Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's pole vault
# Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 7 and 8 July 1983.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Konstantin Volkov Soviet Union | Thierry Vigneron France | Jeff Ward United States |

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| ? | Thierry Vigneron | France | 5.10 |
| ? | Philippe Collet | France | 5.10 |
| ? | Daniel Aebischer | Switzerland | 5.10 |
| ? | Daniel Forter | Switzerland | 5.10 |
| ? | Konstantin Volkov | Soviet Union | 5.10 |
| ? | Vladimir Polyakov | Soviet Union | 5.10 |
| ? | Victor Drechsel | Italy | 5.10 |
| ? | Teruhisa Kamiya | Japan | 5.10 |
| ? | Jeff Buckingham | United States | 5.10 |
| ? | Anton Paskalev | Bulgaria | 5.10 |
| ? | Jeff Ward | United States | 5.10 |
| ? | Peter Volmer | West Germany | 5.10 |
| ? | Stanimir Penchev | Bulgaria | 5.10 |
| ? | Gerald Heinrich | West Germany | 5.10 |
| 15 | George Barber | Canada | 5.00 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Konstantin Volkov | Soviet Union | 5.65 |
| | Thierry Vigneron | France | 5.60 |
| | Jeff Ward | United States | 5.50 |
| 4 | Vladimir Polyakov | Soviet Union | 5.40 |
| 5 | Jeff Buckingham | United States | 5.40 |
| 6 | Daniel Aebischer | Switzerland | 5.20 |
| 6 | Philippe Collet | France | 5.20 |
| 6 | Stanimir Penchev | Bulgaria | 5.20 |
| 6 | Peter Volmer | West Germany | 5.20 |
| 6 | Anton Paskalev | Bulgaria | 5.20 |
| 6 | Gerald Heinrich | West Germany | 5.20 |
| 12 | Victor Drechsel | Italy | 5.20 |
| 13 | Teruhisa Kamiya | Japan | 5.00 |
| | Daniel Forter | Switzerland | NM |
