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World Record progression Pole Vault men

The first World Record in Pole Vault for men (athletics) was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912.

Record	Athlete	Nat	Venue	Date	#
4,02 m	Marc Wright	USA	Cambridge, USA	08 Jun 1912	1
4,05 m	Frank Foss	USA	Chicago, USA	23 Aug 1919	1
4,09 m	Frank Foss	USA	Antwerp, Belgium	20 Aug 1920	2
4,12 m	Charles Hoff	NOR	Copenhagen, Denmark	22 Jul 1922	1
4,15 m	Charles Hoff	NOR	Copenhagen, Denmark	22 Jul 1923	2
4,21 m	Charles Hoff	NOR	Copenhagen, Denmark	22 Jul 1923	3
4,21 m	Charles Hoff	NOR	Copenhagen, Denmark	22 Jul 1923	4
4,22 m	Ralph Spearow	USA	Tokyo, Japan	05 Nov 1924	1
4,23 m	Charles Hoff	NOR	Oslo, Norway	13 Aug 1925	5
4,25 m	Charles Hoff	NOR	Turku, Finland	27 Sep 1925	6
4,27 m	Sabin Carr	USA	Philadelphia, USA	27 May 1927	1
4,30 m	Lee Barnes	USA	Fresno	28 Apr 1928	1
4,32 m	Charles Hoff	NOR	Honefoss, Norway	27 Sep 1931	7
4,37 m	William Graber	USA	Palo Alto, USA	16 Jul 1931	1
4,39 m	Keith Brown	USA	Boston, USA	01 Jun 1935	1
4,43 m	George Varoff	USA	Princeton, USA	04 Jul 1936	1
4,45 m	Bill Sefton	USA	Los Angeles, USA	10 Apr 1937	1
4,48 m	Earl Meadows	USA	Stanford, USA	08 May 1937	1
4,54 m	Bill Sefton	USA	Los Angeles, USA	29 May 1937	2
4,54 m	Earl Meadows	USA	Los Angeles, USA	29 May 1937	2
4,57 m	Cornelius Warmerdam	USA		1940	1
4,60 m	Cornelius Warmerdam	USA	Fresno	29 Jun 1940	2
4,64 m	Cornelius Warmerdam	USA		1941	3
4,68 m	Cornelius Warmerdam	USA		1941	4
4,72 m	Cornelius Warmerdam	USA	Compton, USA	26 Jun 1941	5
4,74 m	Cornelius Warmerdam	USA		1942	6
4,77 m	Cornelius Warmerdam	USA	Modesto	23 May 1942	7

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