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The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [1]As of April 20, 2024, 80 world records have been ratified by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in the event.
The following is the Men's pole vault indoor world record progression starting from 1889, with additional demonstration and professional records being noted. The best indoor performances on record as agreed to by the world's leading statisticians were accepted as the inaugural Indoor World Records from 1 January 1987; previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests. [1]
The championship records for the event are 6.21 for men, set by Armand Duplantis in 2022, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005. The world record has been broken three times total at the World Championships: the men's record by Duplantis in 2022, and the women's record by Dragila and Isinbayeva in 1999 and 2005 respectively.
Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref 3.30 i: Irie Hill Great Britain 16 January 1969 55 years, 64 days ToruĊ: 20 March 2024 [1]3.26 Dawn Hartigan
The first world record in the women's pole vault was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1994. The inaugural record, 4.05 metres by Sun Caiyun of China set in 1992, was the world's best mark as of December 31, 1994. [1] As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 54 world records in the event. [2]
Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref 3.76 Irie Hill Great Britain 16 January 1969 46 years, 168 days Regensburg: 3 July 2015 3.65 Irie Hill
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Height Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref 3.53 Wolfgang Ritte Germany 7 January 1953 70 years, 261 days Pescara: 25 September 2023