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2. Pole vault - Wikipedia

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   Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the ancient Irish people, although modern pole vaulting, an athletic ...

3. Men's pole vault world record progression - Wikipedia

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   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. Since 2000, World Athletics makes no distinction between indoor and outdoor settings when establishing pole ...

4. Sam Kendricks - Wikipedia

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   Continental Cup. 2018 Ostrava. Pole vault. Samuel Hathorn Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American pole vaulter. [1] He is a three-time indoor and six-time outdoor national champion (2014–2019), the 2016 Olympics bronze [3] [4] and 2024 Olympics silver medalist, and the 2017 and 2019 World Champion.

5. Armand Duplantis breaks his own world record in pole vault ...

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   Three weeks after earning a gold medal and setting a world record at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Armand Duplantis keeps making history. On Sunday, the 24-year-old Swedish pole vaulter set yet another ...

6. This Swedish Pole Vaulter Might Be the Best Olympian in Paris

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   The pole-vault final is on Aug. 5, and thanks to both his American connections—he grew up in Lafayette, ... “It's hard for me to compare apples and oranges,” says the Swedish diplomat ...

7. Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for eighth ...

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   Sweden’s Armand Duplantis extended his dominant reign over the world of pole vaulting on Saturday, setting his eighth world record in the discipline at the season’s first Diamond League ...

8. Pole vault at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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   The pole vault at the Summer Olympics is grouped among the four track and field jumping events held at the multi-sport event. The men's pole vault has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the first Summer Olympics in 1896. The women's event is one of the latest additions to the programme, first being contested at the 2000 ...

9. Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis thrills the world with ...

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   Duplantis' victory in Paris marked the 18th straight meet that he's won the pole vault, dating back to July 2023, according to The Athletic. “It’s hard to understand honestly — if I don’t ...