The Men's pole vault event took place on July 8, 2011, at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium.
| Gold | Daichi Sawano | |
| Silver | Hiroki Ogita | |
| Bronze | Yansheng Yang |
| World record | 6.14 | Sestriere, Italy | 31 July 1994 | ||
| Asian record | 5.90 | Stuttgart, Germany | 19 August 1993 | ||
| Championship record | 5.70 | Manila, Philippines | 2003 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 4.60 | 4.75 | 4.90 | 5.05 | 5.20 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.50 | 5.72 | Notes | |
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| – | DNS |