World Records - Pole Vault Men

The Pole Vault Men world record stands at 6.30, set by Armand Duplantis (SWE) in 2025. Explore its full progression through athletics history.

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Armand Duplantis
Saut à la percheMen
WR
6.30WR
Armand Duplantis
SWESWESWE
September 15, 2025
Tokyo, Japan

Record standing for: 1 year

Record History

PerformanceAthleteCountryDateCompetitionsGap vs WRDurationImprovement
6.30WR
Armand DuplantisSWESWESep 15, 2025Tokyo, JapanWR1y (Current)+1cm
6.29
Armand DuplantisSWESWEAug 12, 2025Budapest, Hungary-1cm1mo +1cm
6.28
Armand DuplantisSWESWEJun 15, 2025Stockholm, Sweden-2cm2mo +1cm
6.27
Armand DuplantisSWESWEFeb 28, 2025Clermont-Ferrand, France-3cm4mo +1cm
6.26
Armand DuplantisSWESWEAug 25, 2024Chorzów, Poland-4cm6mo +1cm
6.25
Armand DuplantisSWESWEAug 5, 2024Paris, France-5cm20d +1cm
6.24
Armand DuplantisSWESWEApr 20, 2024Xiamen, China-6cm4mo +1cm
6.23
Armand DuplantisSWESWESep 17, 2023Eugene, U.S.-7cm7mo +1cm
6.22
Armand DuplantisSWESWEFeb 25, 2023Clermont-Ferrand, France-8cm7mo +1cm
6.21
Armand DuplantisSWESWEJul 24, 2022Eugene, U.S.-9cm7mo +1cm
6.20
Armand DuplantisSWESWEMar 20, 2022Belgrade, Serbia-0.10m4mo +1cm
6.19
Armand DuplantisSWESWEMar 7, 2022Belgrade, Serbia-0.11m13d +3cm
6.16
Renaud LavillenieFRAFRAFeb 15, 2014Donetsk, Ukraine-0.14m8y 1mo +2cm
6.14
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJul 31, 1994Sestriere, Italy-0.16m19y 7mo +1cm
6.13
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRSep 19, 1992Tokyo, Japan-0.17m1y 10mo +1cm
6.12
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRAug 30, 1992Padua, Italy-0.18m1mo +1cm
6.11
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJun 13, 1992Dijon, France-0.19m2mo +1cm
6.10
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRAug 5, 1991Malmö, Sweden-0.20m10mo +1cm
6.09
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJul 8, 1991Formia, Italy-0.21m1mo +1cm
6.08
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJun 9, 1991Moscow, Soviet Union-0.22m1mo +1cm
6.07
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRMay 6, 1991Shizuoka, Japan-0.23m1mo +1cm
6.06
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJul 10, 1988Nice, France-0.24m2y 10mo +1cm
6.05
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJun 9, 1988Bratislava, Czechoslovakia-0.25m1mo +2cm
6.03
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJun 23, 1987Prague, Czechoslovakia-0.27m1y +2cm
6.01
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJul 8, 1986Moscow, Soviet Union-0.29m11mo +1cm
6.00
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJul 13, 1985Paris, France-0.30m1y +6cm
5.94
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRAug 31, 1984Rome, Italy-0.36m11mo +3cm
5.91
Thierry VigneronFRAFRAAug 31, 1984Rome, Italy-0.39m0d +1cm
5.90
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJul 13, 1984London, England-0.40m1mo +2cm
5.88
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRJun 2, 1984Paris, France-0.42m1mo +3cm
5.85
Sergey BubkaUKRUKRMay 26, 1984Bratislava, Czechoslovakia-0.45m1mo +2cm
5.83
Thierry VigneronFRAFRASep 1, 1983Rome, Italy-0.47m8mo +1cm
5.82
Pierre QuinonFRAFRAAug 28, 1983Cologne, Germany-0.48m1mo +1cm
5.81
Vladimir PolyakovURSURSJun 26, 1981Tbilisi, Soviet Union-0.49m2y 2mo +1cm
5.80
Thierry VigneronFRAFRAJun 20, 1981Mâcon, France-0.50m6d +2cm
5.78
Władysław KozakiewiczPOLPOLJul 30, 1980Moscow, Soviet Union-0.52m11mo +1cm
5.77
Philippe HouvionFRAFRAJul 17, 1980Paris, France-0.53m13d +2cm
5.75
Thierry VigneronFRAFRAJun 29, 1980Lille, France-0.55m1mo -
5.75
Thierry VigneronFRAFRAJun 1, 1980Paris, France-0.55m28d +3cm
5.72
Władysław KozakiewiczPOLPOLMay 11, 1980Milan, Italy-0.58m1mo +2cm
5.70
David RobertsUSAUSAJun 22, 1976Eugene, U.S.-0.60m3y 11mo +3cm
5.67
Earl BellUSAUSAMay 29, 1976Wichita, U.S.-0.63m1mo +4cm
5.63
Bob SeagrenUSAUSAJul 2, 1972Eugene, U.S.-0.67m3y 10mo +8cm
5.55
Kjell IsakssonSWESWEJun 12, 1972Helsingborg, Sweden-0.75m1mo +1cm
5.54
Kjell IsakssonSWESWEApr 15, 1972Los Angeles, U.S.-0.76m2mo +3cm
5.51
Kjell IsakssonSWESWEApr 8, 1972Austin, U.S.-0.79m7d +2cm
5.49
Christos PapanikolaouGREGREOct 24, 1970Athens, Greece-0.81m1y 6mo +3cm
5.46
Wolfgang NordwigGDRGDRSep 3, 1970Turin, Italy-0.84m1mo +1cm
5.45
Wolfgang NordwigGDRGDRJun 17, 1970Berlin, Germany-0.85m3mo +1cm
5.44
John PennelUSAUSAJun 21, 1969Sacramento, U.S.-0.86m1y +3cm
5.41
Bob SeagrenUSAUSASep 12, 1968Echo Summit, U.S.-0.89m9mo +3cm
5.38
Paul WilsonUSAUSAJun 23, 1967Bakersfield, U.S.-0.92m1y 3mo +2cm
5.36
Bob SeagrenUSAUSAJun 10, 1967San Diego, U.S.-0.94m13d +2cm
5.34
John PennelUSAUSAJul 23, 1966Los Angeles, U.S.-0.96m11mo +2cm
5.32
Bob SeagrenUSAUSAMay 14, 1966Fresno, U.S.-0.98m2mo +4cm
5.28
Fred HansenUSAUSAJul 25, 1964Los Angeles, U.S.-1.02m1y 10mo +5cm
5.23
Fred HansenUSAUSAJun 13, 1964San Diego, U.S.-1.07m1mo +3cm
5.20
John PennelUSAUSAAug 24, 1963Coral Gables, U.S.-1.10m10mo +7cm
5.13
John PennelUSAUSAAug 5, 1963London, England-1.17m19d +5cm
5.08
Brian SternbergUSAUSAJun 7, 1963Compton, U.S.-1.22m2mo +8cm
5.00
Brian SternbergUSAUSAApr 27, 1963Philadelphia, U.S.-1.30m2mo +6cm
4.94
Pentti NikulaFINFINJun 22, 1962Kauhava, Finland-1.36m10mo +1cm
4.93
Dave TorkUSAUSAApr 28, 1962Walnut, U.S.-1.37m2mo +4cm
4.89
John UelsesUSAUSAMar 31, 1962Santa Barbara, U.S.-1.41m1mo +6cm
4.83
George DaviesUSAUSAMay 20, 1961Boulder, U.S.-1.47m10mo +3cm
4.80
Don BraggUSAUSAJul 2, 1960Palo Alto, U.S.-1.50m10mo +2cm
4.78
Robert GutowskiUSAUSAApr 27, 1957Palo Alto, U.S.-1.52m3y 3mo +1cm
4.77
Cornelius WarmerdamUSAUSAMay 23, 1942Modesto, U.S.-1.53m14y 11mo +5cm
4.72
Cornelius WarmerdamUSAUSAJun 26, 1941Compton, U.S.-1.58m11mo +0.12m
4.60
Cornelius WarmerdamUSAUSAJun 29, 1940Fresno, U.S.-1.70m1y +6cm
4.54
Earle MeadowsUSAUSAMay 29, 1937Los Angeles, U.S.-1.76m3y 1mo -
4.54
Bill SeftonUSAUSAMay 29, 1937Los Angeles, U.S.-1.76m0d +0.11m
4.43
George VaroffUSAUSAJul 4, 1936Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.-1.87m10mo +4cm
4.39
Kemarley BrownJAMJAMJun 1, 1935Boston, U.S.-1.91m1y 1mo +2cm
4.37
William GraberUSAUSAJul 16, 1932Palo Alto, U.S.-1.93m2y 11mo +7cm
4.30
Lee BarnesUSAUSAApr 28, 1928Fresno, U.S.-2.00m4y 3mo +3cm
4.27
Sabin CarrUSAUSAMay 28, 1927Philadelphia, U.S.-2.03m11mo +2cm
4.25
Charles HoffNORNORSep 27, 1925Turku, Finland-2.05m1y 8mo +2cm
4.23
Charles HoffNORNORAug 13, 1925Oslo, Norway-2.07m1mo +2cm
4.21
Charles HoffNORNORJul 22, 1923Copenhagen, Denmark-2.09m2y 1mo +9cm
4.12
Charles HoffNORNORSep 22, 1922Copenhagen, Denmark-2.18m10mo +3cm
4.09
Frank FossUSAUSAAug 20, 1920Antwerp, Belgium-2.21m2y 1mo +7cm
4.02
Marc WrightUSAUSAJun 8, 1912Cambridge, U.S.-2.28m8y 2mo +3cm
3.985
Robert GardnerUSAUSAJun 1, 1912Philadelphia-2.31m7d +6cm
3.93
Leonard ScottUSAUSAMay 27, 1910Boulder-2.37m2y 1mo +2cm
3.91
Leonard ScottUSAUSAApr 30, 1910Berkeley-2.39m1mo +1cm
3.90
Walter DrayUSAUSAJun 13, 1908Danbury-2.40m1y 10mo +4cm
3.86
Alfred GilbertUSAUSAJun 12, 1908New Haven-2.44m1d -
3.855
Alfred GilbertUSAUSAJun 6, 1908Philadelphia-2.44m6d +4cm
3.82
Walter DrayUSAUSAApr 25, 1908Philadelphia-2.48m2mo +3cm
3.79
Walter DrayUSAUSAMay 18, 1907New Haven-2.51m11mo +1cm
3.78
Leroy SamseUSAUSAJun 2, 1906Chicago-2.52m11mo +4cm
3.74
Fernand GonderFRAFRAJun 4, 1905Gradignan-2.56m1y +5cm
3.69
Fernand GonderFRAFRAJun 26, 1904Paris-2.61m1y -
3.69
Norman DoleUSAUSAApr 23, 1904Berkeley-2.61m2mo +7cm
3.62
Raymond ClappUSAUSAJun 16, 1898Chicago-2.68m5y 10mo +4cm
3.58
Richard DickensonGBRGBRJul 4, 1891Kidderminster-2.72m6y 11mo +1cm
3.57
Ernest StonesGBRGBRAug 23, 1889Grasmere-2.73m1y 11mo +2cm
3.555
Thomas RayGBRGBRSep 22, 1888Barrow-2.75m11mo +3cm
3.53
Ernest StonesGBRGBRJun 2, 1888Southport-2.77m3mo +1cm
3.52
Thomas RayGBRGBRAug 19, 1887Whitehaven-2.78m10mo +2cm
3.505
Thomas RayGBRGBRAug 18, 1887Grasmere-2.79m1d +2cm
3.485
Thomas RayGBRGBRAug 13, 1886Whitehaven-2.81m1y -
3.48
Thomas RayGBRGBRAug 20, 1885Grasmere-2.82m1y +2cm
3.465
Thomas RayGBRGBRAug 18, 1883Preston-2.83m2y +1cm
3.455
Thomas RayGBRGBRJun 16, 1883Nottingham-2.85m2mo -
3.455
Thomas RayGBRGBRAug 12, 1882Bradford-2.85m10mo +3cm
3.43
Thomas RayGBRGBRJul 16, 1881Birmingham-2.87m1y 1mo +1cm
3.42
Thomas RayGBRGBRSep 19, 1879Ulverston-2.88m1y 10mo +4cm
3.38
Edwin WoodburnGBRGBRJul 21, 1876Ulverston-2.92m3y 2mo -
3.38
A. HammondGBRGBRMar 30, 1876Bury St.Edmunds-2.92m4mo +0.15m
3.225
John WigfullGBRGBRJul 5, 1875Sheffield-3.08m8mo -
3.225
Edwin WoodburnGBRGBRMar 30, 1874London-3.08m1y 4mo -
3.225
William KelseyGBRGBRJul 7, 1873Sheffield-3.08m8mo -
3.225
John WigfullGBRGBRJul 7, 1873Sheffield-3.08m0d -
3.225
Edwin WoodburnGBRGBRJun 2, 1873Lancaster-3.08m1mo -
3.225
Edwin WoodburnGBRGBRAug 31, 1872Newton-3.08m10mo +2cm
3.21
Robert MitchellGBRGBRJun 19, 1868London-3.09m4y 2mo +6cm
3.15
Francis TempleGBRGBROct 6, 1849Woolwich-3.15m18y 8mo -
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who holds the Pole Vault Men world record?

Armand Duplantis (Sweden) holds the Pole Vault Men world record with 6.30, set on September 15, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.

Who held the Pole Vault Men world record before Armand Duplantis?

Renaud Lavillenie (France) held it with 6.16, from February 15, 2014 until March 7, 2022 (8 years).

How many times has the Pole Vault Men world record been improved?

Elite Trackr's progression lists 118 improvements since 1849, when Francis Temple set 3.15.