Men's pole vault indoor world record progression
Main article: Athletics record progressions
The Men's pole vault indoor world record progression starting in 1889, with additional demonstration and professional records. The best indoor performances on record as agreed to by the world's leading statisticians were accepted as the inaugural IAAF Indoor World Records from 1 January 1987.[1] However, the inaugural record in this event was set early in 1987 by Sergey Bubka. Records as per the IAAF are as at 31 January 2010.
Record Progression
Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
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3.35 | Hugh Baxter | 9.02.1889 | New York City |
3.395 | Jerome Magee | 1.03.1902 | Milwaukee |
3.44 | LeRoy Samse | 11.03.1905 | Milwaukee |
3.49 | LeRoy Samse | 22.01.1906 | Cincinnati |
3.535 | Walter Dray | 26.01.1906 | New York City |
3.54 | Grear (sic) | 13.03.1907 | Chicago |
3.66 | Clair Jacobs | 12.02.1909 | Chicago |
3.73 | Clair Jacobs | 23.02.1909 | Chicago |
3.79 | Walter Dray | 06.04.1912 | Chicago |
3.86 | John Kendall Gold | 29.03.1913 | Chicago |
3.87 | Florin W. Floyd | 27.02.1916 | Kansas City |
3.92 | Percy Graham | 08.04.1916 | Evanston, United States |
3.93 | Edwin Myers | 30.03.1923 | Evanston, United States |
3.93 | Edward Knourek | 30.03.1923 | Evanston, United States |
3.98 | Dean Brownell | 15.03.1924 | Evanston, United States |
3.985 | Charles Hoff | 04.02.1926 | New York |
4.00 | Charles Hoff | 06.02.1926 | Boston |
4.04 | Charles Hoff | 13.02.1926 | New York |
4.06 | Charles Hoff | 17.02.1926 | New York |
4.075 | Charles Hoff | 23.02.1926 | New York |
4.09 | Charles Hoff | 27.02.1926 | Baltimore |
4.13 | Charles Hoff | 06.03.1926 | Chicago |
4.14 | Charles Hoff | 16.03.1926 | New York |
4.15 | Charles Hoff | 20.03.1926 | New York |
4.165 | Charles Hoff | 27.03.1926 | St.Louis |
4.17 | Charles Hoff | 09.04.1926 | Chicago |
4.195 | Sabin Carr | 14.02.1927 | New York |
4.29 | Sabin Carr | 25.02.1928 | New York |
4.31 | Keith Brown | 15.03.1933 | New York |
4.37 | Keith Brown | 17.02.1934 | New York |
4.38 | George Varoff | 13.02.1937 | Boston |
4.42 | Cornelius Warmerdam | 11.02.1939 | Boston |
4.425 | Earl Meadows | 25.03.1939 | Chicago |
4.44 | Earl Meadows | 08.02.1941 | Boston |
4.45 | Earl Meadows | 08.03.1941 | New York |
4.485 | Cornelius Warmerdam | 07.02.1942 | New York |
4.58 | Cornelius Warmerdam | 07.02.1942 | New York |
4.62 | Cornelius Warmerdam | 14.02.1942 | Boston |
4.755 | Cornelius Warmerdam | 14.02.1942 | Boston |
4.79 | Cornelius Warmerdam | 20.03.1943 | Chicago |
4.81 | Don Bragg | 13.02.1959 | Philadelphia |
4.83 | John Uelses | 27.01.1962 | Washington, DC |
4.88 | John Uelses | 02.02.1962 | New York |
4.89 | John Uelses | 03.02.1962 | Boston |
4.91 | Don Meyers | 20.12.1962 | Chicago |
4.92 | Pentti Nikula | 19.01.1963 | Pajulahti |
4.93 | David Tork | 25.01.1963 | Toronto |
4.96 | Yang Chuan-Kwang | 26.01.1963 | Portland |
5.00 | Pentti Nikula | 02.02.1963 | Pajulahti |
5.05 | Pentti Nikula | 02.02.1963 | Pajulahti |
5.10 | Pentti Nikula | 02.02.1963 | Pajulahti |
5.12 | John Pennel | 22.01.1966 | Los Angeles |
5.13 | John Pennel | 12.02.1966 | Los Angeles |
5.19 A | Robert Seagren | 05.03.1966 | Albuquerque |
5.20 | Robert Seagren | 18.03.1966 | Cleveland |
5.20 | Robert Seagren | 29.12.1966 | Saskatoon |
5.23 A | Robert Seagren | 28.01.1967 | Albuquerque |
5.26 | Robert Seagren | 18.02.1967 | Cleveland |
5.29 | Robert Seagren | 25.01.1968 | New York |
5.33 A | Robert Seagren | 25.01.1969 | Albuquerque |
5.33 | Robert Seagren | 08.02.1969 | Inglewood |
5.34 | Kjell Isaksson | 08.03.1970 | Göteborg |
5.36 | Jan Johnson | 20.06.1970 | Des Moines |
5.38 | Kjell Isaksson | 12.02.1971 | Inglewood |
5.40 | Wolfgang Nordwig | 14.03.1971 | Sofia |
5.41 | Kjell Isaksson | 19.03.1971 | Cleveland |
5.45 | Kjell Isaksson | 25.02.1972 | New York |
5.46 | Steve Smith | 20.01.1973 | Los Angeles |
5.49 | Steve Smith | 26.01.1973 | New York |
5.51 | Dan Ripley | 18.01.1975 | Los Angeles |
5.52 | Dan Ripley | 09.01.1976 | College Park |
5.54 | Dan Ripley | 06.02.1976 | Inglewood |
5.56 | Tadeusz Slusarski | 08.02.1976 | Warsaw |
5.57 | Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz | 13.02.1976 | Toronto |
5.58 | Dan Ripley | 20.02.1976 | New York |
5.59 | Mike Tully | 07.01.1978 | Long Beach, California |
5.62 | Mike Tully | 11.03.1978 | Detroit |
5.63 | Dan Ripley | 03.03.1979 | Fort Worth |
5.64 | Konstantin Volkov | 09.02.1980 | Moscow |
5.70 | Konstantin Volkov | 06.07.1980 | Moscow |
5.70 | Thierry Vigneron | 18.01.1981 | Lyon |
5.70 | Thierry Vigneron | 22.02.1981 | Grenoble |
5.71 | Billy Olson | 29.01.1982 | Toronto |
5.72 | Billy Olson | 06.02.1982 | Louisville |
5.73 | Billy Olson | 19.02.1982 | San Diego |
5.74 | Billy Olson | 27.02.1982 | Kansas City |
5.75 | Billy Olson | 14.01.1983 | Ottawa |
5.76 | Billy Olson | 21.01.1983 | Inglewood |
5.80 | Billy Olson | 04.02.1983 | Toronto |
5.81 | Sergey Bubka | 15.01.1984 | Vilnius |
5.82 | Sergey Bubka | 01.02.1984 | Milano |
5.83 | Sergey Bubka | 10.02.1984 | Inglewood |
5.85 | Thierry Vigneron | 04.03.1984 | Goteborg |
5.86 | Billy Olson | 28.12.1985 | Saskatoon |
5.87 | Sergey Bubka | 15.01.1986 | Osaka |
5.88 | Billy Olson | 17.01.1986 | Inglewood |
5.89 A | Billy Olson | 25.01.1986 | Albuquerque |
5.91 | Joe Dial | 01.02.1986 | Columbia |
5.92 | Sergey Bubka | 08.02.1986 | Moscow |
5.93 | Billy Olson | 08.02.1986 | East Rutherford |
5.94 | Sergey Bubka | 21.02.1986 | Inglewood |
5.95 | Sergey Bubka | 28.02.1986 | New York |
5.96 | Sergey Bubka | 15.01.1987 | Osaka |
5.97* | Sergey Bubka | 17.03.1987 | Torino |
6.00 | Rodion Gataulin | 22.01.1989 | Leningrad |
6.02 | Rodion Gataulin | 04.02.1989 | Gomel |
6.03 | Sergey Bubka | 11.02.1989 | Osaka |
6.05 | Sergey Bubka | 17.03.1990 | Donetsk |
6.08 | Sergey Bubka | 09.02.1991 | Volgograd |
6.10 | Sergey Bubka | 15.03.1991 | San Sebastián |
6.11 | Sergey Bubka | 19.03.1991 | Donetsk |
6.12 | Sergey Bubka | 23.02.1991 | Grenoble |
6.13 | Sergey Bubka | 22.02.1992 | Berlin |
6.14 | Sergey Bubka | 13.02.1993 | Lievin |
6.15 | Sergey Bubka | 21.02.1993 | Donetsk |
6.16 | Renaud Lavillenie | 15.02.2014 | Donetsk |
First IAAF-ratified mark indicated by an asterix (Bubka's 5.97) "A" indicates mark set at altitude.
Demonstration
Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
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4.01 | Charles Hoff | 11.02.1926 | Brooklyn |
5.28 | Bob Seagren | 22.12.1966 | Mobile |
5.86 | Larry Jessee | 16.10.1985 | Newcastle, Australia |
Unsanctioned meeting
Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|
5.32 | Herve D'Encausse | 30.03.1967 | Paris |
Dubious professional records
Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
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3.43 | Robert Musgrave | 16.03.1864 | Islington |
3.50 | Robert Musgrave | 26.03.1869 | Islington |
Professional
Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue |
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3.35 | John Allison | 19.04.1867 | Islington |
3.35 | Robert Musgrave | 19.04.1867 | Islington |
5.51 A | Steve Smith | 22.02.1974 | Salt Lake City |
5.53 A | Steve Smith | 23.02.1974 | Pocatello |
5.55 | Steve Smith | 17.01.1975 | Montreal |
5.59 | Steve Smith | 11.04.1975 | Portland |
5.61 | Steve Smith | 28.05.1975 | New York City |
References
- ↑ "Doha 2010 Statistics Handbook - Part two" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2010. pp. Pages 256, 261–2. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
See also
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