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[1] [2] He is the third of four of Richards' sons who all excelled at the pole vault—Bob Jr. finished second in 1968 and Tom won the CIF California State Meet in the pole vault. [ 3 ] Richards began vaulting at age five [ 4 ] and by age 18, he vaulted 18 ft 2 in (5.54 m), which stood as the highest pole vault for a high schooler for 14 years.
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).
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]
In February 2020, Wooten jumped a personal best of 5.90 metres at the International Urban Pole Vault Meeting in Mexico City. Though both Wooten and Mat Ludwing cleared the height, Wooten cleared on his second attempt white Ludwing cleared on his third, giving Wooten the win and $2500 prize.
Bridget Williams (née Guy born March 18, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. [2] Williams grew up training and competing in Artistiic Gymnastics, but started competing pole vaulting at her Junior High school, with some success in high school she earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Virginia. [3]
The French pole vaulter went viral on Aug. 3 after a video of one of his pole vault attempts from the Paris Olympics made it appear like he knocked down the crossbar with his "bulge."
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.
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