See main article: article and Athletics record progressions. The following is the Men's pole vault indoor world record progression starting from 1889, with additional demonstration and professional records being noted. The best indoor performances on record as agreed to by the world's leading statisticians were accepted as the inaugural Indoor World Records from 1 January 1987; previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests.[1] However, the inaugural record in this event was set early in 1987 by Sergey Bubka.
| Mark | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 9.02.1889 | New York City | |||
| United States | 1.03.1902 | Milwaukee | |||
| United States | 11.03.1905 | Milwaukee | |||
| United States | 22.01.1906 | Cincinnati | |||
| United States | 26.01.1906 | New York City | |||
| United States | 13.03.1907 | Chicago | |||
| United States | 12.02.1909 | Chicago | |||
| United States | 23.02.1909 | Chicago | |||
| United States | 06.04.1912 | Chicago | |||
| United States | 29.03.1913 | Chicago | |||
| United States | 27.02.1916 | Kansas City | |||
| United States | 08.04.1916 | Evanston, United States | |||
| United States | 30.03.1923 | Evanston, United States | |||
| United States | 30.03.1923 | Evanston, United States | |||
| United States | 15.03.1924 | Evanston, United States | |||
| 04.02.1926 | New York City | ||||
| 06.02.1926 | Boston | ||||
| 13.02.1926 | New York City | ||||
| 17.02.1926 | New York City | ||||
| 23.02.1926 | New York City | ||||
| 27.02.1926 | Baltimore | ||||
| 06.03.1926 | Chicago | ||||
| 16.03.1926 | New York City | ||||
| 20.03.1926 | New York City | ||||
| 27.03.1926 | St. Louis | ||||
| 09.04.1926 | Chicago | ||||
| United States | 14.02.1927 | New York City | |||
| United States | 25.02.1928 | New York City | |||
| United States | 15.03.1933 | New York City | |||
| United States | 17.02.1934 | New York City | |||
| United States | 13.02.1937 | Boston | |||
| United States | 11.02.1939 | Boston | |||
| United States | 25.03.1939 | Chicago | |||
| United States | 08.02.1941 | Boston | |||
| United States | 08.03.1941 | New York City | |||
| United States | 07.02.1942 | New York City | |||
| United States | 07.02.1942 | New York City | |||
| United States | 14.02.1942 | Boston | |||
| United States | 14.02.1942 | Boston | |||
| United States | 20.03.1943 | Chicago | |||
| United States | 13.02.1959 | Philadelphia | |||
| 27.01.1962 | Washington, DC | ||||
| 02.02.1962 | New York City | ||||
| 03.02.1962 | Boston | ||||
| 20.12.1962 | Chicago | ||||
| 19.01.1963 | Nastola | ||||
| 25.01.1963 | Toronto | ||||
| 26.01.1963 | Portland | ||||
| 02.02.1963 | Nastola | ||||
| 02.02.1963 | Nastola | ||||
| 02.02.1963 | Nastola |
| Ratified | ||
| Not ratified | ||
| Ratified but later rescinded | ||
| Pending ratification |
| Mark | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAAF ratified bests (1966–1986) | |||||
| 22.01.1966 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 12.02.1966 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 05.03.1966 | Albuquerque | ||||
| 18.03.1966 | Cleveland | ||||
| 29.12.1966 | Saskatoon | ||||
| 28.01.1967 | Albuquerque | ||||
| 18.02.1967 | Cleveland | ||||
| 25.01.1968 | New York City | ||||
| 25.01.1969 | Albuquerque | ||||
| 08.02.1969 | Inglewood | ||||
| 08.03.1970 | Göteborg | ||||
| 20.06.1970 | Des Moines | ||||
| 12.02.1971 | Inglewood | ||||
| 14.03.1971 | Sofia | ||||
| 19.03.1971 | Cleveland | ||||
| 25.02.1972 | New York City | ||||
| 20.01.1973 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 26.01.1973 | New York City | ||||
| 18.01.1975 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 09.01.1976 | College Park | ||||
| 06.02.1976 | Inglewood | ||||
 Poland | 08.02.1976 | Warsaw | |||
| Poland | 13.02.1976 | Toronto | |||
| 20.02.1976 | New York City | ||||
| 07.01.1978 | Long Beach, California | ||||
| 11.03.1978 | Detroit | ||||
| 03.03.1979 | Fort Worth | ||||
| 09.02.1980 | Moscow | ||||
| 06.07.1980 | Moscow | ||||
| 18.01.1981 | Lyon | ||||
| 22.02.1981 | Grenoble | ||||
| 29.01.1982 | Toronto | ||||
| 06.02.1982 | Louisville | ||||
| 19.02.1982 | San Diego | ||||
| 27.02.1982 | Kansas City | ||||
| 14.01.1983 | Ottawa | ||||
| 21.01.1983 | Inglewood | ||||
| 04.02.1983 | Toronto | ||||
| 15.01.1984 | Vilnius | ||||
| 01.02.1984 | Milan | ||||
| 10.02.1984 | Inglewood | ||||
| 04.03.1984 | Göteborg | ||||
| 28.12.1985 | Saskatoon | ||||
| 15.01.1986 | Osaka | ||||
| 17.01.1986 | Inglewood | ||||
| 25.01.1986 | Albuquerque | ||||
| 01.02.1986 | Columbia | ||||
| 08.02.1986 | Moscow | ||||
| 08.02.1986 | East Rutherford | ||||
| 21.02.1986 | Inglewood | ||||
| 28.02.1986 | New York City | ||||
| 15.01.1987 | Osaka | ||||
| IAAF ratified records (since 1987) | |||||
| 17.03.1987 | Torino | ||||
| 22.01.1989 | Leningrad | ||||
| 04.02.1989 | Gomel | ||||
| 11.02.1989 | Osaka | ||||
| 17.03.1990 | Donetsk | ||||
| 09.02.1991 | Volgograd | ||||
| 15.03.1991 | San Sebastián | ||||
| 19.03.1991 | Donetsk | ||||
| 23.03.1991 | Grenoble | ||||
| 22.02.1992 | Berlin | ||||
| 13.02.1993 | Lievin | ||||
| 21.02.1993 | Donetsk | ||||
| 15.02.2014 | Donetsk | ||||
| 08.02.2020 | Toruń | ||||
| 15.02.2020 | Glasgow | ||||
| 07.03.2022 | Belgrade | ||||
| 20.03.2022 | Belgrade | ||||
| 25.02.2023 | Clermont-Ferrand | ||||
| Mark | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.02.1926 | Brooklyn | ||||
| 22.12.1966 | Mobile | ||||
| 16.10.1985 | Newcastle, Australia |
| Mark | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.03.1864 | Islington | ||||
| 26.03.1869 | Islington |
| Mark | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.04.1867 | Islington | ||||
| 19.04.1867 | Islington | ||||
| A | 22.02.1974 | Salt Lake City | |||
| A | 23.02.1974 | Pocatello | |||
| 17.01.1975 | Montreal | ||||
| 11.04.1975 | Portland | ||||
| 28.05.1975 | New York City |