The men's pole vault at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 21 March 2026. This was the 22nd time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Background The men's pole vault was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. +Records before the 2026 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)Height (m)LocationDateWorld record 6.31 Uppsala, Sweden 12 March 20262026 World LeadChampionship record6.20 Belgrade, Serbia 20 March 2022
Qualification For the men's pole vault, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 5.90 m. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. There is a target number of 12 athletes.
Results Final The final was held on 21 March, starting at 18:25 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Place Athlete Nation 5.50 5.70 5.85 5.95 6.00 6.05 6.10 6.15 6.20 6.25 Result Notes Armand Duplantis o – o – o – o o – o 6.25 CR Emmanouil Karalis – o o o xo o – – x– xx 6.05 Kurtis Marschall o o o x– o xxx 6.00 4 Sondre Guttormsen o xo xxo o – xxx 5.95 5 Zach Bradford o xo xo xo xxx 5.95 6 Baptiste Thiery – xo o x– xx 5.85 7 Menno Vloon o o xo x– xx 5.85 8 Thibaut Collet – xo xo xx– x 5.85 9 Chris Nilsen o o xxx 5.70 9 EJ Obiena o o xxx 5.70 11 Simen Guttormsen xo o xxx 5.70 12 David Holý o xxx 5.50
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