The men's pole vault at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 22 March 2025. This was the 21st 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.
| Men's pole vault at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | |||||||||
| Location | Nanjing, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 March | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning height | 6.15 m | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The final was scheduled for 22 March during the evening session.
Background
editThe men's pole vault was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Height (m) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[1] |  Armand Duplantis (SWE) |
6.27 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 28 February 2025 |
| Championship record[2] | 6.20 | Belgrade, Serbia | 20 March 2022 | |
| World leading[3] | 6.27 | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 28 February 2025 |
Qualification
editFor the men's pole vault, the qualification period ran from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025.[4] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standards of 5.85 m.[5] 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 was a target number of 12 athletes.[5]
Final
editThe final was held on 22 March, starting at 18:34 (UTC+8).
| Place | Athlete | Nation | 5.50 | 5.70 | 5.80 | 5.90 | 5.95 | 6.00 | 6.05 | 6.10 | 6.15 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Armand Duplantis | Sweden | – | o | – | o | – | o | o | xo | o | 6.15 | |
 | Emmanouil Karalis |  Greece | – | o | o | o | o | – | o | xx– | x | 6.05 | NR |
 | Sam Kendricks |  United States | o | o | o | o | xx– | x | 5.90 | =SB | |||
| 4 | Menno Vloon |  Netherlands | o | xo | o | x– | xx | 5.80 | |||||
| 5 | Kurtis Marschall |  Australia | o | o | xxo | x– | xx | 5.80 | |||||
| 6 | Ersu Şaşma |  Turkey | o | xo | xxo | x– | xx | 5.80 | |||||
| 7 | Sondre Guttormsen |  Norway | o | xo | xxx | 5.70 | |||||||
| 8 | Valters Kreišs |  Latvia | o | xxx | 5.50 | ||||||||
| 8 | Li Chenyang |  China | o | xxx | 5.50 | ||||||||
| 8 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre |  Germany | o | xxx | 5.50 | ||||||||
| 11 | Thibaut Collet |  France | xo | xxx | 5.50 | ||||||||
| — | Baptiste Thiery | France | xxx | NM | |||||||||
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References
edit- ↑ "All time Top lists - Senior - Pole vault". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ "2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships - Pole Vault Men - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – Pole vault men". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
- 1 2 "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ "Men's pole vault - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.