This is the progression of world record improvements of the pole vault M80 division of Masters athletics.
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| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.75 | Franklin "Bud" Held |  United States | 25.10.1927 | Santa Barbara | 04.10.2008 |
| 2.75 i | William Bell | United States | 19.03.1922 | Boston | 22.03.2002 |
| 2.51 | Carol Johnston | United States | 24.12.1911 | Eagle Rock | 20.06.1992 |
| 2.32 | Ahti Pajunen [1] : 10 [2] : 39 |  Finland | 03.12.1909 | Turku | 20.07.1991 |
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Mycenaean Greeks, Minoan Greeks and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.
Stacy Renée Dragila is an American former pole vaulter. A pioneer in the women's event, she is an Olympic gold medalist and a multiple world champion.
Timothy "Tim" Mack is an American pole vaulter who won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.
Earl Holmes Bell is a retired American pole vaulter. He competed at the 1976, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1984, placing fourth in 1988 and sixth in 1976.
Rex Jay Harvey was an American decathlete. He has designed and holds patents of several nozzles for aircraft engines. Also, he helped design several nuclear reactor power plants.
Albert Richmond "Boo" Morcom was an American track and field athlete.
1975 World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships is the first in a series of World Outdoor Championships for the newly created division of athletics for older athletes, now referred to as Masters athletics. Younger athletes competed in the age group 30-39: Class 0 for men and Class 0W for women.
This is the progression of world record improvements of the 300 metres hurdles W65 division of Masters athletics.
This is the progression of world record improvements of the triple jump W40 division of Masters athletics.
Sandi Morris is an American pole vault record holder. She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won silver at the pole vault event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and another silver at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. In 2018 she won gold at the World Indoor Championships. Morris has a personal best vault of 4.95 m indoor, set on March 12, 2016 in Portland, Oregon. She matched this height at the 2018 World Indoor Champships when setting a new championship record. July 23, 2016, Morris cleared 4.93 m at American Track League in Houston at Rice University breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared 5.00 m at 2016 IAAF Diamond League Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016 to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.
Gabriela Mihalcea is a Romanian former track and field athlete who competed in the high jump and pole vault. She holds the Romanian record of 4.25 m for the pole vault. She was two-time national champion in high jump and a six-time pole vault champion.
1993 World Masters Athletics Championships is the tenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Miyazaki, Japan from October 7 to 17, 1993.
1991 World Masters Athletics Championships is the ninth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Turku, Finland from July 18 to 28, 1991.
1989 World Masters Athletics Championships is the eighth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place from 27 July to 6 August, 1989, in Eugene, Oregon, known as the "Track Capital of the World" and as TrackTown USA. Athletes from the Soviet Union participated for the first time in this series.
1987 World Masters Athletics Championships is the seventh in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Melbourne, Australia, from 29 November to 6 December, 1987.
1985 World Masters Athletics Championships is the sixth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Rome, Italy, from June 22 to 30, 1985.
1983 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fifth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from September 23 to 30, 1983.
1981 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fourth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand, from January 7 to 14, 1981.
1979 World Masters Athletics Championships is the third in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Hannover, Germany, from July 27 to August 2, 1979.
1977 World Masters Athletics Championships is the second in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, from August 8 to 13, 1977. The main venue was Slottsskogsvallen. This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men.