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Does anyone know whether there is a definitive "history" of the pole vault world record?

I assume (a** of you and me - I know:)) that it exists somewhere. What I'm looking for is a list of record heights, record-holders, dates, and locations of the world record in chronological (or reverse chronological order) going from the present WR back as far as anyone can find.

If it is available, could somebody scan it and post it on this site? It would be fun information to have.

Thanks,

Womens Progression:
3.05 Irene Spieker USA 79
3.59 Jana Edwards USA Fort Wayne 23 Jul 83
3.72 Zhang Chunzhen CHN Guangzhou 20 Apr 88
3.73 Shao Jingwen CHN Guangzhou 04 May 88
3.75 Zhang Chunzhen CHN Nanjing 10 Jun 88
3.76 Zhou Minxin CHN Fuzhou 22 Apr 89
3.80 Zhang Chunzhen CHN Guangzhou 09 Sep 89
3.81 Zhang Chunzhen CHN Guangzhou 24 Mar 90
4.00 Zhang Chunzhen CHN Beijing 05 Jun 91
4.02 Zhang Chunzhen CHN Beijing 05 Jun 91
4.05 Zhang Chunzhen CHN Guangzhou 19 Aug 91
4.05 Sun Caiyun CHN Nanjing 21 May 92
4.11 Sun Caiyun CHN Guangzhou 21 Mar 93
4.12 Sun Caiyun CHN Guangzhou 22 Oct 94
4.12 Sun Caiyun CHN Guangzhou 25 Nov 94
4.12 Daniela Bártová CZE Duisburg 18 Jun 95
4.13 Daniela Bártová CZE Wesel 24 Jun 95
4.14 Daniela Bártová CZE Gateshead 02 Jul 95
4.15 Daniela Bártová CZE Ostrava 06 Jul 95
4.16 Daniela Bártová CZE Feldkirch 14 Jul 95
4.17 Daniela Bártová CZE Feldkirch 15 Jul 95
4.18 Andrea Mülller GER Zittau 05 Aug 95
4.20 Daniela Bártová CZE Köln 18 Aug 95
4.21 Daniela Bártová CZE Linz 22 Aug 95
4.22 Daniela Bártová CZE Salgótarján 11 Sep 95
4.23 Sun Caiyun CHN Shenzhen 04 Nov 95
4.25 Emma George AUS 74 Melbourne 30 Nov 95
4.28 Emma George AUS 74 Perth 17 Dec 95
4.30 Emma George AUS 74 Perth 28 Jan 96
4.41 Emma George AUS 74 Perth 28 Jan 96
4.42 Emma George AUS 74 Reims 29 Jun 96
4.45 Emma George AUS 74 Sapporo 14 Jul 96
4.50 Emma George AUS 74 Melbourne 08 Feb 97
4.55 Emma George AUS 74 Melbourne 20 Feb 97
4.57 Emma George AUS 74 Auckland 20 Feb 98
4.58 Emma George AUS 74 Melbourne 14 Mar 98
4.59 Emma George AUS 74 Brisbane 21 Mar 98
4.60 Emma George AUS 74 Sydney 20 Feb 99
4.60 Stacy Dragila USA Sevilla 21 Aug 99

Mens Outdoor World records:
WORLD RECORDS
6, 14 m Sergey Bubka, UKR, 31 Jul 1994, Sestriere
6, 13 m Sergey Bubka, UKR, 19 Sep 1992, Tokyo
6, 12 m Sergey Bubka, UKR, 30 Aug 1992, Padova
6, 11 m Sergey Bubka, UKR, 13 Jun 1992, Dijon
6, 10 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 05 Aug 1991, Malmoe
6, 09 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 08 Jul 1991, Formia
6, 08 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 09 Jun 1991, Moscow
6, 07 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 06 May 1991, Shizuoka
6, 06 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 10 Jul 1988, Nice
6, 05 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 09 Jun 1988, Bratislava
6, 03 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 23 Jun 1987, Prague
6, 01 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 08 Jun 1986, Moscow
6, 00 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 13 Jun 1985, Paris
5, 94 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 31 Au 1984, Rome
5, 91 m Thierry Vigneron, FRA, 31 Aug 1984, Rome
5, 90 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 13 Jul 1984, London
5, 88 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 02 Jun 1984, Paris
5, 85 m Sergey Bubka, URS, 26 May 1984, Bratislava
5, 83 m Thierry Vigneron, FRA, 01 Sep 1983, Rome
5, 82 m Pierre Quinon, FRA 28 Aug 1983, Keulen
5, 81 m Vladimir Polyakov, URS, 26 Jun 1981, Tbilisi
5, 80 m Thierry Vigneron, FRA, 20 Jun 1981, Macon
5, 78 m Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz, POL, 20 Jul 1980, Moscow
5, 77 m Philippe Houvion, FRA, 17 Jul 1980, Paris
5, 75 m Thierry Vigneron, FRA, 01 Jun 1980, Colombes
5, 75 m Thierry Vigneron, FRA, 29 Jun 1980, Lile
5, 72 m Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz, POL, 11 May 1980, Milan
5, 70 m Dave Roberts, USA, 22 Jun 1976, Eugene
5, 67 m Earl Bell, USA, 29 May 1976, Wichita
5, 65 m Dave Roberts, USA, 28 Mar 1975, Gainesville
5, 63 m Bob Seagren, USA, 02 Jul 1972, Eugene
5, 59 m Kjell Isaksson, SWE, 23 May 1972, El Paso
5, 59 m Bob Seagren, USA, 23 May 1972, El Paso
5, 55 m Kjell Isaksson, SWE, 12 Jun 1972, Helsingborg
5, 54 m Kjell Isaksson, SWE, 15 Apr 1972, Los Angeles
5, 51 m Kjell Isaksson, SWE, 08 Apr 1972, Austin
5, 49 m Christos Papanikolaou, GRE, 24 Oct 1970, Athens
5, 46 m Wolfgang Nordwig, GDR, 03 Sep 1970, Turin
5, 45 m Wolfgang Nordwig, GDR, 17 Jun 1970, Berlin
5, 44 m John Pennel, USA, 21 Jun 1969, Sacramento
5, 41 m Bob Seagren, USA, 12 Sep 1968, Lake Tahoe
5, 38 m Paul Wilson, USA, 23 Jun 1967, Bakersfield
5, 36 m Bob Seagren, USA, 10 Jun 1967, San Diego
5, 34 m John Pennel, USA, 23 Jul 1966, Los Angeles
5, 32 m Bob Seagren, USA, 02 Jul 1966, Frederick
5, 32 m Bob Seagren, USA, 14 May 1966, Fresno
5, 28 m Fred Hansen, USA, 25 Jul 1964, Los Angeles
5, 23 m Fred Hansen, USA, 13 Jun 1964, San Diego
5, 20 m. Fred Hansen, USA, 05 Jun 1964, Houston
5, 20 m John Pennel, USA, 24 Aug 1963, Coral Gables
5, 13 m John Pennel, USA, 05 Aug 1963, London
5, 10 m John Pennel, USA, 26 Jul 1963, Warszawa
5, 10 m John Pennel, USA, 14 Jul 1963, London
5, 08 m Brian Sternberg, USA, 07 Jun 1963, Compton
5, 05 m Brian Sternberg, USA, 25 May 1963, Modesto
5, 05 m John Pennel, USA, 30 Apr 1963, Monroe
5, 00 m Brian Sternberg, USA, 27 Apr, 1963, Philadelphia
4, 98 m John Pennel, USA, 10 Apr 1963, Natchitoches
4, 95 m John Pennel, USA, 23 Mar 1963, Memphis
4, 94 m Pentti Nikula, FIN, 22 Jun 1962, Kauhava
4, 93 m David Tork, USA, 28 Apr 1962, Walnut
4, 89 m John Uelses, USA, 31 Mar 1962, Santa Barbara
4, 83 m George Davies, USA, 20 May 1961, Boulder
4, 80 m Donald Bragg, USA, 02 Jul 1960, Palo Alto
4, 78 m Robert Gutowski, USA, 27 Apr 57, Palo Alto
4, 77 m Cornelius Warmerdam, USA, 23 May 1942, Modesto
4, 74 m. Cornelius Warmerdam, USA, 1942
4, 72 m Cornelius Warmerdam, USA, 26 Jun 1941, Compton
4, 68 m. Cornelius Warmerdam, USA, 1941
4, 64 m. Cornelius Warmerdam, USA, 1941
4, 60 m Cornelius Warmerdam, USA, 29 Jun 1940, Fresno
4, 57 m. Cornelius Warmerdam, USA, 1940
4, 54 m Earl Meadows, USA, 29 May 1937, Los Angeles
4, 54 m William Sefton, USA, 29 May 1937, Los Angeles
4, 48 m. Earl Meadows, USA, 08 May 1937, Stanford
4, 45 m. Bill Sefton, USA, 10 Apr 11937, Los Angeles
4, 43 m George Varoff, USA, 04 Jul 1936, Princeton
4, 39 m Keith Brown, USA, 01 Jun 1935, Boston
4, 37 m William Graber, USA, 16 Jul 1931, Palo Alto
4, 32 m. professional Charles Hoff, 27 Sep 31, Honefoss
4, 30 m Lee Barnes, USA, 28 Apr 1928, Fresno
4, 27 m Sabin Carr, USA, 27 May 1927, Philadelphia
4, 25 m Charles Hoff, NOR, 27 Sep 1925, Turku
4, 23 m Charles Hoff, NOR, 13 Aug 1925, Oslo
4, 22 m Ralph Spearow, USA, 05 Nov 24, Tokyo
4, 21 m Charles Hoff, NOR, 22 Jul 1923, Copenhagen
4, 21 m Charles Hoff, NOR, 22 Jul 1923, Copenhagen
4, 15 m Charles Hoff, NOR, 22 Jul 1923, Copenhagen
4, 12 m Charles Hoff, NOR, 22 Jul 1922, Copenhagen
4, 09 m Frank Foss, USA, 20 Aug 1920, Antwerp
4, 05 m Frank Foss, USA, 23 Aug 1919, Chicago
4, 02 m Marc Wright, USA, 08 Jun 1912, Cambridge

This is one more intresting statistic:
National Records top 30 countries by event:
MEN'S POLE VAULT
1. UKRAINE, 6.15 m.
Sergey Bubka, 31 Jul 94, Sestriere

2. RUSSIA, 6.05 m.
Igor Trandenkov, 16 Jun 99, Athens

2. AUSTRALIA, 6.05 m.
Dmitriy Markov, 16 Jun 99, Athens

4. SOUTH AFRICA, 6.03 m.
Okkert Brits, 18 Aug 95, Koln

4. USA, 6.03 m.
Jeff Hartwig, 14 Jun 00, Jonesboro

6. GERMANY, 6.00 m.
Tim LOBINGER, 24 Aug 97, Cologne

6. BELARUS, 6.00 m.
Dmitriy Markov, 20 Feb 98, North Shore

6. FRANCE, 6.00 m.
Jean Galfione, 06 Mar 99, Maebashi

9. HUNGARY, 5.92 m.
Istvan Bagyula, 05 Jul 91, Linz

9. KAZAKHSTAN, 5.92 m.
Igor Potapovich, 13 Jun 92, Dijon

11. ISRAEL, 5.91 m.
Aleksandr Averbukh, 19 Aug 01, Gateshead

12. POLAND, 5.90 m.
Miroslaw Chmara, 27 Jun 88, Villeneuve d´Ascq

13. ESTONIA, 5.86 m.
Valeri Bukrejev, 03 Jul 94, Somero

14. SWEDEN, 5.85 m.
Patrik Kristiansson, 23 Aug 02, Helsinki

15. FINLAND, 5.83 m.
Jani Lehtonen, 08 Mar 94, Stockholm

16. SPAIN, 5.81 m.
Montxu Miranda, 02 Sep 00, Barcelona

17. GREAT BRITAIN, 5.80 m.
Nick Buckfield, 07 Sep 97, Gateshead

17. BULGARIA, 5.80 m.
Atanas Tarev, 02 Sep 86, Lausanne

17. LATVIA, 5.80 m.
Aleksandrs Obizajevs, 17 Jul 87, Brjansk

17. CZECH REPUBLIC, 5.80 m.
Adam Ptacek, 13 Jul 02, Prague

21. AUSTRIA, 5.77 m.
Hermann Fehringer, 05 Jul 91, Austria

22. BRAZIL, 5.76 m.
Tom Hintnaus, 21 Aug 85, Zurich

22. NETHERLANDS, 5.76 m.
Christian Tamminga, 01 Aug 98, Hechtel

24. ITALY, 5.75 m.
Fabio Pizzolato, 07 Jul 97, Milan

24. DENMARK, 5.75 m.
Piotr Buciarski, 28 Apr 02, Fort-de-France

26. NORWAY, 5.72 m.
Trond Barthel, 21 Jul 96, Halmstad

27. SWITZERLAND, 5.71 m.
Felix Bohni, 11 Jun 83, Bern

28. JAPAN, 5.70 m.
Manabu Yokoyama, 29 Apr 00, Hiroshima

28. MOLDOVA, 5.70 m.
Aleksandr Zhukov, 20 Jun 87, Chelyabinsk

28. BELGIUM, 5.70 m.
Thibaut Duval, 11 Jun 00, Oordegem

28. TURKEY, 5.70 m.
Ruhan Isim, 06 Jun 00, Jonesboro

dang, i had found the world records once, but not that top by country stuff.....pretty cool to have those numbers around though

Yeah, that's awesome, they aren't updated though are they...

Wow. You guys are fantastic. These lists are precisely what I was looking for.

This is really a wonderful group of people on this site.

I'll tell you who can give you every and any pole vault record you could probably ever want: Roger Ruth. He always has a ton of record progressions posted on the Vaultngus newsletter. Contact Gus at vaultngus@vaultworld.com to find out how to contact Roger.