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Men's pole vault indoor world record progression

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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.

{{cite web|title=Doha 2010 Statistics Handbook - Part two |url=http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/2011/doha/p170-338.pdf |publisher=IAAF Media & Public Relations Department |location=Monte Carlo |pages=Pages 256, 261–2 |date=2010 |accessdate=July 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326102021/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/2011/doha/p170-338.pdf |archivedate=March 26, 2010}}

However, the inaugural record in this event was set early in 1987 by Sergey Bubka.

Pre-IAAF

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{{T&Fcalc|3.35}}Hugh Baxter{{flag|USA|1877}}9.02.1889New York City
{{T&Fcalc|3.395}}Jerome Magee{{flag|USA|1896}}1.03.1902Milwaukee
{{T&Fcalc|3.44}}LeRoy Samse{{flag|USA|1896}}11.03.1905Milwaukee
{{T&Fcalc|3.49}}LeRoy Samse{{flag|USA|1896}}22.01.1906Cincinnati
{{T&Fcalc|3.535}}Walter Dray{{flag|USA|1896}}26.01.1906New York City
{{T&Fcalc|3.54}}Sidney Grear{{flag|USA|1896}}13.03.1907Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|3.66}}Clare Jacobs{{flag|USA|1908}}12.02.1909Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|3.73}}Clare Jacobs{{flag|USA|1908}}23.02.1909Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|3.79}}Walter Dray{{flag|USA|1908}}06.04.1912Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|3.86}}John Kendall Gold{{flag|USA|1912}}29.03.1913Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|3.87}}Florin W. Floyd{{flag|USA|1912}}27.02.1916Kansas City
{{T&Fcalc|3.92}}Percy Graham{{flag|USA|1912}}08.04.1916Evanston, United States
{{T&Fcalc|3.93}}Edwin Myers{{flag|USA|1912}}30.03.1923Evanston, United States
{{T&Fcalc|3.93}}Edward Knourek{{flag|USA|1912}}30.03.1923Evanston, United States
{{T&Fcalc|3.98}}Dean Brownell{{flag|USA|1912}}15.03.1924Evanston, United States
{{T&Fcalc|3.985}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}04.02.1926New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.00}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}06.02.1926Boston
{{T&Fcalc|4.04}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}13.02.1926New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.06}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}17.02.1926New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.075}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}23.02.1926New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.09}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}27.02.1926Baltimore
{{T&Fcalc|4.13}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}06.03.1926Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|4.14}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}16.03.1926New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.15}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}20.03.1926New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.165}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}27.03.1926St. Louis
{{T&Fcalc|4.17}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}09.04.1926Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|4.195}}Sabin Carr{{flag|USA|1912}}14.02.1927New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.29}}Sabin Carr{{flag|USA|1912}}25.02.1928New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.31}}Keith Brown{{flag|USA|1912}}15.03.1933New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.37}}Keith Brown{{flag|USA|1912}}17.02.1934New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.38}}George Varoff{{flag|USA|1912}}13.02.1937Boston
{{T&Fcalc|4.42}}Cornelius Warmerdam{{flag|USA|1912}}11.02.1939Boston
{{T&Fcalc|4.425}}Earle Meadows{{flag|USA|1912}}25.03.1939Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|4.44}}Earle Meadows{{flag|USA|1912}}08.02.1941Boston
{{T&Fcalc|4.45}}Earle Meadows{{flag|USA|1912}}08.03.1941New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.485}}Cornelius Warmerdam{{flag|USA|1912}}07.02.1942New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.58}}Cornelius Warmerdam{{flag|USA|1912}}07.02.1942New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.62}}Cornelius Warmerdam{{flag|USA|1912}}14.02.1942Boston
{{T&Fcalc|4.755}}Cornelius Warmerdam{{flag|USA|1912}}14.02.1942Boston
{{T&Fcalc|4.79}}Cornelius Warmerdam{{flag|USA|1912}}20.03.1943Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|4.81}}Don Bragg{{flag|USA|1912}}13.02.1959Philadelphia
{{T&Fcalc|4.83}}John Uelses{{flag|USA}}27.01.1962Washington, DC
{{T&Fcalc|4.88}}John Uelses{{flag|USA}}02.02.1962New York City
{{T&Fcalc|4.89}}John Uelses{{flag|USA}}03.02.1962Boston
{{T&Fcalc|4.91}}Don Meyers{{flag|USA}}20.12.1962Chicago
{{T&Fcalc|4.92}}Pentti Nikula{{flag|FIN}}19.01.1963Nastola
{{T&Fcalc|4.93}}David Tork{{flag|USA}}25.01.1963Toronto
{{T&Fcalc|4.96}}Yang Chuan-Kwang{{flag|TWN}}26.01.1963Portland
{{T&Fcalc|5.00}}Pentti Nikula{{flag|FIN}}02.02.1963Nastola
{{T&Fcalc|5.05}}Pentti Nikula{{flag|FIN}}02.02.1963Nastola
{{T&Fcalc|5.10}}Pentti Nikula{{flag|FIN}}02.02.1963Nastola

World record progression (since 1966)

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style="width:10px; background:#fef6e7;"|Not ratified
style="width:10px; background:#fee7e6;"|Ratified but later rescinded
style="width:10px; background:#cef6f5;"|Pending ratification

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{{T&Fcalc|5.12}}John Pennel{{flag|USA}}22.01.1966Los Angeles
{{T&Fcalc|5.13}}John Pennel{{flag|USA}}12.02.1966Los Angeles
{{T&Fcalc|5.19}} {{AthAbbr|A}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}05.03.1966Albuquerque
{{T&Fcalc|5.20}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}18.03.1966Cleveland
{{T&Fcalc|5.20}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}29.12.1966Saskatoon
{{T&Fcalc|5.23}} {{AthAbbr|A}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}28.01.1967Albuquerque
{{T&Fcalc|5.26}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}18.02.1967Cleveland
{{T&Fcalc|5.29}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}25.01.1968New York City
{{T&Fcalc|5.33}} {{AthAbbr|A}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}25.01.1969Albuquerque
{{T&Fcalc|5.33}}Robert Seagren{{flag|USA}}08.02.1969Inglewood
{{T&Fcalc|5.34}}Kjell Isaksson{{flag|SWE}}08.03.1970Gothenburg
{{T&Fcalc|5.36}}Jan Johnson{{flag|USA}}20.06.1970Des Moines
{{T&Fcalc|5.38}}Kjell Isaksson{{flag|SWE}}12.02.1971Inglewood
{{T&Fcalc|5.40}}Wolfgang Nordwig{{flag|GDR}}14.03.1971Sofia
{{T&Fcalc|5.41}}Kjell Isaksson{{flag|SWE}}19.03.1971Cleveland
{{T&Fcalc|5.45}}Kjell Isaksson{{flag|SWE}}25.02.1972New York City
{{T&Fcalc|5.46}}Steve Smith{{flag|USA}}20.01.1973Los Angeles
{{T&Fcalc|5.49}}Steve Smith{{flag|USA}}26.01.1973New York City
{{T&Fcalc|5.51}}Dan Ripley{{flag|USA}}18.01.1975Los Angeles
{{T&Fcalc|5.52}}Dan Ripley{{flag|USA}}09.01.1976College Park
{{T&Fcalc|5.54}}Dan Ripley{{flag|USA}}06.02.1976Inglewood
{{T&Fcalc|5.56}}Tadeusz Ślusarski{{flag|POL|1928}}08.02.1976Warsaw
{{T&Fcalc|5.57}}Władysław Kozakiewicz{{flag|POL|1928}}13.02.1976Toronto
{{T&Fcalc|5.58}}Dan Ripley{{flag|USA}}20.02.1976New York City
{{T&Fcalc|5.59}}Mike Tully{{flag|USA}}07.01.1978Long Beach, California
{{T&Fcalc|5.62}}Mike Tully{{flag|USA}}11.03.1978Detroit
{{T&Fcalc|5.63}}Dan Ripley{{flag|USA}}03.03.1979Fort Worth
{{T&Fcalc|5.64}}Konstantin Volkov{{flag|URS}}09.02.1980Moscow
{{T&Fcalc|5.70}}Konstantin Volkov{{flag|URS}}06.07.1980Moscow
{{T&Fcalc|5.70}}Thierry Vigneron{{flag|FRA}}18.01.1981Lyon
{{T&Fcalc|5.70}}Thierry Vigneron{{flag|FRA}}22.02.1981Grenoble
{{T&Fcalc|5.71}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}29.01.1982Toronto
{{T&Fcalc|5.72}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}06.02.1982Louisville
{{T&Fcalc|5.73}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}19.02.1982San Diego
{{T&Fcalc|5.74}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}27.02.1982Kansas City
{{T&Fcalc|5.75}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}14.01.1983Ottawa
{{T&Fcalc|5.76}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}21.01.1983Inglewood
{{T&Fcalc|5.80}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}04.02.1983Toronto
{{T&Fcalc|5.81}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}15.01.1984Vilnius
{{T&Fcalc|5.82}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}01.02.1984Milan
{{T&Fcalc|5.83}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}10.02.1984Inglewood
{{T&Fcalc|5.85}}Thierry Vigneron{{flag|FRA}}04.03.1984Gothenburg
{{T&Fcalc|5.86}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}28.12.1985Saskatoon
{{T&Fcalc|5.87}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}15.01.1986Osaka
{{T&Fcalc|5.88}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}17.01.1986Inglewood
{{T&Fcalc|5.89}} {{AthAbbr|A}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}25.01.1986Albuquerque
{{T&Fcalc|5.91}}Joe Dial{{flag|USA}}01.02.1986Columbia
{{T&Fcalc|5.92}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}08.02.1986Moscow
{{T&Fcalc|5.93}}Billy Olson{{flag|USA}}08.02.1986East Rutherford
{{T&Fcalc|5.94}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}21.02.1986Inglewood
{{T&Fcalc|5.95}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}28.02.1986New York City
{{T&Fcalc|5.96}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}15.01.1987Osaka
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{{T&Fcalc|5.97}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}17.03.1987Torino
{{T&Fcalc|6.00}}Rodion Gataulin{{flag|URS}}22.01.1989Leningrad
{{T&Fcalc|6.02}}Rodion Gataulin{{flag|URS}}04.02.1989Gomel
{{T&Fcalc|6.03}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}11.02.1989Osaka
{{T&Fcalc|6.05}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}17.03.1990Donetsk
{{T&Fcalc|6.08}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}09.02.1991Volgograd
{{T&Fcalc|6.10}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}15.03.1991San Sebastián
{{T&Fcalc|6.11}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}19.03.1991Donetsk
{{T&Fcalc|6.12}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|URS}}23.03.1991Grenoble
{{T&Fcalc|6.13}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|UKR}}22.02.1992Berlin
{{T&Fcalc|6.14}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|UKR}}13.02.1993Lievin
{{T&Fcalc|6.15}}Sergey Bubka{{flag|UKR}}21.02.1993Donetsk
{{T&Fcalc|6.16}}Renaud Lavillenie{{flag|FRA}}15.02.2014Donetsk
{{T&Fcalc|6.17}}Armand Duplantis{{flag|SWE}}08.02.2020Toruń
{{T&Fcalc|6.18}}Armand Duplantis{{flag|SWE}}15.02.2020Glasgow
{{T&Fcalc|6.19}}Armand Duplantis{{flag|SWE}}07.03.2022Belgrade
{{T&Fcalc|6.20}}Armand Duplantis{{flag|SWE}}20.03.2022Belgrade
{{T&Fcalc|6.22}}Armand Duplantis{{flag|SWE}}25.02.2023Clermont-Ferrand
{{T&Fcalc|6.27}}Armand Duplantis{{flag|SWE}}28.02.2025Clermont-Ferrand

Other marks of note

=Demonstration=

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{{T&Fcalc|4.01}}Charles Hoff{{flag|NOR}}11.02.1926Brooklyn
{{T&Fcalc|5.28}}Bob Seagren{{flag|USA}}22.12.1966Mobile
{{T&Fcalc|5.86}}Larry Jessee{{flag|USA}}16.10.1985Newcastle, Australia

=Unsanctioned meeting=

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{{T&Fcalc|5.32}}Herve D'Encausse{{flag|FRA}}30.03.1967Paris

=Dubious professional records=

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{{T&Fcalc|3.43}}Robert Musgrave{{flag|GBR}}16.03.1864Islington
{{T&Fcalc|3.50}}Robert Musgrave{{flag|GBR}}26.03.1869Islington

=Professional=

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{{T&Fcalc|3.35}}John Allison{{flag|GBR}}19.04.1867Islington
{{T&Fcalc|3.35}}Robert Musgrave{{flag|GBR}}19.04.1867Islington
{{T&Fcalc|5.51}} ASteve Smith{{flag|USA}}22.02.1974Salt Lake City
{{T&Fcalc|5.53}} ASteve Smith{{flag|USA}}23.02.1974Pocatello
{{T&Fcalc|5.55}}Steve Smith{{flag|USA}}17.01.1975Montreal
{{T&Fcalc|5.59}}Steve Smith{{flag|USA}}11.04.1975Portland
{{T&Fcalc|5.61}}Steve Smith{{flag|USA}}28.05.1975New York City

References

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See also

{{Athletics record progressions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Men's pole vault indoor world record progression}}

Pole Vault Indoor, men

Pole vault indoor, men

World record men indoor

World record pole vault indoor

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