Progression of Official World Record
Men, Pole Vault
Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
6.14 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Sestriere | 31 Jul 1994 | 30 years 239 days | 28 years 302 days | |
6.13 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Toto | Tokyo | 19 Sep 1992 | 28 years 290 days | 1 year 315 days |
6.12 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Padova | 30 Aug 1992 | 28 years 270 days | 20 days | |
6.11 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Dijon | 13 Jun 1992 | 28 years 192 days | 78 days | |
6.10 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Malmö/S | 5 Aug 1991 | 27 years 244 days | 313 days | |
6.09 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Formia | 8 Jul 1991 | 27 years 216 days | 28 days | |
6.08 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Znam | Moskva | 9 Jun 1991 | 27 years 187 days | 29 days |
6.07 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Shizuoka | 6 May 1991 | 27 years 153 days | 34 days | |
6.06 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Nikaïa | Nice | 10 Jul 1988 | 24 years 219 days | 2 years 300 days |
6.05 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Slov | Bratislava | 9 Jun 1988 | 24 years 188 days | 31 days |
6.03 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Praha | 23 Jun 1987 | 23 years 201 days | 352 days | |
6.01 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | GWG | Moskva | 8 Jul 1986 | 22 years 216 days | 350 days |
6.00 | Sergey Bubka | UKR | 4 Dec 1963 | Paris | 13 Jul 1985 | 21 years 221 days | 360 days | |
5.83 | Thierry Vigneron | FRA | 9 Mar 1960 | GGala | Roma | 1 Sep 1983 | 23 years 176 days | 1 year 315 days |
5.82 | Pierre Quinon | FRA | 20 Feb 1962 | Weltk | Köln | 28 Aug 1983 | 21 years 189 days | 4 days |
5.81 | Vladimir Polyakov | RUS | 17 Apr 1960 | Tbilisi | 26 Jun 1981 | 21 years 70 days | 2 years 63 days | |
5.80 | Thierry Vigneron | FRA | 9 Mar 1960 | vsESP,GBR | Mâcon | 20 Jun 1981 | 21 years 103 days | 6 days |
5.78 | Władysław Kozakiewicz | POL | 8 Dec 1953 | OG | Moskva | 30 Jul 1980 | 26 years 235 days | 325 days |
5.77 | Philippe Houvion | FRA | 5 Jan 1957 | Paris | 17 Jul 1980 | 23 years 194 days | 13 days | |
5.75 | Thierry Vigneron | FRA | 9 Mar 1960 | Lille | 29 Jun 1980 | 20 years 112 days | 18 days | |
5.75 | Thierry Vigneron | FRA | 9 Mar 1960 | Colombes | 1 Jun 1980 | 20 years 84 days | 46 days | |
5.72 | Władysław Kozakiewicz | POL | 8 Dec 1953 | Milano | 11 May 1980 | 26 years 155 days | 21 days | |
5.70 | Dave Roberts | USA | 23 Jul 1951 | OT | Eugene OR | 22 Jun 1976 | 24 years 335 days | 3 years 324 days |
5.67 | Earl Bell | USA | 25 Aug 1955 | Wichita KS | 29 May 1976 | 20 years 278 days | 24 days | |
5.63 | Bob Seagren | USA | 17 Oct 1946 | OT | Eugene OR | 2 Jul 1972 | 25 years 259 days | 3 years 332 days |
5.55 | Kjell Isaksson | SWE | 28 Feb 1948 | Helsingborg | 12 Jun 1972 | 24 years 105 days | 20 days | |
5.54 | Kjell Isaksson | SWE | 28 Feb 1948 | Los Angeles CA | 15 Apr 1972 | 24 years 47 days | 58 days | |
5.51 | Kjell Isaksson | SWE | 28 Feb 1948 | Austin TX | 8 Apr 1972 | 24 years 40 days | 7 days | |
5.49 | Hristos Papanikolaou | GRE | 25 Nov 1941 | Athína | 24 Oct 1970 | 28 years 333 days | 1 year 167 days | |
5.45 | Wolfgang Nordwig | GER | 27 Aug 1943 | Berlin | 17 Jun 1970 | 26 years 294 days | 129 days | |
5.44 | John Pennel | USA | 25 Jul 1940 | Sacramento CA | 21 Jun 1969 | 28 years 331 days | 361 days | |
5.41 | Bob Seagren | USA | 17 Oct 1946 | OT | Echo Summit CA | 12 Sep 1968 | 21 years 331 days | 282 days |
5.38 | Paul Wilson | USA | NC | Bakersfield CA | 23 Jun 1967 | exactly | 1 year 81 days | |
5.36 | Bob Seagren | USA | 17 Oct 1946 | San Diego CA | 10 Jun 1967 | 20 years 236 days | 13 days | |
5.34 | John Pennel | USA | 25 Jul 1940 | Los Angeles CA | 23 Jul 1966 | 25 years 363 days | 322 days | |
5.28 | Fred Hansen | USA | 29 Dec 1940 | Los Angeles CA | 25 Jul 1964 | 23 years 209 days | 1 year 363 days | |
5.23 | Fred Hansen | USA | 29 Dec 1940 | San Diego CA | 13 Jun 1964 | 23 years 167 days | 42 days | |
5.32 | Bob Seagren | USA | 17 Oct 1946 | Fresno CA | 14 May 1964 | 17 years 210 days | 30 days | |
5.20 | John Pennel | USA | 25 Jul 1940 | Coral Gables FL | 24 Aug 1963 | 23 years 30 days | 264 days | |
5.13 | John Pennel | USA | 25 Jul 1940 | London | 5 Aug 1963 | 23 years 11 days | 19 days | |
5.08 | Brian Sternberg | USA | 21 Jun 1943 | Compton CA | 7 Jun 1963 | 19 years 351 days | 59 days | |
5.00 | Brian Sternberg | USA | 21 Jun 1943 | Philadelphia PA | 27 Apr 1963 | 19 years 310 days | 41 days | |
4.94 | Pentti Nikula | FIN | 3 Feb 1939 | Kauhava | 22 Jun 1962 | 23 years 139 days | 309 days | |
4.93 | Dave Tork | USA | MSR | Walnut CA | 28 Apr 1962 | exactly | 55 days | |
4.89 | John Uelses | USA | Santa Barbara CA | 31 Mar 1962 | exactly | 28 days | ||
4.83 | George Davies | USA | Boulder CO | 20 May 1961 | exactly | 315 days | ||
4.80 | Don Bragg | USA | 15 May 1935 | Stanford CA | 2 Jul 1960 | 25 years 48 days | 322 days | |
4.78 | Bob Gutowski | USA | 25 Apr 1935 | Stanford CA | 27 Apr 1957 | 22 years 2 days | 3 years 66 days | |
4.77 | Cornelius Warmerdam | USA | 22 Jun 1915 | Modesto CA | 23 May 1942 | 26 years 335 days | 14 years 339 days | |
4.72 | Cornelius Warmerdam | USA | 22 Jun 1915 | Compton CA | 6 Jun 1941 | 25 years 349 days | 351 days | |
4.60 | Cornelius Warmerdam | USA | 22 Jun 1915 | Fresno CA | 29 Jun 1940 | 25 years 7 days | 342 days | |
4.54 | Bill Sefton | USA | Los Angeles CA | 29 May 1937 | exactly | 3 years 31 days | ||
4.54 | Earle Meadows | USA | Los Angeles CA | 29 May 1937 | exactly | 3 years 31 days | ||
4.43 | George Varoff | USA | 25 Mar 1914 | Princeton NJ | 4 Jul 1936 | 22 years 101 days | 329 days | |
4.39 | Keith Brown | USA | Cambridge MA | 1 Jun 1935 | exactly | 1 year 33 days | ||
4.37 | Bill Graber | USA | 21 Jan 1911 | Stanford CA | 16 Jul 1932 | 21 years 177 days | 2 years 320 days | |
4.30 | Lee Barnes | USA | 16 Jul 1906 | Fresno CA | 28 Apr 1928 | 21 years 287 days | 4 years 79 days | |
4.27 | Sabin Carr | USA | 4 Sep 1904 | Philadelphia PA | 27 May 1927 | 22 years 265 days | 337 days | |
4.25 | Charles Hoff | NOR | 9 May 1902 | Turku | 27 Sep 1925 | 23 years 141 days | 1 year 242 days | |
4.23 | Charles Hoff | NOR | 9 May 1902 | Oslo | 13 Aug 1925 | 23 years 96 days | 45 days | |
4.21 | Charles Hoff | NOR | 9 May 1902 | København | 22 Jul 1923 | 21 years 74 days | 2 years 22 days | |
4.12 | Charles Hoff | NOR | 9 May 1902 | København | 3 Sep 1922 | 20 years 117 days | 322 days | |
4.09 | Frank Foss | USA | 9 May 1895 | OG | Antwerpen | 20 Aug 1920 | 25 years 103 days | 2 years 14 days |
4.02 | Marc Wright | USA | 21 Apr 1890 | Cambridge MA | 8 Jun 1912 | 22 years 48 days | 8 years 73 days |