Men's pole vault world record progression

Table columns:
Record
Athlete
Nation
Venue
Date
#[2]

Table rows:
cells: 4.02 m (13 ft 2​1⁄4 in)
Marc Wright
United States
Cambridge, U.S.
June 8, 1912[1]
1
cells: 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in)
Frank Foss
United States
Antwerp, Belgium
August 20, 1920[1]
1
cells: 4.12 m (13 ft 6 in)
Charles Hoff
Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
September 22, 1922[1]
1
cells: 4.21 m (13 ft 9​1⁄2 in)
Charles Hoff
Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
July 22, 1923[1]
2
cells: 4.23 m (13 ft 10​1⁄2 in)
Charles Hoff
Norway
Oslo, Norway
August 13, 1925[1]
3
cells: 4.25 m (13 ft 11​1⁄4 in)
Charles Hoff
Norway
Turku, Finland
September 27, 1925[1]
4
cells: 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)
Sabin Carr
United States
Philadelphia, U.S.
May 27, 1927[1]
1
cells: 4.30 m (14 ft 1​1⁄4 in)
Lee Barnes
United States
Fresno, U.S.
April 28, 1928[1]
1
cells: 4.37 m (14 ft 4 in)
William Graber
United States
Palo Alto, U.S.
July 16, 1932[1]
1
cells: 4.39 m (14 ft 4​3⁄4 in)
Keith Brown
United States
Boston, U.S.
June 1, 1935[1]
1
cells: 4.43 m (14 ft 6​1⁄4 in)
George Varoff
United States
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
July 4, 1936[1]
1
cells: 4.54 m (14 ft 10​1⁄2 in)
Bill Sefton
United States
Los Angeles, U.S.
May 29, 1937[1]
1
cells: 4.54 m (14 ft 10​1⁄2 in)
Earle Meadows
United States
Los Angeles, U.S.
May 29, 1937[1]
1
cells: 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Cornelius Warmerdam
United States
Fresno, U.S.
June 29, 1940[1]
1
cells: 4.72 m (15 ft 5​3⁄4 in)
Cornelius Warmerdam
United States
Compton, U.S.
June 26, 1941[1]
2
cells: 4.77 m (15 ft 7​3⁄4 in)
Cornelius Warmerdam
United States
Modesto, U.S.
May 23, 1942[1]
3
cells: 4.78 m (15 ft 8 in)
Robert Gutowski
United States
Palo Alto, U.S.
April 27, 1957[1]
1
cells: 4.80 m (15 ft 8​3⁄4 in)
Don Bragg
United States
Palo Alto, U.S.
July 2, 1960[1]
1
cells: 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in)
George Davies
United States
Boulder, U.S.
May 20, 1961[1]
1
cells: 4.89 m (16 ft 0​1⁄2 in)
John Uelses
United States
Santa Barbara, U.S.
March 31, 1962[1]
1
cells: 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
Dave Tork
United States
Walnut, U.S.
April 28, 1962[1]
1
cells: 4.94 m (16 ft 2​1⁄4 in)
Pentti Nikula
Finland
Kauhava, Finland
June 22, 1962[1]
1
cells: 5.00 m (16 ft 4​3⁄4 in)
Brian Sternberg
United States
Philadelphia, U.S.
April 27, 1963[1]
1
cells: 5.08 m (16 ft 8 in)
Brian Sternberg
United States
Compton, U.S.
June 7, 1963[1]
2
cells: 5.13 m (16 ft 9​3⁄4 in)
John Pennel
United States
London, England
August 5, 1963[1]
1
cells: 5.20 m (17 ft 0​1⁄2 in)
John Pennel
United States
Coral Gables, U.S.
August 24, 1963[1]
2
cells: 5.23 m (17 ft 1​3⁄4 in)
Fred Hansen
United States
San Diego, U.S.
June 13, 1964[1]
1
cells: 5.28 m (17 ft 3​3⁄4 in)
Fred Hansen
United States
Los Angeles, U.S.
July 25, 1964[1]
2
cells: 5.32 m (17 ft 5​1⁄4 in)
Bob Seagren
United States
Fresno, U.S.
May 14, 1966[1]
1
cells: 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in)
John Pennel
United States
Los Angeles, U.S.
July 23, 1966[1]
3
cells: 5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)
Bob Seagren
United States
San Diego, U.S.
June 10, 1967[1]
2
cells: 5.38 m (17 ft 7​3⁄4 in)
Paul Wilson
United States
Bakersfield, U.S.
June 23, 1967[1]
1
cells: 5.41 m (17 ft 8​3⁄4 in) A
Bob Seagren
United States
Echo Summit, U.S.
September 12, 1968[1]
3
cells: 5.44 m (17 ft 10 in)
John Pennel
United States
Sacramento, U.S.
June 21, 1969[1]
4
cells: 5.45 m (17 ft 10​1⁄2 in)
Wolfgang Nordwig
East Germany
Berlin, Germany
June 17, 1970[1]
1
cells: 5.46 m (17 ft 10​3⁄4 in)
Wolfgang Nordwig
East Germany
Turin, Italy
September 3, 1970[1]
2
cells: 5.49 m (18 ft 0 in)
Christos Papanikolaou
Greece
Athens, Greece
October 24, 1970[1]
1
cells: 5.51 m (18 ft 0​3⁄4 in)
Kjell Isaksson
Sweden
Austin, U.S.
April 8, 1972[1]
1
cells: 5.54 m (18 ft 2 in)
Kjell Isaksson
Sweden
Los Angeles, U.S.
April 15, 1972[1]
2
cells: 5.55 m (18 ft 2​1⁄2 in)
Kjell Isaksson
Sweden
Helsingborg, Sweden
June 12, 1972[1]
3
cells: 5.63 m (18 ft 5​1⁄2 in)
Bob Seagren
United States
Eugene, U.S.
July 2, 1972[1]
4
cells: 5.65 m (18 ft 6​1⁄4 in)
David Roberts
United States
Gainesville, U.S.
March 28, 1975[1]
1
cells: 5.67 m (18 ft 7 in)
Earl Bell
United States
Wichita, U.S.
May 29, 1976[1]
1
cells: 5.70 m (18 ft 8​1⁄4 in)
David Roberts
United States
Eugene, U.S.
June 22, 1976[1]
2
cells: 5.72 m (18 ft 9 in)
Władysław Kozakiewicz
Poland
Milan, Italy
May 11, 1980[1]
1
cells: 5.75 m (18 ft 10​1⁄4 in)
Thierry Vigneron
France
Paris, France
June 1, 1980[1]
1
cells: 5.75 m (18 ft 10​1⁄4 in)
Thierry Vigneron
France
Lille, France
June 29, 1980[1]
2
cells: 5.77 m (18 ft 11 in)
Philippe Houvion
France
Paris, France
July 17, 1980[1]
1
cells: 5.78 m (18 ft 11​1⁄2 in)
Władysław Kozakiewicz
Poland
Moscow, Soviet Union
July 30, 1980[1]
2
cells: 5.80 m (19 ft 0​1⁄4 in)
Thierry Vigneron
France
Mâcon, France
June 20, 1981[1]
3
cells: 5.81 m (19 ft 0​1⁄2 in)
Vladimir Polyakov
Soviet Union
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
June 26, 1981[1]
1
cells: 5.82 m (19 ft 1 in)
Pierre Quinon
France
Cologne, Germany
August 28, 1983[1]
1
cells: 5.83 m (19 ft 1​1⁄2 in)
Thierry Vigneron
France
Rome, Italy
September 1, 1983[1]
4
cells: 5.85 m (19 ft 2​1⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
May 26, 1984[1]
1
cells: 5.88 m (19 ft 3​1⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Paris, France
June 2, 1984[1]
2
cells: 5.90 m (19 ft 4​1⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
London, England
July 13, 1984[1]
3
cells: 5.91 m (19 ft 4​1⁄2 in)
Thierry Vigneron
France
Rome, Italy
August 31, 1984[1]
5
cells: 5.94 m (19 ft 5​3⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Rome, Italy
August 31, 1984[1]
4
cells: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Paris, France
July 13, 1985[1]
5
cells: 6.01 m (19 ft 8​1⁄2 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Moscow, Soviet Union
June 8, 1986[1]
6
cells: 6.03 m (19 ft 9​1⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Prague, Czechoslovakia
June 23, 1987[1]
7
cells: 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
June 9, 1988[1]
8
cells: 6.06 m (19 ft 10​1⁄2 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Nice, France
July 10, 1988[1]
9
cells: 6.07 m (19 ft 10​3⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Shizuoka, Japan
May 6, 1991[1]
10
cells: 6.08 m (19 ft 11​1⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Moscow, Soviet Union
June 9, 1991[1]
11
cells: 6.09 m (19 ft 11​3⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Formia, Italy
July 8, 1991[1]
12
cells: 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)
Sergey Bubka
Soviet Union
Malmö, Sweden
August 5, 1991[1]
13
cells: 6.11 m (20 ft 0​1⁄2 in)
Sergey Bubka
Ukraine
Dijon, France
June 13, 1992[1]
14
cells: 6.12 m (20 ft 0​3⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Ukraine
Padua, Italy
August 30, 1992[1]
15
cells: 6.13 m (20 ft 1​1⁄4 in)
Sergey Bubka
Ukraine
Tokyo, Japan
September 19, 1992[1]
16
cells: 6.14 m (20 ft 1​1⁄2 in) A[3]
Sergey Bubka
Ukraine
Sestriere, Italy
July 31, 1994[1]
17
cells: 6.16 m (20 ft 2​1⁄2 in) i[4]
Renaud Lavillenie
France
Donetsk, Ukraine
February 15, 2014
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Questions about this table:
originalText: what is the world record for the highest pole vault
answer: answerTexts: 6.16 m (20 ft 2​1⁄2 in)