Athletics at the 2026 Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault
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The men's pole vault at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, will take place in the Scotstoun Stadium between 30 July and 1 August 2026.
VenueScotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Dates30 July (qualification)
1 August (final)[1]
1 August (final)[1]
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning Height5.85 m
| Men's pole vault at the 2026 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 July (qualification) 1 August (final)[1] | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning Height | 5.85 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records were as follows[2]:
| Men's Pole vault | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 6.31 m |  Armand Duplantis (SWE) |
12 Mar 2026 | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Commonwealth record | 6.05 m |  Dmitri Markov (AUS) |
9 Aug 2001 | Edmonton,  Canada |
| Games record | 5.85 m | Kurtis Marschall (AUS) |
1 Aug 2026 | Glasgow,  Scotland |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows[1]:
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2026 | 10:00 | Qualfication |
| 1 August 2026 | 19:00 | Final |
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
An original qualification round was cancelled, and the event proceeded to a straight final.
Final
The final of the men's pole vault took place on the evening of 1 August 2026.[1][3]
| Rank | Name | Country | 4.90 | 5.10 | 5.30 | 5.40 | 5.50 | 5.60 | 5.70 | 5.80 | 5.85 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kurtis Marschall |  Australia | - | - | - | o | - | o | o | o | xo | 5.85 | GR |
 | Kyle Rademeyer |  South Africa | - | - | o | xo | o | o | xo | xxx | 5.70 | SB | |
 | Owen Heard |  England | - | o | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 5.70 | ||
| 4 | Dev Kumar Meena |  India | - | o | o | xxx | 5.30 | ||||||
| 5 | Thomas Walley |  Wales | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 5.30 | ||||||
| 6 | Kuldeep Kumar | India | o | o | xx- | x | 5.10 | ||||||
| 7 | Nicholas Southgate |  New Zealand | o | xo | xxx | 5.10 | |||||||
| 8 | James Steyn | New Zealand | xo | xo | xxx | 5.10 | |||||||
| 9 | Christos Tamanis |  Cyprus | o | xxo | xxx | 5.10 | |||||||
| 10 | Dimitris Christofi | Cyprus | xo | xxx | 4.90 | ||||||||
| 10 | Jun Yu Low |  Singapore | xo | xxx | 4.90 | ||||||||
| - | Arunthavarasa Puvitharan |  Sri Lanka | xxx | NM | |||||||||
| - | Jax Thoirs | Scotland | - | xxx | NM |