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Born in Luhansk, Sergey Nazarovych Bubka was a track-and-field athlete in the 100-meter dash and the long jump, but became a world-class champion only when he turned to the pole vault. In 1983, he won the world championship in Helsinki , Finland, and the following year set his first world record, clearing 5.85m (19 ft 2 in).
The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [1] As of April 20, 2024, 80 world records have been ratified by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in the event.
It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for ... holder of the world record for the pole vault of 12ft 9 1/2in (3.90m ...
The French pole vaulter went viral on Aug. 3 after a video of one of his pole vault attempts from the ... victor in the men's pole vault, and set a world record in ... the Games delivered straight ...
Gold medalist Armand Duplantis of Sweden celebrates with family and staff members after setting a new world record during the Men's Pole Vault Final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at ...
This was the first time since 1920 that the world record in pole vault was broken at the Olympic Games. The photos of the incident circled the globe, with the exception of the Soviet Union and its satellites, although the event was broadcast live on TV in many countries of the Eastern Bloc.
Sam Kendricks took silver while Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke the world record to ... in the men's pole vault event at the 2024 Paris Games. ... Trials men’s pole vault competition with a meet ...
He both created a world record and broke his own Olympic record, set 20 minutes earlier. [101] With his title at the Paris Olympics, the 24-year-old Duplantis became the first back-to-back Olympic champion in men's pole vault since American Bob Richards, who won in the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games. Duplantis and Richards are ...