The men's pole vault at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June.
| Gold | Mouhcine Cheaouri | |
| Silver | Samir El Mafhoum | |
| Bronze | Ruan Van Wyk |
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 6.14 | Sestriere, Italy | 31 July 1994 | |
| African record | 6.03 | Cologne, Germany | 18 August 1995 | |
| Championship record | 5.40 | Durban, South Africa | 1993 | |
| Dakar, Senegal | 21 August 1998 | |||
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.90 | 5.00 | 5.05 | 5.10 | 5.30 | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | o | – | xxo | xxx | 5.10 | |||||
| – | o | – | o | – | o | xo | o | – | xxx | 5.00 | ||||||
| – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | 4.90 | ||||||||
| – | – | – | – | o | – | xxo | xxx | 4.90 | ||||||||
| – | o | – | – | xo | – | xxx | 4.70 | |||||||||
| – | – | – | – | xxo | – | xxx | 4.70 | |||||||||