Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships

The pole vault at the World Athletics Championships has been contested by men since 1983 and women since 1999.

The championship records for the event are 6.21 for men, set by Armand Duplantis in 2022, and 5.01 m for women, set by Yelena Isinbayeva in 2005.

Age records

 * All information from IAAF