
Progression of Official World Indoor Record
Women, Pole Vault
| Result | Name | Country | DOB | Comp | Date | Age | Record life | |
| 5.02 | Jenn Suhr | USA | 5 Feb 1982 | NC | Albuquerque NM | 2 Mar 2013 | 31 years 25 days | 7 years 252 days |
| 5.01 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | XL Galan | Stockholm/G | 23 Feb 2012 | 29 years 265 days | 1 year 7 days |
| 5.00 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Zepter | Donetsk | 15 Feb 2009 | 26 years 257 days | 3 years 8 days |
| 4.95 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Zepter | Donetsk | 16 Feb 2008 | 25 years 258 days | 365 days |
| 4.93 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Zepter | Donetsk | 10 Feb 2007 | 24 years 252 days | 1 year 6 days |
| 4.91 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Stars | Donetsk | 12 Feb 2006 | 23 years 254 days | 363 days |
| 4.90 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | EC | Madrid | 6 Mar 2005 | 22 years 276 days | 343 days |
| 4.89 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Gaz | Liévin | 26 Feb 2005 | 22 years 268 days | 8 days |
| 4.88 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Norw Union | Birmingham | 18 Feb 2005 | 22 years 260 days | 8 days |
| 4.87 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Zepter | Donetsk | 12 Feb 2005 | 22 years 254 days | 6 days |
| 4.86 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | WC | Budapest | 6 Mar 2004 | 21 years 277 days | 343 days |
| 4.85 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Athina 2004 | Athína | 22 Feb 2004 | 23 years 221 days | 13 days |
| 4.83 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 3 Jun 1982 | Stars | Donetsk | 15 Feb 2004 | 21 years 257 days | 7 days |
| 4.80 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | WC | Birmingham | 16 Mar 2003 | 22 years 243 days | 336 days |
| 4.78 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 25 Mar 1971 | NC | Boston MA | 2 Mar 2003 | 31 years 342 days | 14 days |
| 4.77 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Norw Union | Birmingham | 21 Feb 2003 | 22 years 220 days | 9 days |
| 4.76 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Norw Union | Glasgow | 2 Feb 2003 | 22 years 201 days | 19 days |
| 4.75 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | EC | Wien | 3 Mar 2002 | 21 years 230 days | 336 days |
| 4.74 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Gaz | Liévin | 24 Feb 2002 | 21 years 223 days | 7 days |
| 4.73 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Flanders | Gent | 10 Feb 2002 | 21 years 209 days | 14 days |
| 4.72 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Globen | Stockholm/G | 6 Feb 2002 | 21 years 205 days | 4 days |
| 4.71 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Sparkassen | Stuttgart | 3 Feb 2002 | 21 years 202 days | 3 days |
| 4.70 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 25 Mar 1971 | Adidas | Pocatello ID | 17 Feb 2001 | 29 years 329 days | 351 days |
| 4.64 | Svetlana Feofanova | RUS | 16 Jul 1980 | Sparkassen | Dortmund | 11 Feb 2001 | 20 years 210 days | 6 days |
| 4.63 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 25 Mar 1971 | Millrose | New York NY | 2 Feb 2001 | 29 years 314 days | 9 days |
| 4.62 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 25 Mar 1971 | NC | Atlanta GA | 3 Mar 2000 | 28 years 344 days | 336 days |
| 4.61 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 25 Mar 1971 | Simplot | Pocatello ID | 19 Feb 2000 | 28 years 331 days | 13 days |
| 4.56 | Nicole Humbert | GER | 5 Feb 1972 | Ricoh | Stockholm/G | 25 Feb 1999 | 27 years 20 days | 359 days |
| 4.55 | Emma George | AUS | 1 Nov 1974 | Adelaide | 26 Mar 1998 | 23 years 145 days | 336 days | |
| 4.48 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 6 May 1974 | Sindelfingen | 8 Mar 1998 | 23 years 306 days | 18 days | |
| 4.48 | Stacy Dragila | USA | 25 Mar 1971 | Sindelfingen | 8 Mar 1998 | 26 years 348 days | 18 days | |
| 4.47 | Emma George | AUS | 1 Nov 1974 | Adelaide | 7 Mar 1998 | 23 years 126 days | 1 day | |
| 4.46 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 6 May 1974 | Berlin | 6 Mar 1998 | 23 years 304 days | 1 day | |
| 4.44 | Vala Flosadóttir | ISL | 16 Feb 1978 | SweNC | Eskilstuna | 14 Feb 1998 | 19 years 363 days | exactly |
| 4.43 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 6 May 1974 | NC | Praha | 14 Feb 1998 | 23 years 284 days | 20 days |
| 4.42 | Vala Flosadóttir | ISL | 16 Feb 1978 | Bielefeld | 6 Feb 1998 | 19 years 355 days | 8 days | |
| 4.41 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 6 May 1974 | Erfurt | 4 Feb 1998 | 23 years 274 days | 2 days | |
| 4.40 | Emma George | AUS | 1 Nov 1974 | Melbourne | 10 Dec 1996 | 22 years 39 days | 1 year 56 days | |
| 4.28 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | NGP | Tianjin | 27 Feb 1996 | 22 years 221 days | 287 days |
| 4.27 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | Erfurt | 31 Jan 1996 | 22 years 194 days | exactly | |
| 4.22 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 6 May 1974 | Erfurt | 31 Jan 1996 | 21 years 270 days | 27 days | |
| 4.21 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | Landau | 28 Jan 1996 | 22 years 191 days | 3 days | |
| 4.20 | Daniela Bártová | CZE | 6 May 1974 | Praha | 24 Jan 1996 | 21 years 263 days | 4 days | |
| 4.15 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | Erfurt | 15 Feb 1995 | 21 years 209 days | 343 days | |
| 4.13 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | Karlsruhe | 12 Feb 1995 | 21 years 206 days | 3 days | |
| 4.12 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | Berlin | 10 Feb 1995 | 21 years 204 days | 2 days | |
| 4.11 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | Pulheim | 3 Feb 1995 | 21 years 197 days | 7 days | |
| 4.10 | Sun Caiyun | CHN | 21 Jul 1973 | Zweibrücken | 27 Jan 1995 | 21 years 190 days | 7 days | |
| 4.08 | Nicole Humbert | GER | 5 Feb 1972 | Karlsruhe | 1 Mar 1994 | 22 years 24 days | 332 days |