This is the progression of world record improvements of the pole vault W40 division of Masters athletics.
| Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Age | Location | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.15 | Carolin Hingst | 18 September 1980 | Diefflen | 21 May 2023 | [1] | ||
| 4.60 | Jennifer Suhr | 4 February 1982 | Natchitoches | 23 April 2022 | |||
| 4.50 | Waco | 2 April 2022 | |||||
| 4.10 | Doris Auer | 10 May 1971 | Innsbruck | 6 August 2011 | |||
| 3.90 | Irie Hill | 16 January 1969 | Zittau | 16 August 2012 | |||
| 3.85 | Irie Hill | 16 January 1969 | Nyíregyháza | 21 July 2010 | |||
| 3.60 | Larissa Lowe | 19 August 1963 | Kingston | 24 April 2004 | |||
| 3.60 | Carla Forcellini | 7 November 1959 | Sindelfingen | 12 March 2004 | |||
| Larissa Lowe | 19 August 1963 | ||||||
| 3.50 | Alison Davies | 6 April 1961 | Birmingham | 13 July 2002 | |||
| Dawn Hartigan | 13 November 1956 | Melbourne | 19 March 2001 | ||||
| 3.20 | Marie Claire Lejeune Fabardine | 11 June 1955 | Aix les Bains | 15 June 1996 | |||
| 3.00 | Phil Raschker | 21 February 1947 | Naperville | 6 July 1991 |
Masters Athletics Pole Vault list