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Pole Vault Men1972

1972 season rankings — 33 athletes

As of April 13, 2026, the 1972 Pole Vault Men season rankings are led by Bob Seagren (United States) with 5.63. 33 athletes have a mark this season.

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5.59

El Paso, TX (USA) · May 23, 1972

5.63

Eugene, OR (USA) · Jul 2, 1972

5.50

Eugene, OR (USA) · Jul 2, 1972

Rank	Athlete	Result	Date	Location
04	Steve Smith	5.50	Jul 2, 1972	Eugene, OR (USA)
05	Wolfgang Nordwig	5.50	Sep 2, 1972	Olympiastadion, München (GER)
06	David Roberts	5.49	Jun 17, 1972	Seattle, WA (USA)
07	Renato DIONISI	5.45	Jun 25, 1972	-
08	Antti Kalliomäki	5.41	Aug 13, 1972	Joensuu (FIN)
09	Hans LAGERQVIST	5.40	Mar 12, 1972	-
10	Christos PAPANIKOLAOU	5.40	Jul 26, 1972	-
11	Yevgeniy Tananyka	5.35	May 27, 1972	Kharkov (URS)
12	Volker OHL	5.31	Jun 20, 1972	-
13	Yuriy Isakov	5.30	Jun 8, 1972	Moskva (URS)
14	Tadeusz Ślusarski	5.30	Aug 18, 1972	Warszawa (POL)
15	Hans-Jürgen ZIEGLER	5.30	Feb 20, 1972	-
16	Wojciech Buciarski	5.25	Jun 17, 1972	Edinburgh (GBR)
17	Heinz BUSCHE	5.23	Jun 20, 1972	-
18	François Tracanelli	5.20	Jul 23, 1972	Colombes (FRA)
19	Guy Drut	5.20	Mar 23, 1972	Paris (FRA) (i)
20	Vladimir Kishkun	5.20	Aug 17, 1972	Moskva (URS)
21	Roland Carter	5.20	Jul 2, 1972	Eugene, OR (USA)
22	Silvio FRAQUELLI	5.20	Sep 13, 1972	-
23	Vic Dias	5.19	Jun 21, 1972	Walnut, CA (USA)
24	Larry Jessee	5.18	Aug 5, 1972	Miamisburg, OH (USA)
25	Jeff Taylor	5.18	Feb 6, 1972	Seattle, WA (USA) (i)
26	Bob Pullard	5.18	Apr 8, 1972	Los Angeles, CA (USA)
27	Janis LAURIS	5.18	Jul 29, 1972	-
28	Terry Porter	5.15	Mar 25, 1972	Ranger, TX (USA)
29	Jean-Michel Bellot	5.10	Feb 27, 1972	Paris (FRA) (i)
30	Brian Hooper	5.10	Oct 1, 1972	Colombes (FRA)
31	Yuriy Prokhorenko	5.05	Jul 18, 1972	Kharkov (URS)
32	Patrick Abada	5.05	Jan 12, 1972	Montry (FRA) (i)
33	Josef ZEILBAUER	4.30	Sep 8, 1972	-

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