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
Dmitri Markov ( be, Дзьмітры Маркаў; born 14 March 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian-Australian pole vaulter. He is a former World Champions in athletics (men), world champion and current Oceanian record ho ...
in 2001, and 5.01 m for women, set by
Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005.
Age records
*All information from IAAF
Medalists
Men
Multiple medalists
Medals by country
Women
Multiple medalists
Medals by country
See also
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Pole vault
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Pole vault at the Olympics
The pole vault at the Summer Olympics is grouped among the four track and field jumping events held at the multi-sport event. The men's pole vault has been present on the Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic athletics programme since the firs ...
References
Bibliography
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External links
Official IAAF website
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World Championships in Athletics
Events at the World Athletics Championships