Masters M85 pole vault world record progression

Last updated October 21, 2019

This is the progression of world record improvements of the pole vault M85 division of Masters athletics.

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.

Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for older athletes in track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups beginning at 35 for track and field and 40 for distance-running events. Men as old as 105 and women in their 100s have competed in running, jumping and throwing events. Masters athletes are sometimes known as "veterans" and the European Masters Championships, for instance, is known as "Eurovets." This and other events cater largely to former elite-level athletes, but many masters athletes are newcomers to their respective sports and enjoy the camaraderie offered by masters competition at the local, national and international level. Many national governing bodies for track and field host annual masters events, and prestigious national meets such as the Penn Relays and even the U.S. Olympic Trials put on exhibition events for top masters athletes.

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Incomplete information Pending Indoor mark
IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but WMA does not follow that practice.

World Masters Athletics (WMA) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of masters athletics – which includes track and field, cross country, and road running events – as participated by people over 35 years of age.

Height	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
2.44 i	William Bell	United States	19.03.1922	Boston	23.03.2007
2.28	Frank Dickey	United States	07.01.1932	San Antonio	09.04.2007
2.28 i	Carol Johnston	United States	24.12.1911	Eagle Rock	16.02.1997
2.24	Carol Johnston	United States	24.12.1911	Norwalk	08.08.1997
2.00	Ahti Pajunen	Finland	03.12.1909	Lahti	18.06.1995

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This is the progression of world record improvements of the pole vault M45 division of Masters athletics.

This is the progression of world record improvements of the pole vault M60 division of Masters athletics.

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References

Masters Athletics Pole Vault list

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