World Record Progression of Pole Vault
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.24 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Egret Stadium, Xiamen (CHN) | 20 APR 2024 | |
| 6.23 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) | 17 SEP 2023 | |
| 6.22 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Maison des Sports, Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) | 25 FEB 2023 | |
| 6.21 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) | 24 JUL 2022 | |
| 6.20 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Štark Arena, Beograd (SRB) | 20 MAR 2022 | |
| 6.19 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Štark Arena, Beograd (SRB) | 07 MAR 2022 | |
| 6.18 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Emirates Arena, Glasgow (GBR) | 15 FEB 2020 | |
| 6.17 | Armand DUPLANTIS | 10 NOV 1999 | SWE | Arena, Toruń (POL) | 08 FEB 2020 | |
| 6.16 | Renaud LAVILLENIE | 18 SEP 1986 | FRA | Donetsk (UKR) | 15 FEB 2014 | |
| 6.14 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | UKR | Sestriere (ITA) | 31 JUL 1994 | |
| 6.13 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | UKR | Tokyo (JPN) | 19 SEP 1992 | |
| 6.12 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | UKR | Padova (ITA) | 30 AUG 1992 | |
| 6.11 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | UKR | Dijon (FRA) | 13 JUN 1992 | |
| 6.10 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Malmö (SWE) | 05 AUG 1991 | |
| 6.09 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Formia (ITA) | 08 JUL 1991 | |
| 6.08 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 09 JUN 1991 | |
| 6.07 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Shizuoka (JPN) | 06 MAY 1991 | |
| 6.06 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Nice (FRA) | 10 JUL 1988 | |
| 6.05 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Bratislava (TCH) | 09 JUN 1988 | |
| 6.03 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Praha (TCH) | 23 JUN 1987 | |
| 6.01 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Moskva (URS) | 08 JUL 1986 | |
| 6.00 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Paris (FRA) | 13 JUL 1985 | |
| 5.94 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Roma (ITA) | 31 AUG 1984 | |
| 5.91 | Thierry VIGNERON | 09 MAR 1960 | FRA | Roma (ITA) | 31 AUG 1984 | |
| 5.90 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | London (GBR) | 13 JUL 1984 | |
| 5.88 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Paris-St-Denis (FRA) | 02 JUN 1984 | |
| 5.85 | Sergey BUBKA | 04 DEC 1963 | URS | Bratislava (TCH) | 26 MAY 1984 | |
| 5.83 | Thierry VIGNERON | 09 MAR 1960 | FRA | Roma (ITA) | 01 SEP 1983 | |
| 5.82 | Pierre QUINON | 20 FEB 1962 | FRA | Köln (GER) | 28 AUG 1983 | |
| 5.81 | Vladimir POLYAKOV | 17 APR 1960 | URS | Tbilisi (GEO) | 26 JUN 1981 | |
| 5.80 | Thierry VIGNERON | 09 MAR 1960 | FRA | Mâcon (FRA) | 20 JUN 1981 | |
| 5.78 | Władysław KOZAKIEWICZ | 08 DEC 1953 | POL | Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) | 30 JUL 1980 | |
| 5.77 | Philippe HOUVION | 05 OCT 1957 | FRA | Paris (FRA) | 17 JUL 1980 | |
| 5.75 | Thierry VIGNERON | 09 MAR 1960 | FRA | Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) | 29 JUN 1980 | |
| 5.75 | Thierry VIGNERON | 09 MAR 1960 | FRA | Colombes (FRA) | 01 JUN 1980 | |
| 5.72 | Władysław KOZAKIEWICZ | 08 DEC 1953 | POL | Milano (ITA) | 11 MAY 1980 | |
| 5.70 | David ROBERTS | 23 JUL 1951 | USA | Eugene, OR (USA) | 22 JUN 1976 | |
| 5.67 | Earl BELL | 25 AUG 1955 | USA | Wichita, KS (USA) | 29 MAY 1976 | |
| 5.65 | David ROBERTS | 23 JUL 1951 | USA | Gainesville, FL (USA) | 28 MAR 1975 | |
| 5.63 | Bob SEAGREN | 17 OCT 1946 | USA | Eugene, OR (USA) | 02 JUL 1972 | |
| 5.55 | Kjell ISAKSSON | 28 FEB 1948 | SWE | Helsingborg (SWE) | 12 JUN 1972 | |
| 5.54 | Kjell ISAKSSON | 28 FEB 1948 | SWE | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 15 APR 1972 | |
| 5.51 | Kjell ISAKSSON | 28 FEB 1948 | SWE | Austin, TX (USA) | 08 APR 1972 | |
| 5.49 | Christos PAPANIKOLAOU | 25 NOV 1941 | GRE | Pireaus (GRE) | 24 OCT 1970 | |
| 5.46 | Wolfgang NORDWIG | 28 AUG 1943 | GDR | Torino (ITA) | 03 SEP 1970 | |
| 5.45 | Wolfgang NORDWIG | 28 AUG 1943 | GDR | Berlin (GER) | 17 JUN 1970 | |
| 5.44 | John PENNEL | 25 JUL 1940 | USA | Sacramento, CA (USA) | 21 JUN 1969 | |
| 5.41 | Bob SEAGREN | 17 OCT 1946 | USA | Echo Summit (USA) | 12 SEP 1968 | |
| 5.38 | Paul WILSON | 30 JUL 1947 | RSA | Bakersfield, CA (USA) | 23 JUN 1967 | |
| 5.36 | Bob SEAGREN | 17 OCT 1946 | USA | San Diego, CA (USA) | 10 JUN 1967 | |
| 5.34 | John PENNEL | 25 JUL 1940 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 23 JUL 1966 | |
| 5.32 | Bob SEAGREN | 17 OCT 1946 | USA | Fresno, CA (USA) | 14 MAY 1966 | |
| 5.28 | Fred HANSEN | 29 JAN 1940 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 25 JUL 1964 | |
| 5.23 | Fred HANSEN | 29 JAN 1940 | USA | San Diego, CA (USA) | 13 JUN 1964 | |
| 5.20 | John PENNEL | 25 JUL 1940 | USA | Coral Gables, FL (USA) | 24 AUG 1963 | |
| 5.13 | John PENNEL | 25 JUL 1940 | USA | London (GBR) | 05 AUG 1963 | |
| 5.08 | Brian STERNBERG | 21 JUN 1943 | USA | Compton (GBR) | 07 JUN 1963 | |
| 5.00 | Brian STERNBERG | 21 JUN 1943 | USA | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | 27 APR 1963 | |
| 4.94 | Pentti NIKULA | 03 FEB 1939 | FIN | Kauhava (FIN) | 22 JUN 1962 | |
| 4.93 | Dave TORK | 25 AUG 1934 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 28 APR 1962 | |
| 4.89 | John UELSES | 14 JUL 1937 | USA | Santa Barbara, CA (USA) | 31 MAR 1962 | |
| 4.83 | George DAVIES | 19 NOV 1940 | USA | Boulder, CO (USA) | 20 MAY 1961 | |
| 4.80 | Don BRAGG | 15 MAY 1935 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 02 JUL 1960 | |
| 4.78 | Bob GUTOWSKI | 25 APR 1935 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 27 APR 1957 | |
| 4.77 | Cornelius WARMERDAM | 22 JUN 1915 | USA | Modesto, CA (USA) | 23 MAY 1942 | |
| 4.72 | Cornelius WARMERDAM | 22 JUN 1915 | USA | Compton (GBR) | 06 JUN 1941 | |
| 4.60 | Cornelius WARMERDAM | 22 JUN 1915 | USA | Fresno, CA (USA) | 29 JUN 1940 | |
| 4.54 | Earle MEADOWS | 29 JUN 1913 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 29 MAY 1937 | |
| 4.54 | Bill SEFTON | 21 JAN 1915 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 29 MAY 1937 | |
| 4.43 | George VAROFF | 25 MAR 1914 | USA | Princeton, NJ (USA) | 04 JUL 1936 | |
| 4.39 | Keith BROWN | 15 JUN 1913 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 01 JUN 1935 | |
| 4.37 | Bill GRABER | 21 JAN 1911 | USA | Palo Alto, CA (USA) | 16 JUL 1932 | |
| 4.30 | Lee BARNES | 16 JUL 1906 | USA | Fresno, CA (USA) | 28 APR 1928 | |
| 4.27 | Sabin CARR | 04 SEP 1904 | USA | Philadelphia, PA (USA) | 28 MAY 1927 | |
| 4.25 | Charles HOFF | 09 MAY 1902 | NOR | Turku (FIN) | 27 SEP 1925 | |
| 4.23 | Charles HOFF | 09 MAY 1902 | NOR | Oslo (NOR) | 13 AUG 1925 | |
| 4.21 | Charles HOFF | 09 MAY 1902 | NOR | København (DEN) | 22 JUL 1923 | |
| 4.12 | Charles HOFF | 09 MAY 1902 | NOR | København (DEN) | 03 SEP 1922 | |
| 4.09 | Frank FOSS | 09 MAY 1895 | USA | Champs de Beerschot Stadium, Antwerpen (BEL) | 20 AUG 1920 | |
| 4.02 | Marc WRIGHT | 21 APR 1890 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 06 AUG 1912 |