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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.
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.
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 ...
Pole vaulters who spoke to Yahoo Sports said they travel with six to 10 fiberglass or carbon-fiber poles that cost up to $1,000 apiece and range in length from 14 to 17 feet.
Scott Huffman (born November 30, 1964, in Quinter, Kansas) is a retired American pole vaulter. He competed in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Trials, earning a spot as an Olympian on the 1996 Atlanta team. He had a very successful NCAA record at the University of Kansas. He won the American national championships in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
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.
Kim Yoo-suk (Korean: 김유석, born 19 January 1982) is a South Korean pole vaulter. He finished ninth at the 2003 Universiade. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 5.66 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Livermore.