The men's vault competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships[1] [2] was first contested in 1934. It has been held in every year since its inception.
Three medals are awarded: gold for first place, silver for second place, and bronze for third place. Tie breakers have not been used in every year. In the event of a tie between two gymnasts, both names are listed, and the following position (second for a tie for first, third for a tie for second) is left empty because a medal was not awarded for that position. If three gymnastics tied for a position, the following two positions are left empty.
Bold number in brackets denotes record number of victories.
Last updated after the 2023 World Championships.
| Rank | Gymnast | Nation | Years | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 2001–2015 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 2 | align=left | 2007–2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 3 | align=left | 1999–2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 4 | align=left | 1991–1995 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | 1991–1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 6 | align=left | 1934–1938 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| align=left | 1995–1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| align=left | 2011–2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | 2002–2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 10 | align=left | 1981–1983 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| align=left | 1987–1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| align=left | 1985–1987 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| align=left | 1962–1966 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| align=left | 2021–2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | 2017–2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 16 | align=left | 1974–1979 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 17 | align=left | 2014–2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 18 | align=left | 2009–2011 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 19 | align=left | 2018–2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| align=left | 1999–2001 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 21 | align=left | 2006–2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| align=left | 1966–1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| align=left | 1994–1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | align=left | 1978–1979 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |