Gender Men and women Women Yarisley Silva (CUB) | Men Shawnacy Barber (CAN) | |
Years held Men: 1983 – 2015
Women: 1999 – 2015 Men 6.05 m Dmitri Markov (2001) Women 5.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva (2005) | ||
The pole vault at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by men since 1983 and women since 1999.
The championship records for the event are 6.05 for men, set by Dmitri Markov in 2001, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005.
Age records
References
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