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John Hans Uelses (born Hans Joachim Feigenbaum; July 14, 1937 – December 15, 2022) was an American pole vaulter.He made history by becoming the first man to vault over 16 feet – on February 2, 1962, at the Millrose Games in New York's Madison Square Garden, before a sold-out crowd, Uelses soared over the bar at 16' 1/4", making headlines around the world.
Video on YouTube Official Video Pole Vault competition starts @ 26:10 Morcom's final attempt @ 28:20. Morcom competed in the pole vault at the 1948 Summer Olympics for the United States, [8] finishing in 6th place after passing at lesser heights, then during a rainstorm, missing at the height the eventual winners would clear of 4.20 meters.
Alysha Newman of Canada celebrates a jump and twerks during the Women's Pole Vault Final on day twelve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 7, 2024 in Paris, France.
Kevin Voigt/GettyImages French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati reacted to going viral during the 2024 Paris Olympics when it appeared his crotch interfered with his jump. The first-time Olympian, 21 ...
The greatest compliment to Duplantis is that Tuesday’s pole vault competition didn’t really get interesting until after he’d already won gold. Only then did the French crowd turn its full ...
The tip of the vaulting pole is angled higher than eye level until three paces from takeoff, when the pole tip descends efficiently, amplifying run speed as the pole is planted into the vault box. The faster the vaulter can run and the more efficient their take-off is, the greater the kinetic energy that can be achieved and used during the vault.
Swedish pole vault star Armand "Mondo" Duplantis put on a show on Aug. 5 on his way to setting a world record to draw a roar from a crowd that was chanting his name at Stade de France.
Gordon also invented the foam landing pits for pole-vaulters and high jumpers used in all Track and Field competitions including the 1968 Olympics, where they made their first Olympic debut. [ 2 ] He created the first constant flow "Moon Bounce" air units and developed closed air recreation products for water and land.