This is the progression of world record improvements of the pole vault M55 division of Masters athletics.

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Height	Athlete	Nationality	Birthdate	Location	Date
4.60	Wolfgang Ritte	Germany	07.01.1953	Voerde	08.06.2008
4.26	Hans Lagerqvist	Sweden	28.04.1940	Visby	24.08.1996
4.12	Richmond "Boo" Morcom	United States	01.05.1921	Hampton	04.08.1976
3.90	Herbert Schmidt	Germany	11.01.1910	Duisburg	26.04.1966

Masters Athletics Pole Vault list