielding surfaces.

The pole vault crossbar has evolved from a triangular aluminum bar to a round fiberglass bar with rubber ends. This is balanced on standards and can be knocked off when it is hit by a pole vaulter or the pole. Rule changes have led to shorter pegs and crossbar ends that are semi-circular.

Technique[edit | edit source]

Phases of pole vaulting
Théo Mancheron competes in the men's decathlon pole vault final during the French Athletics Championships 2013 at Stade Charléty in Paris, 13 July 2013.
Pole-vaulting phases
Pole-vaulting phases

Although many techniques are used by vaulters at various skill levels to clear the bar, the generally accepted technical model can be broken down into several phases.

Approach[edit | edit source]

During the approach the pole vaulter sprints down the runway in such a way as to achieve maximum speed and correct position to initiate takeoff at the end of the approach. A tape measure is laid on the runway so vaulters know exactly where to start their run from. Each vaulter has a certain starting distance, dependent on how many steps away from the box they start. Top class vaulters use approaches with 18 to 22 strides, often referred to as a "step" in which every other foot is counted as one step. For example when a vaulter takes 18 strides, it would be referred to as a 9-step, as 22 strides would be an 11-step. The run-up to the vaulting pit begins forcefully with the vaulter running powerfully in a relaxed, upright position with knees lifted and torso leaning very slightly forward. Right handed vaulters will start with a step back with their right foot before starting the run, left handed vaulters with their left back to begin. The head, shoulders and hips are aligned, the vaulter increasing speed as the body becomes erect. The tip of the vaulting pole is angled higher than eye level until three paces from takeoff, when the pole tip descends efficiently, amplifying run speed as the pole is planted into the vault box. The faster the vaulter can run and the more efficient their take-off is, the greater the kinetic energy that can be achieved and used during the vault.

Plant and take-off[edit | edit source]

The plant and take-off is initiated typically three steps out from the final step. Vaulters will usually count their steps backwards from their starting point to the box only counting the steps taken on the left foot (vice versa for left-handers). For example, a vaulter on a "ten count" (referring to the number of counted steps from the starting point to the box) would count backwards from ten, only counting the steps taken with the left foot. These last three steps are normally quicker than the previous strides and are referred to as the "turn-over". The goal of this phase is to efficiently translate the kinetic energy accumulated from the approach into potential energy stored by the elasticity of the pole, and to gain as much initial vertical height as possible by jumping off the ground. The plant starts with the vaulter raising their arms up from around the hips or mid-torso until they are fully outstretched above the head, with the right arm extended directly above the head and the left arm extended perpendicular to the pole (vice versa for left-handed vaulters). At the same time, the vaulter is dropping the pole tip into the box. On the final step, the vaulter jumps off the trail leg which should always remain straight and then drives the front knee forward. As the pole slides into the back of the box the pole begins to bend and the vaulter continues up and forward, leaving the trail leg angled down and behind, the body in a backwards 'C' position.

Swing up[edit | edit source]

The swing and row simply consists of the vaulter swinging the trail leg forward and rowing the pole, bringing the top arm down to the hips, while trying to keep the trail leg straight to store more potential energy into the pole, the rowing motion also keeps the pole bent for a longer period of time for the vaulter to get into optimum position. When parallel to the pole the left arm hugs the pole tight to efficiently use the recoil within the pole. The goal is to carry out these motions as thoroughly and as quickly as possible; it is a race against the unbending of the pole. Effectively, this causes a double pendulum motion, with the top of the pole moving forward and pivoting from the box, while the vaulter acts as a second pendulum pivoting from the right hand. This action gives the vaulter the best position possible to be "ejected" off the pole. The swing continues until the hips are above the head and the arms are pulling the pole close to the chest; from there the vaulter shoots their legs up over the cross bar while keeping the pole close.[11][12]

Extension[edit | edit source]

The extension refers to the extension of the hips upward with outstretched legs as the shoulders drive down, causing the vaulter to be positioned upside down. This position is often referred to as "inversion". While this phase is executed, the pole begins to recoil, propelling the vaulter quickly upward. The hands of the vaulter remain close to the body as they move from the shins back to the region around the hips and upper torso.

Turn[edit | edit source]

The turn is executed immediately during the end of the rockback. As the name implies, the vaulter turns 180° toward the pole while extending the arms down past the head and shoulders. Typically the vaulter will begin to angle their body toward the bar as the turn is executed, although ideally the vaulter will remain as vertical as possible. The motion of the vaulter can be described as a spin around an imaginary axis from head to toe.

Fly-away[edit | edit source]

This is often highly emphasized by spectators and novice vaulters, but it is the easiest phase of the vault and is a result of proper execution of previous phases. This phase mainly consists of the vaulter pushing off the pole and releasing it so the pole falls away from the crossbar and mats. As the torso goes over and around the crossbar, the vaulter is facing the crossbar. Rotation of the body over the bar occurs naturally, and the vaulter's main concern is making sure that his arms, face and any other appendages do not knock the bar off as they go over. Vaulters aim to whip their upper torso around the top of the cross bar to ensure their elbows and face do not knock it off. The elite vaulter's center of gravity passes underneath the crossbar when they have their hips in the highest position like the crotch of an upside-down 'V'. The vaulter should land near the middle of the foam landing mats, or pit, face up. Landing on the feet or stomach first may lead to injuries or other problems.

Terminology[edit | edit source]

Bar
The cross bar that is suspended above the ground by the standards.
Box
A trapezoidal indentation in the ground with a metal or fiberglass covering at the end of the runway in which vaulters "plant" their pole. The back wall of the box is nearly vertical and is approximately 8 inches (20 cm) in depth. The bottom of the box gradually slopes upward approximately 3 feet (90 cm) until it is level with the runway. The covering in the box ensures the pole will slide to the back of the box without catching on anything. The covering's lip overlaps onto the runway and ensures a smooth transition from all-weather surface so a pole being planted does not catch on the box.
Drive knee
During the plant phase, the knee is driven forward at the time of "takeoff" to help propel the vaulter upward.
Grip
The location of the vaulter's top hand on the pole. As the vaulter improves, their grip may move up the pole incrementally. The other hand is typically placed shoulder-width down from the top hand. Hands are not allowed to grip the very top of the pole (their hand perpendicular to the pole) for safety reasons.
Jump foot
The foot that the vaulter uses to leave the ground as they begin their vault. It is also referred to as the take-off foot.
Pit
The mats used for landing in pole vault.
Plant position
The position a vaulter is in the moment the pole reaches the back of the box and the vaulter begins their vault. Their arms are fully extended and their drive knee begins to come up as they jump.
Pole
The fiberglass equipment used to propel the vaulter up and over the bar. One side is stiffer than the other to facilitate the bending of the pole after the plant. A vaulter may rest the pole on their arm to determine which side is the stiff side.
Standards
The equipment that holds the bar at a particular height above the ground. Standards may be adjusted to raise and lower the bar and also to adjust the horizontal position of the bar.
Steps
Since the box is in a fixed position, vaulters must adjust their approach to ensure they are in the correct position when attempting to vault.
Swing leg or trail leg
The swing leg is also the jump foot. After a vaulter has left the ground, the leg that was last touching the ground stays extended and swings forward to help propel the vaulter upwards.
Volzing
A method of holding or pushing the bar back onto the pegs while jumping over a height. This takes considerable skill, although it is now against the rules and counted as a miss. The technique is named after U.S. Olympian Dave Volz, who made an art form of the practice and surprised many by making the U.S. Olympic team in 1992.

Area records[edit | edit source]

Area Men Women
Mark Season Athlete Mark Season Athlete
World Template:T&Fcalc i 2026  Armand Duplantis (SWE) Template:T&Fcalc 2009  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
Area records
Africa (records) Template:T&Fcalc 1995  Okkert Brits (RSA) Template:T&Fcalc 2000  Elmarie Gerryts (RSA)
Asia (records) Template:T&Fcalc 2023  Ernest John Obiena (PHI) Template:T&Fcalc 2019  Li Ling (CHN)
2023
Europe (records) Template:T&Fcalc i 2026  Armand Duplantis (SWE) Template:T&Fcalc 2009  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records) 		Template:T&Fcalc 2023  KC Lightfoot (USA) Template:T&Fcalc i 2016  Jennifer Suhr (USA)
Oceania (records) Template:T&Fcalc i 2009  Steve Hooker (AUS) Template:T&Fcalc 2018  Eliza McCartney (NZL)
South America (records) Template:T&Fcalc 2016  Thiago Braz (BRA) Template:T&Fcalc 2016  Fabiana Murer (BRA)

All-time top 25[edit | edit source]

See also: Men's pole vault world record progression, Women's pole vault world record progression, Men's pole vault indoor world record progression, and Women's pole vault indoor world record progression
Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 pole vault marks and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 pole vault marks
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 pole vault marks, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 pole vault marks

Men (outdoor)[edit | edit source]

Ath.# Perf.# Mark Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 Template:T&Fcalc Armand Duplantis  Sweden 15 September 2025 Tokyo [17]
2 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #2 12 August 2025 Budapest [18]
3 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #3 15 June 2025 Stockholm [19]
4 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #4 25 August 2024 Chorzów [20]
5 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #5 5 August 2024 Saint-Denis [21]
6 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #6 20 April 2024 Xiamen [22]
7 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #7 17 September 2023 Eugene [23]
8 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #8 24 July 2022 Eugene [24]
9 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #9 30 June 2022 Stockholm [25]
10 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #10 17 September 2020 Rome [26]
Duplantis #11 21 August 2024 Lausanne [27]
Duplantis #12 12 June 2025 Oslo [28]
2 13 Template:T&Fcalc A Sergey Bubka  Ukraine 31 July 1994 Sestriere [29]
14 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #2 19 September 1992 Tokyo [30]
Duplantis #13 24 June 2025 Ostrava [31]
16 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #3 30 August 1992 Padua [32]
Duplantis #14 27 June 2023 Ostrava [33]
Duplantis #15 16 May 2026 Shanghai [34]
18 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #4 13 June 1992 Dijon [35]
Duplantis #16 4 June 2023 Hengelo [36]
Duplantis #17 13 September 2024 Brussels [37]
Duplantis #18 3 May 2025 Keqiao [38]
22 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #5 5 August 1991 Malmö [39]
Duplantis #19 6 June 2021 Hengelo [40]
Duplantis #20 6 August 2022 Chorzów [41]
Duplantis #21 25 August 2022 Lausanne [42]
Duplantis #22 26 August 2023 Budapest [43]
Duplantis #23 8 September 2023 Brussels [44]
Duplantis #24 12 June 2024 Rome [45]
Duplantis #25 16 August 2025 Chorzów [46]
3 Template:T&Fcalc Emmanouil Karalis  Greece 2 August 2025 Volos [47]
4 Template:T&Fcalc KC Lightfoot  United States 2 June 2023 Nashville [48]
5 Template:T&Fcalc Sam Kendricks  United States 27 July 2019 Des Moines [49]
6 Template:T&Fcalc Maksim Tarasov  Russia 16 June 1999 Athens
Dmitri Markov  Australia 9 August 2001 Edmonton
Renaud Lavillenie  France 30 May 2015 Eugene [50]
9 Template:T&Fcalc Brad Walker  United States 8 June 2008 Eugene
10 Template:T&Fcalc Okkert Brits  South Africa 18 August 1995 Cologne
Jeff Hartwig  United States 14 June 2000 Jonesboro
Thiago Braz  Brazil 15 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [51]
13 Template:T&Fcalc Piotr Lisek  Poland 12 July 2019 Monaco [52]
14 Template:T&Fcalc Igor Trandenkov  Russia 3 July 1996 St. Petersburg
Timothy Mack  United States 18 September 2004 Monaco
Yevgeny Lukyanenko  Russia 1 July 2008 Bydgoszcz
Björn Otto  Germany 5 September 2012 Aachen [53]
18 Template:T&Fcalc Radion Gataullin Template:Country data Soviet Union 16 September 1989 Tokyo
Tim Lobinger  Germany 24 August 1997 Cologne
Toby Stevenson  United States 8 May 2004 Modesto [54]
Paul Burgess  Australia 26 February 2005 Perth [55]
Steve Hooker  Australia 27 January 2008 Perth
Timur Morgunov Template:ANA 12 August 2018 Berlin [56]
Chris Nilsen  United States 6 May 2022 Sioux Falls [57]
Ernest John Obiena  Philippines 10 June 2023 Bergen [58]

Women (outdoor)[edit | edit source]

Ath.# Perf.# Mark Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 Template:T&Fcalc Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 28 August 2009 Zürich [59]
2 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #2 18 August 2008 Beijing [60]
3 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #3 29 July 2008 Monaco [61]
4 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #4 11 July 2008 Rome [62]
5 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #5 12 August 2005 Helsinki [63]
2 5 Template:T&Fcalc Anzhelika Sidorova Template:ANA 9 September 2021 Zürich [64]
7 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #6 22 July 2005 London [65]
3 7 Template:T&Fcalc Sandi Morris  United States 9 September 2016 Brussels [66]
9 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #7 22 July 2005 London [67]
10 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #8 16 July 2005 Madrid [68]
Morris #2 27 July 2018 Greenville [69]
Sidorova #2 29 September 2019 Doha [70]
4 10 Template:T&Fcalc Katie Nageotte  United States 26 June 2021 Eugene [71]
5 14 Template:T&Fcalc Eliza McCartney  New Zealand 17 July 2018 Jockgrim [72]
15 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #9 5 July 2005 Lausanne [73]
Isinbayeva #10 26 August 2005 Brussels
Isinbayeva #11 25 July 2008 London [74]
Morris #3 23 July 2016 Houston [75]
6 15 Template:T&Fcalc Jennifer Suhr  United States 14 April 2018 Austin
15 Template:T&Fcalc Nageotte #2 23 May 2021 Marietta [76]
21 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #12 3 September 2004 Brussels [77]
Suhr #2 6 July 2008 Eugene
McCartney #2 23 June 2018 Mannheim [78]
Nageotte #3 1 August 2020 Marietta [79]
7 21 Template:T&Fcalc Molly Caudery File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 22 June 2024 Toulouse [80]
8 Template:T&Fcalc Yarisley Silva  Cuba 2 August 2015 Beckum
Katerina Stefanidi  Greece 6 August 2017 London [81]
10 Template:T&Fcalc Holly Bradshaw File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 26 June 2021 Manchester [82]
Nina Kennedy  Australia 23 August 2023 Budapest [83]
12 Template:T&Fcalc Svetlana Feofanova  Russia 4 July 2004 Herakleion [84]
Angelica Moser   Switzerland 12 July 2024 Monaco [85]
14 Template:T&Fcalc Fabiana Murer  Brazil 3 July 2016 São Bernardo do Campo [86]
15 Template:T&Fcalc Polina Knoroz  Russia 10 August 2025 Kazan
16 Template:T&Fcalc Wilma Murto  Finland 17 August 2022 Munich [87]
Alysha Newman  Canada 7 August 2024 Paris [88]
18 Template:T&Fcalc Stacy Dragila  United States 8 June 2004 Ostrava [89]
Anna Rogowska  Poland 26 August 2005 Brussels
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou  Greece 4 July 2015 Paris [90]
Michaela Meijer  Sweden 1 August 2020 Norrköping [91]
22 Template:T&Fcalc Monika Pyrek  Poland 22 September 2007 Stuttgart
Silke Spiegelburg  Germany 20 July 2012 Monaco [92]
24 Template:T&Fcalc Alana Boyd  Australia 12 June 2008 Ostrava [93]
Tina Šutej  Slovenia 16 September 2023 Eugene [94]

Men (indoor)[edit | edit source]

Ath.# Perf.# Mark Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 Template:T&Fcalc Armand Duplantis  Sweden 12 March 2026 Uppsala [95]
2 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #2 28 February 2025 Clermont-Ferrand [96]
3 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #3 21 March 2026 Toruń [97]
4 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #4 25 February 2023 Clermont-Ferrand [98]
5 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #5 20 March 2022 Belgrade [99]
6 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #6 7 March 2022 Belgrade [100]
7 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #7 15 February 2020 Glasgow [101]
8 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #8 8 February 2020 Toruń [102]
2 8 Template:T&Fcalc Emmanouil Karalis  Greece 28 February 2026 Paiania [103]
3 10 Template:T&Fcalc Renaud Lavillenie  France 15 February 2014 Donetsk [104]
4 11 Template:T&Fcalc Sergey Bubka  Ukraine 21 February 1993 Donetsk [29]
11 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #9 22 March 2025 Nanjing [105]
13 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #2 13 February 1993 Liévin
14 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #3 21 February 1992 Berlin
15 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #4 23 March 1991 Grenoble
16 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #5 19 March 1991 Donetsk
17 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #6 15 March 1991 San Sebastián
Duplantis #10 24 February 2021 Belgrade [106]
Duplantis #11 2 February 2023 Uppsala [107]
Duplantis #12 14 February 2025 Berlin [108]
21 Template:T&Fcalc Bubka #7 9 February 1991 Volgograd
Lavillenie #2 31 January 2014 Bydgoszcz [109]
23 Template:T&Fcalc Duplantis #13 19 February 2020 Liévin [110]
5 24 Template:T&Fcalc Steve Hooker  Australia 7 February 2009 Boston [111]
24 Template:T&Fcalc Lavillenie #3 27 February 2021 Aubière [112]
Duplantis #14 10 February 2023 Berlin [113]
Duplantis #15 22 February 2026 Clermont-Ferrand [114]
Karalis #2 7 March 2026 Rouen [115]
6 24 Template:T&Fcalc Sondre Guttormsen  Norway 7 March 2026 Rouen [115]
7 Template:T&Fcalc Chris Nilsen  United States 5 March 2022 Rouen [116][117]
8 Template:T&Fcalc Radion Gataullin Template:Country data Soviet Union 4 February 1989 Gomel
Jeff Hartwig  United States 10 March 2002 Sindelfingen [118]
10 Template:T&Fcalc Sam Kendricks  United States 8 February 2020 Rouen [119]
Matvei Volkov  Belarus 20 February 2026 Mogilev [120]
Zach Bradford  USA 28 February 2026 Staten Island [121]
13 Template:T&Fcalc Maksim Tarasov  Russia 5 February 1999 Budapest
Jean Galfione  France 6 March 1999 Maebashi [122]
Danny Ecker  Germany 11 February 2001 Dortmund [123]
Template:T&Fcalc A Shawnacy Barber  Canada 15 January 2016 Reno [124]
Template:T&Fcalc Piotr Lisek  Poland 4 February 2017 Potsdam [125]
KC Lightfoot  United States 13 February 2021 Lubbock [126]
Template:T&Fcalc Kurtis Marschall  Australia 21 February 2026 Clermont-Ferrand [114]
20 Template:T&Fcalc Lawrence Johnson  United States 3 March 2001 Atlanta
Menno Vloon  Netherlands 27 February 2021 Aubière [112]
22 Template:T&Fcalc Tim Lobinger  Germany 18 February 2000 Chemnitz
Thiago Braz  Brazil 20 March 2022 Belgrade [127]
24 Template:T&Fcalc Philippe Collet  France 10 March 1990 Grenoble
25 Template:T&Fcalc Billy Olson  United States 8 February 1986 East Rutherford
Tye Harvey  United States 3 March 2001 Atlanta
Ernest John Obiena  Philippines 23 February 2024 Berlin [128]

Women (indoor)[edit | edit source]

Ath.# Perf.# Mark Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 Template:T&Fcalc Jennifer Suhr  United States 30 January 2016 Brockport [129]
2 Template:T&Fcalc A Suhr #2 2 March 2013 Albuquerque
2 3 Template:T&Fcalc Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 23 February 2012 Stockholm [130]
4 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #2 15 February 2009 Donetsk
5 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #3 15 February 2009 Donetsk
6 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #4 16 February 2008 Donetsk
3 6 Template:T&Fcalc Sandi Morris  United States 12 March 2016 Portland
6 Template:T&Fcalc Morris #2 3 March 2018 Birmingham
4 6 Template:T&Fcalc Anzhelika Sidorova Template:ANA 29 February 2020 Moscow [131]
5 10 Template:T&Fcalc Katie Nageotte  United States 11 June 2021 Marietta
11 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #5 10 February 2007 Donetsk [132]
12 Template:T&Fcalc Sidorova #2 25 February 2020 Moscow
13 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #6 12 February 2006 Donetsk [133]
Suhr #3 16 January 2016 Kent
Template:T&Fcalc A Nageotte #2 18 February 2018 Albuquerque
Template:T&Fcalc Sidorova #3 8 February 2019 Madrid [134]
Morris #3 8 February 2020 New York City
6 13 Template:T&Fcalc Nina Kennedy  Australia 30 August 2023 Zürich [135]
Amanda Moll  United States 28 February 2025 Indiananpolis [136]
20 Template:T&Fcalc Isinbayeva #7 6 March 2005 Madrid
Isinbayeva #8 26 February 2009 Prague
8 20 Template:T&Fcalc Katerina Stefanidi  Greece 20 February 2016 New York City [137]
Demi Payne  United States 20 February 2016 New York City [137]
20 Template:T&Fcalc Suhr #4 12 March 2016 Portland
Suhr #5 17 March 2016 Portland
Template:T&Fcalc A Morris #4 12 January 2018 Reno
Template:T&Fcalc Sidorova #4 3 March 2018 Birmingham
Template:T&Fcalc A Morris #5 15 February 2020 Albuquerque
Template:T&Fcalc Sidorova #5 21 February 2021 Moscow
10 Template:T&Fcalc Hana Moll  United States 30 January 2026 Seattle [138]
11 Template:T&Fcalc Holly Bradshaw File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 20 January 2012 Villeurbanne
12 Template:T&Fcalc Molly Caudery File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 24 February 2024 Rouen [139]
13 Template:T&Fcalc Svetlana Feofanova  Russia 22 February 2004 Peania
Anna Rogowska  Poland 6 March 2011 Paris
15 Template:T&Fcalc Eliza McCartney  New Zealand 10 February 2024 Liévin [140]
16 Template:T&Fcalc Fabiana Murer  Brazil 7 February 2015 Nevers
Alysha Newman  Canada 22 February 2024 Clermont-Ferrand [139]
Bridget Williams  United States 22 February 2024 Clemont-Ferrand
19 Template:T&Fcalc Yarisley Silva  Cuba 24 April 2013 Des Moines
Tina Šutej  Slovenia 2 February 2023 Ostrava [107]
21 Template:T&Fcalc Stacy Dragila  United States 6 March 2004 Budapest
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou  Greece 17 February 2016 Stockholm
Angelica Bengtsson  Sweden 24 February 2019 Clermont-Ferrand [141]
Polina Knoroz Template:ANA 19 February 2022 Clermont-Ferrand [142]
Wilma Murto  Finland 6 January 2024 Kuortane [143]

Six metres club[edit | edit source]

The "six metres club" consists of pole vaulters who have reached at least Template:T&Fcalc.[144] In 1985 Sergey Bubka became the first pole vaulter to clear six metres.

Mark Athlete Nation Outdoors Indoors Season first
cleared
6 metres
6.31 Armand Duplantis  Sweden 6.30 6.31 2018
6.17 Emmanouil Karalis  Greece 6.08 6.17 2024
6.16 Renaud Lavillenie  France 6.05 6.16 2009
6.15 Sergey Bubka Template:URS /  Ukraine 6.14 6.15 1985
6.07 KC Lightfoot  United States 6.07 6.00 2021
6.06 Steve Hooker  Australia 6.00 6.06 2008
Sam Kendricks  United States 6.06 6.01 2017
Sondre Guttormsen  Norway 5.90 6.06 2023
6.05 Maksim Tarasov  Russia 6.05 6.00 1997
Dmitri Markov  Belarus /  Australia 6.05 5.85 1998
Chris Nilsen  United States 6.00 6.05 2022
6.04 Brad Walker  United States 6.04 5.86 2006
6.03 Okkert Brits  South Africa 6.03 5.90 1995
Jeff Hartwig  United States 6.03 6.02 1998
Thiago Braz  Brazil 6.03 5.95 2016
6.02 Radion Gataullin Template:URS /  Russia 6.00 6.02 1989
Piotr Lisek  Poland 6.02 6.00 2017
6.01 Igor Trandenkov  Russia 6.01 5.90 1996
Timothy Mack  United States 6.01 5.85 2004
Yevgeny Lukyanenko  Russia 6.01 5.90 2008
Björn Otto  Germany 6.01 5.92 2012
Matvei Volkov  Belarus 5.77 6.01 2026
Zach Bradford  USA 5.87 6.01 2026
6.00 Tim Lobinger  Germany 6.00 5.95 1997
Jean Galfione  France 5.98 6.00 1999
Danny Ecker  Germany 5.93 6.00 2001
Toby Stevenson  United States 6.00 5.81 2004
Paul Burgess  Australia 6.00 5.80 2005
Shawnacy Barber  Canada 5.93 6.00 2016
Timur Morgunov Template:ANA 6.00 5.91 2018
Ernest John Obiena  Philippines 6.00 5.93 2023
Kurtis Marschall  Australia 5.95 6.00 2026

Five metres club[edit | edit source]

Four women have cleared 5 metres. Yelena Isinbayeva was the first to clear Template:T&Fcalc on 22 July 2005. On 2 March 2013, Jennifer Suhr cleared Template:T&Fcalc indoors to become the second. Sandi Morris cleared Template:T&Fcalc on 9 September 2016, to become the third. Anzhelika Sidorova cleared Template:T&Fcalc at the Diamond League final in Zürich on 9 September 2021.

Mark Athlete Nation Outdoors Indoors Season first
cleared
5 metres
5.06 Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 5.06 5.01 2005
5.03 Jennifer Suhr  United States 4.93 5.03 2013
5.01 Anzhelika Sidorova Template:ANA 5.01 4.95 2021
5.00 Sandi Morris  United States 5.00 4.95 2016

Milestones[edit | edit source]

This is a list of the first time a milestone mark was cleared.[145]

Mark Athlete Nation Date
8 ft (2.44 m) John Roper File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 17 April 1843
9 ft (2.75 m) Robert Dixon File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 15 November 1848
10 ft (3.05 m) Robert Musgrave File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 17 April 1854
11 ft (3.36 m) Edwin Woodburn File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 21 July 1876
12 ft (3.66 m) Norman Dole Template:United States 23 April 1904
13 ft (3.96 m) Robert Gardner  United States 1 June 1912
4 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Marc Wright  United States 8 June 1912
14 ft (4.27 m) Sabin Carr  United States 27 May 1927
4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) William Sefton[146]  United States 29 May 1937
15 ft (4.57 m) Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam  United States 13 April 1940
16 ft (4.88 m) John Uelses  United States 31 March 1962
5 m (16 ft 5 in) Brian Sternberg  United States 27 April 1963
17 ft (5.18 m) John Pennel  United States 24 August 1963
18 ft (5.49 m) Christos Papanikolaou  Greece 24 October 1970
5.5 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) Kjell Isaksson  Sweden 8 April 1972
19 ft (5.79 m) Thierry Vigneron  France 20 June 1981
6 m (19 ft 8 in) Sergey Bubka Template:URS 13 July 1985
20 ft (6.10 m) Sergey Bubka Template:Country data Soviet Union 16 March 1991 (indoors)
5 August 1991 (outdoors)

This is a list of the first-time milestones for women.

Mark Athlete Nation Date
4 m (13 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Zhang Chunzhen  China 24 March 1991
14 ft (4.27 m) Emma George[147]  Australia 17 December 1995
4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) Emma George  Australia 8 February 1997
15 ft (4.57 m) Emma George[148]  Australia 14 March 1998
16 ft (4.88 m) Svetlana Feofanova  Russia 4 July 2004
5 m (16 ft 5 in) Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 22 July 2005

Olympic medalists[edit | edit source]

Men[edit | edit source]

Template:Olympic medalists in men's pole vault

Women[edit | edit source]

Template:Olympic medalists in women's pole vault

World Championships medalists[edit | edit source]

Men[edit | edit source]

Template:World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's pole vault

Women[edit | edit source]

Template:World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's pole vault

World Indoor Championships medalists[edit | edit source]

Men[edit | edit source]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]
details 		Template:Country data URS  Thierry Vigneron (FRA) Template:Country data URS
1987 Indianapolis
details 		Template:Country data URS  Earl Bell (USA)  Thierry Vigneron (FRA)
1989 Budapest
details 		Template:Country data URS Template:Country data URS  Joe Dial (USA)
1991 Seville
details 		Template:Country data URS Template:Country data URS  Ferenc Salbert (FRA)
1993 Toronto
details 		 Radion Gataullin (RUS)  Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ)  Jean Galfione (FRA)
1995 Barcelona
details 		 Sergei Bubka (UKR)  Igor Potapovich (KAZ)  Okkert Brits (RSA)
 Andrei Tivontchik (GER)
1997 Paris
details 		 Igor Potapovich (KAZ)  Lawrence Johnson (USA)  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
1999 Maebashi
details 		 Jean Galfione (FRA)  Jeff Hartwig (USA)  Danny Ecker (GER)
2001 Lisbon
details 		 Lawrence Johnson (USA)  Tye Harvey (USA)  Romain Mesnil (FRA)
2003 Birmingham
details 		 Tim Lobinger (GER)  Michael Stolle (GER)  Rens Blom (NED)
2004 Budapest
details 		 Igor Pavlov (RUS)  Adam Ptáček (CZE)  Denys Yurchenko (UKR)
2006 Moscow
details 		 Brad Walker (USA)  Alhaji Jeng (SWE)  Tim Lobinger (GER)
2008 Valencia
details 		 Yevgeny Lukyanenko (RUS)  Brad Walker (USA)  Steve Hooker (AUS)
2010 Doha
details 		 Steve Hooker (AUS)  Malte Mohr (GER)  Alexander Straub (GER)
2012 Istanbul
details 		 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Björn Otto (GER)  Brad Walker (USA)
2014 Sopot
details 		 Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE)  Malte Mohr (GER)  Jan Kudlička (CZE)
2016 Portland
details 		 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Sam Kendricks (USA)  Piotr Lisek (POL)
2018 Birmingham
details 		 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)  Sam Kendricks (USA)  Piotr Lisek (POL)
2022 Belgrade
details 		 Armand Duplantis (SWE)  Thiago Braz (BRA)  Chris Nilsen (USA)
2024 Glasgow
details 		 Armand Duplantis (SWE)  Sam Kendricks (USA)  Emmanouil Karalis (GRE)
2025 Nanjing
details 		 Armand Duplantis (SWE)  Emmanouil Karalis (GRE)  Sam Kendricks (USA)
2026 Toruń
details 		 Armand Duplantis (SWE)  Emmanouil Karalis (GRE)  Kurtis Marschall (AUS)
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Women[edit | edit source]

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1997 Paris
details 		 Stacy Dragila (USA)  Emma George (AUS)  Cai Weiyan (CHN)
1999 Maebashi
details 		 Nastja Ryshich (GER)  Vala Flosadóttir (ISL)  Nicole Humbert (GER)
 Zsuzsanna Szabó-Olgyai (HUN)
2001 Lisbon
details 		 Pavla Hamáčková (CZE)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
 Kellie Suttle (USA) 		none awarded
2003 Birmingham
details 		 Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Monika Pyrek (POL)
2004 Budapest
details 		 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Stacy Dragila (USA)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2006 Moscow
details 		 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Anna Rogowska (POL)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
2008 Valencia
details 		 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Jennifer Stuczynski (USA)  Fabiana Murer (BRA)
 Monika Pyrek (POL)
2010 Doha
details 		 Fabiana Murer (BRA)  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)  Anna Rogowska (POL)
2012 Istanbul
details 		 Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)  Vanessa Boslak (FRA) File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Holly Bleasdale (GBR)
2014 Sopot
details 		 Yarisley Silva (CUB)  Anzhelika Sidorova (RUS)
 Jiřina Svobodová (CZE) 		none awarded
2016 Portland
details 		 Jennifer Suhr (USA)  Sandi Morris (USA)  Katerina Stefanidi (GRE)
2018 Birmingham
details 		 Sandi Morris (USA) Template:Country data ANA  Katerina Stefanidi (GRE)
2022 Belgrade
details 		 Sandi Morris (USA)  Katie Moon (USA)  Tina Šutej (SLO)
2024 Glasgow
details 		File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Molly Caudery (GBR)  Eliza McCartney (NZL)  Katie Moon (USA)
2025 Nanjing
details 		 Marie-Julie Bonnin (FRA)  Tina Šutej (SLO)  Angelica Moser (SUI)
2026 Toruń
details 		File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Molly Caudery (GBR)  Tina Šutej (SLO)  Amálie Švábíková (CZE)
 Imogen Ayris (NZL)
 Angelica Moser (SUI)

World leading marks[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

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  146. ↑ Note: Earle Meadows cleared the same height minutes later in the same competition
  147. ↑ Note: George cleared Template:T&Fcalc
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