Women · Jumps · All-Time
Pole Vault
5.06
Best mark
World record
4.92
Top 25 cutoff
26 rows: tie at the cutoff
4.95
Median
Of the 26 performances
6
Countries
RUS 12 · USA 8 · 4 others
Performance distribution
26 performances from 5.06 to 4.92 · median 4.95
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 28 Aug 2026 · methodology
26 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelena Isinbayeva WR | RUS | 5.06 | 28 Aug 2009 | Zürich | 27 |
| 2 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 5.05 | 18 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 26 |
| 3 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 5.04 | 29 Jul 2008 | Monaco | 26 |
| 4 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 5.03 | 11 Jul 2008 | Rome | 26 |
| 5 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 5.01 | 12 Aug 2005 | Helsinki | 23 |
| 5 | Anzhelika Sidorova | ANA | 5.01 | 9 Sep 2021 | Zürich | 30 |
| 7 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 5.00 | 22 Jul 2005 | London | 23 |
| 7 | Sandi Morris | USA | 5.00 | 9 Sep 2016 | Brussels | 24 |
| 9 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.96 | 22 Jul 2005 | London | 23 |
| 10 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.95 | 16 Jul 2005 | Madrid | 23 |
| 10 | Sandi Morris | USA | 4.95 | 27 Jul 2018 | Greenville | 26 |
| 10 | Anzhelika Sidorova | ANA | 4.95 | 29 Sep 2019 | Doha | 28 |
| 10 | Katie Nageotte | USA | 4.95 | 26 Jun 2021 | Eugene | 30 |
| 10 | Nina Kennedy | AUS | 4.95 | 10 Jul 2026 | Monaco | 29 |
| 14 | Eliza McCartney | NZL | 4.94 | 17 Jul 2018 | Jockgrim | 21 |
| 15 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.93 | 5 Jul 2005 | Lausanne | 23 |
| 15 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.93 | 26 Aug 2005 | Brussels | 23 |
| 15 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.93 | 25 Jul 2008 | London | 26 |
| 15 | Sandi Morris | USA | 4.93 | 23 Jul 2016 | Houston | 24 |
| 15 | Jennifer Suhr | USA | 4.93 | 14 Apr 2018 | Austin | 36 |
| 15 | Katie Nageotte | USA | 4.93 | 23 May 2021 | Marietta | 29 |
| 21 | Yelena Isinbayeva | RUS | 4.92 | 3 Sep 2004 | Brussels | 22 |
| 21 | Jennifer Suhr | USA | 4.92 | 6 Jul 2008 | Eugene | 26 |
| 21 | Eliza McCartney | NZL | 4.92 | 23 Jun 2018 | Mannheim | 21 |
| 21 | Katie Nageotte | USA | 4.92 | 1 Aug 2020 | Marietta | 29 |
| 21 | Molly Caudery | GBR | 4.92 | 22 Jun 2024 | Toulouse | 24 |