2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault
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The men's pole vault at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to take place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 21 March 2026. This will be the 22nd time the event will be contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
| Men's pole vault at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń | |||||||||
| Location | Toruń, Poland | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 March | |||||||||
| Winning height | 6.25 m CR | |||||||||
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Background
The men's pole vault was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Height (m) | Location | Date |
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| World record[1] |  Armand Duplantis (SWE) |
6.31 | Uppsala, Sweden | 12 March 2026 |
| 2026 World Lead[2] | ||||
| Championship record[3] | 6.20 | Belgrade, Serbia | 20 March 2022 |
Qualification
For the men's pole vault, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026.[4] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 5.90 m.[4] Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[4] There is a target number of 12 athletes.[4]
Results
Final
The final is scheduled to be held on 21 March, starting at 18:25 (UTC+1) in the morning.[5]
| 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 |
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 | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | o | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | – | o | 6.25 | CR |
 | Emmanouil Karalis |  Greece | – | o | o | o | xo | o | – | – | x– | xx | 6.05 | |
 | Kurtis Marschall |  Australia | o | o | o | x– | o | xxx | 6.00 | PB | ||||
| 4 | Sondre Guttormsen |  Norway | o | xo | xxo | o | – | xxx | 5.95 | |||||
| 5 | Zach Bradford |  United States | o | xo | xo | xo | xxx | 5.95 | ||||||
| 6 | Baptiste Thiery |  France | – | xo | o | x– | xx | 5.85 | ||||||
| 7 | Menno Vloon |  Netherlands | o | o | xo | x– | xx | 5.85 | SB | |||||
| 8 | Thibaut Collet | France | – | xo | xo | xx– | x | 5.85 | SB | |||||
| 9 | Chris Nilsen | United States | o | o | xxx | 5.70 | ||||||||
| 9 | EJ Obiena |  Philippines | o | o | xxx | 5.70 | ||||||||
| 11 | Simen Guttormsen | Norway | xo | o | xxx | 5.70 | ||||||||
| 12 | David Holý |  Czech Republic | o | xxx | 5.50 | |||||||||
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