The current world record in pole vault is 6.23 meters / 20 feet 5.25 inches held by Armand "Mondo" Duplantis of Team Sweden set at the 2023 Diamond League Final at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon on September 17th.

The current women's world record in pole vault is 5.06 meters / 16 feet 7 inches held by Yelena Isinbayeva of Team Russia set at a Weltklasse Golden League meet in Zurich, Switzerland on August 29th, 2009.