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In spite of its longer history, the men's Olympic event has only seen three world record marks – a clearance of 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in) by Frank Foss at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, Władysław Kozakiewicz's vault of 5.78 m (18 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) to win at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and Armand Duplantis' 2024 winning clearance of 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in).
Elnesvågen, Norway 3000 m steeplechase: 8:12.05 Jim Svenøy: 22 August 1997 Memorial Van Damme: Brussels, Belgium High jump: 2.36 m Steinar Hoen: 1 July 1997 Bislett Games: Oslo, Norway Pole vault: 5.86 m [b] Pål Haugen Lillefosse: 25 June 2022 Stjørdal, Norway Sondre Guttormsen: 8 September 2022 Weltklasse Zürich: Zürich, Switzerland [31 ...
Olympic records; Men: ... (1841-1901), the first man to clear more than ten feet in the pole vault. ... Norway: 10 March 2023 Albuquerque [63] 16:
The Swede broke fresh ground in Paris with a clearance of 6.25m – having already secured the second Olympic gold of his young career Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again to top ...
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.
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 ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
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.