who has more "absolute" vault WRs, Bubka or Isi?

Does equaling a WR, count as "setting" a world record?

Would an athlete still get a WR bonus if one was offered?

If so, Isi could just keep jumping at the same WR height over and over and keep getting credit for world records and bonuses, right?

[Davidokun]

T&FN Special: Isi Only One Behind Bubka’s Record Total

(The aforementioned typo has been corrected.)

[polevaultpower]

What is the link? I don't see it on the front page and when I click on the link in the archives, it doesn't work.

[Davidokun]

You may want to correct the typo in the second-to-last paragraph.

By that yardstick (see charts), Bubka has 18 entries, with Isinbayeva’s 13 closing in.

Bubka improved the absolute record from 5.83 to 6.15 meters, a factor of 1.05. Isinbayeva only has to improve by one more centimeter, to 5.07, to match that achievement.

[gh]

Check out the compilation now on the front page.