How much time does an athlete have for each field event trial?

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The time starts when the official responsible indicates that all is ready for the trial. The times below must not be exceeded, otherwise the trial is recorded as a failure (unless the Referee decides otherwise under the rule on delays):

Athletes remaining	High jump	Pole vault	Other field events
More than 3 (or each athlete's very first trial)	1 min	1 min	1 min
2 or 3	1.5 min	2 min	1 min
1	3 min	5 min	-

In combined events, a single remaining athlete has 2 minutes in the high jump and 3 minutes in the pole vault. For consecutive trials the time is 2 minutes (high jump), 3 minutes (pole vault) and 2 minutes (other events).

A trial that has already started when the time elapses should not be disallowed.
A clock showing the remaining time should be visible to the athlete, and an official normally raises and keeps raised a yellow flag during the final 15 seconds.
For the pole vault, the time begins when the crossbar has been adjusted to the athlete's wishes.

Source: World Athletics Technical Rules (C2.1, edition last modified 1 July 2026), Rule 25.17.