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Introduced into the Olympics in 2000, The World Championships in 1999, The European Championships 1998, and The Commonwealth Games in 1998.
The records for the championships are listed below along with the world record progression.
From 2004 indoor marks now allowed for world records.
In the world record progression only records that have been ratified by the IAAF or are awaiting ratification have been used.
All other records that have not been ratified or have been removed for whatever reason have not been included.
* Equalled world record
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| Yelena Isinbayeva | 5.05 |  | 18-8-2008 | Beijing |
| Yelena Isinbayeva | 5.01 | | 12-8-2005 | Helsinki |
| Yelena Isinbayeva | 4.80 | | 12-8-2006 | Gothenburg |
| Tatiana Grigorieva | 4.35 |  | 29-7-2002 | Manchester |
