Women's pole vault world record progression

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The first world record in the women's pole vault was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1994. The inaugural record, 4.05 metres by Sun Caiyun of China set in 1992, was the world's best mark as of December 31, 1994. [1]

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As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 54 world records in the event. [2]

Pre-IAAF Record Progression

The first mark shows the measurement system in use at the time of the jump, the second mark shows the conversion. Marks set in the USA during this era were always measured in imperial measurements. Most of the world and IAAF recognize marks in metric measurements.

MarkAthleteNationVenueDate# [3]
4 ft 9 in (1.44 m) [1] Ruth Spencer Flag of the United States (1908-1912).svg  United States Painesville 14 May 1910
4 ft 10 in (1.47 m) [1] 15 May 1911
4 ft 11 in (1.49 m) [1]
5 ft 1 in (1.54 m) [1]
5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) [1]
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) [1]
5 ft 4 in (1.62 m) [1]
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1]
5 ft 6 in (1.67 m) [1]
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) [1]
5 ft 73⁄4 in (1.72 m) [4]
5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [1] Hazel Hutaff Rock Hill 3 April 1915
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
5 ft 93⁄4 in (1.77 m) [4]
5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [1] Lois Tatum Tallahassee 13 April 1915
=5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [1] Emma Lee King
6 ft 01⁄2 in (1.84 m) [4] Lois Tatum
=6 ft 01⁄2 in (1.84 m) [1] Eva Fisk Lincoln 13 May 1915
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
6 ft 3 in (1.9 m) [1]
=6 ft 3 in (1.9 m) [1] Mildred Carl New Haven 6 June 1915
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) [1]
6 ft 5 in (1.95 m) [1]
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) [1]
6 ft 7 in (2 m) [1]
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) [1]
6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) [1]
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) [1]
6 ft 11 in (2.1 m) [1]
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) [4]
7 ft 1 in (2.15 m) [1]
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) [4]
7 ft 3 in (2.2 m) [4] 3 June 1919
2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [1] Elva Hintze Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany Nürnberg 17 July 1921
2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) [1] Helene Henneke
2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [4]
=2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [4] Yelena Goldobina Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Soviet Union Moskva 7 September 1924
2.53 m (8 ft 3+1⁄2 in) [4] Zoya Romanova 26 August 1935
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) [4] Diane Bragg Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Philadelphia 6 July 1952
=8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) [4] Brenda Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wairoa 8 Jan 1969
8 ft 61⁄2 in (2.6 m) i [1] Irene Spieker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisville 10 February 1978
8 ft 7 in (2.61 m) i [1] 9 February 1979
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) i [1]
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) i [1]
10 ft 01⁄4 in (3.05 m) i [1]
10 ft 01⁄4 in (3.05 m) [4] Jana Edwards * June 1983
10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) [4] Chicago 11 June 1983
10 ft 7 in (3.22 m) [4] Cleveland 18 June 1983
11 ft 1 in (3.37 m) [4] 18 June 1983
11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) [4] Fort Wayne 23 July 1983
11 ft 91⁄2 in (3.59 m) [4]
3.72 m (12 ft 2+1⁄4 in) [4] Zhang Chunzhen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Guangzhou 20 April 1988
3.73 m (12 ft 2+3⁄4 in) [4] Shao Jingmen 4 May 1988
3.75 m (12 ft 3+1⁄2 in) [4] Zhang Chunzhen Nanjing 10 June 1988
3.76 m (12 ft 4 in) [4] Zhou Minxin Fuzhou 22 April 1989
3.8 m (12 ft 5+1⁄2 in) [4] Zhang Chunzhen Guangzhou 9 September 1989
3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) [4] 24 March 1990
3.83 m (12 ft 6+3⁄4 in) [4] Sun Caiyun 24 March 1991
=3.83 m (12 ft 6+3⁄4 in) [4] Zhang Chunzhen
4.00 m (13 ft 1+1⁄4 in) [4]
4.02 m (13 ft 2+1⁄4 in) [4] Beijing 5 June 1991
4.05 m (13 ft 3+1⁄4 in) [4] Guangzhou 10 August 1991

IAAF Record Progression

MarkAthleteNationVenueDate# [3]
4.05 m (13 ft 3+1⁄4 in) [2] Sun Caiyun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Nanjing, China 21 May 19921
4.08 m (13 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [2] 18 May 19952
4.08 m (13 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [2] Zhong Guiqing 1
4.10 m (13 ft 5+1⁄4 in) [2] Daniela Bártová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Ljubljana, Slovenia 21 May 19951
4.12 m (13 ft 6 in) [2] Duisburg, Germany 18 June 19952
4.13 m (13 ft 6+1⁄2 in) [2] Wesel, Germany 24 June 19953
4.14 m (13 ft 6+3⁄4 in) [2] Gateshead, England 2 July 19954
4.15 m (13 ft 7+1⁄4 in) [2] Ostrava, Czech Republic 6 July 19955
4.16 m (13 ft 7+3⁄4 in) [2] Feldkirch, Austria 14 July 19956
4.17 m (13 ft 8 in) [2] 15 July 19957
4.18 m (13 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [2] Andrea Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Zittau, Germany 5 August 19951
4.20 m (13 ft 9+1⁄4 in) [2] Daniela Bártová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Köln, Germany 18 August 19958
4.21 m (13 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [2] Linz, Austria 22 August 19959
4.22 m (13 ft 10 in) [2] Salgótarján, Hungary 11 September 199510
4.25 m (13 ft 11+1⁄4 in) [2] Emma George Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne, Australia 30 November 19951
4.28 m (14 ft 1⁄2 in) [2] Perth, Australia 17 December 19952
4.30 m (14 ft 1+1⁄4 in) [2] 28 January 19963
4.41 m (14 ft 5+1⁄2 in) [2] 4
4.42 m (14 ft 6 in) [2] Reims, France 29 June 19965
4.45 m (14 ft 7 in) [2] Sapporo, Japan 14 July 19966
4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) [2] Melbourne, Australia 8 February 19977
4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) [2] 20 February 19978
4.57 m (14 ft 11+3⁄4 in) [2] Auckland, New Zealand 21 February 19989
4.58 m (15 ft 1⁄4 in) [2] Melbourne, Australia 14 March 199810
4.59 m (15 ft 1⁄2 in) [2] Brisbane, Australia 21 March 199811
4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) [2] Sydney, Australia 20 February 199912
4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) [2] Stacy Dragila Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sevilla, Spain 21 August 19991
i4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) [2] [5] Pocatello, U.S. 19 Feb 20002
i4.62 m (15 ft 1+3⁄4 in) [2] [5] Atlanta, U.S. 3 Mar 20003
4.63 m (15 ft 2+1⁄4 in) [2] Sacramento, U.S. 23 July 20004
i4.63 m (15 ft 2+1⁄4 in) [2] [5] New York City, U.S. 2 Feb 20015
i4.64 m (15 ft 2+1⁄2 in) [2] [5] Svetlana Feofanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Dortmund, Germany 11 February 20011
i4.66 m (15 ft 3+1⁄4 in) [2] [5] Stacy Dragila Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Pocatello, U.S. 17 Feb 20016
i4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) [2] [5] 7
4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) [2] 27 April 20018
4.71 m (15 ft 5+1⁄4 in) [2] Stanford, U.S. 9 June 20019
4.81 m (15 ft 9+1⁄4 in) [2] 10
4.82 m (15 ft 9+3⁄4 in) [2] Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Gateshead, England 13 July 20031
i4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) [2] [5] Donets'k, Ukraine 15 February 20042
i4.85 m (15 ft 10+3⁄4 in) [2] [5] Svetlana Feofanova [6] Athens, Greece 22 February 20042
i4.86 m (15 ft 11+1⁄4 in) [2] [5] Yelena Isinbayeva Budapest, Hungary 6 March 20043
4.87 m (15 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [2] Gateshead, England 27 June 20044
4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) [2] Svetlana Feofanova Heraklion, Greece 4 July 20043
4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) [2] Yelena Isinbayeva Birmingham, England 25 July 20045
4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) [2] London, England 30 July 20046
4.91 m (16 ft 1+1⁄4 in) [2] Athens, Greece 24 August 20047
4.92 m (16 ft 1+1⁄2 in) [2] Brussels, Belgium 3 September 20048
4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) [2] Lausanne, Switzerland 5 July 20059
4.95 m (16 ft 2+3⁄4 in) [2] Madrid, Spain 16 July 200510
4.96 m (16 ft 3+1⁄4 in) [2] London, England 22 July 200511
5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in) [2] 12
5.01 m (16 ft 5 in) [2] Helsinki, Finland 9 August 200513
5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) [2] Rome, Italy 11 July 200814
5.04 m (16 ft 6+1⁄4 in) [2] Fontvieille, Monaco 29 July 200815
5.05 m (16 ft 6+3⁄4 in) [2] Beijing, China 18 August 200816
5.06 m (16 ft 7 in) [7] Zürich, Switzerland 28 August 200917

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf P314
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 645. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  3. 1 2 The numbered occurrence of the athlete breaking the world record, in other words "#7" would indicate the 7th time the athlete broke the world record.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Women's PV World Record Progression - PoleVaultPower.com".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "From 2000, IAAF Rule 260.18s (formerly 260.6.a) was amended to say world records (as opposed to indoor world records) can be set in a facility 'with or without a roof.' So far, only one event - the women's pole vault - has been affected by this change, which was not applied retrospectively. Therefore world records set in 2000 and 2001 by Stacy Dragila and Svetlana Feofanova can be regarded as 'absolute' and appear on these [record progression] lists." (p.546) This rule also applies to Isinbayeva's and Feofanova's 2004 marks.
  6. ↑ The IAAF lists Yelena Isinbayeva as having set this mark on 20 February 2004 on their 2009-published progression lists. However, multiple sources elsewhere, including the IAAF's own list of highest women's indoor vaults of the year 2004, state that Svetlana Feofanova in fact set this record.
  7. ↑ "World Records Ratified" . Retrieved November 9, 2009.

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