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He claims to have been introduced to the pole vault at 4 years old. Though his father was a hurdler, both Guttormsen and his older brother Sondre are pole vaulters . Before his collegiate career at Princeton University , Guttormsen attended Davis Senior High School in California.
He was the American high school record holder in the pole vault while at Orting High School. He qualified for the 1968 United States Olympic Trials. In 1968 there was a semi-Olympic trials required to make the final. In that meet, Carrigan finished in a non-qualifying seventh place, only jumping 4.87 m (15 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). But seventh place ...
As a prep at Har-Ber High School, McWhorter was a four-time Arkansas Activities Association state champion in the pole vault, and placed second at the New Balance Nationals Indoor championship meet. [2] In 2016, he won the USATF under-18 championships in the pole vault. [2]
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.
The 17-year-old pole vaulter from Capital High School in Olympia won a gold medal on Thursday at the World Athletics U20 Championships Cali 22, an international competition in Santiago de Cali ...
Grove is a two-time Illinois High School Association state champion in the pole vault representing Pontiac Township High School.Grove set Illinois state record in the pole vault at 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in).
The French pole vaulter went viral on Aug. 3 after a video of one of his pole vault ... Ammirati did not ultimately qualify for the pole vault final, as each athlete gets three attempts to make ...
Paul Wilson (born July 30, 1947) [1] is an American athlete specializing in the pole vault. He was the world record holder in the event. The first vaulter to clear his age in feet. In 1967 he was the number-one ranked pole vaulter in the world, but his career was cut short by injury.