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Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark.
A pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, [1] is a runner who leads a middle-or long-distance running event for the first section to ensure a high speed and to avoid excessive tactical racing. Pacemakers are frequently employed by race organisers for world record attempts with specific instructions for lap times. Some ...
Pacemaker October 29, 1907 German Empire: While standing at the edge of the Dresden Track, Wolf was run over by a fellow pacemaker. [72] Karel Verbist: Track cyclist July 21, 1909 Belgium Verbist collided with his pacemaker's (Constant Ceurremans') motorcycle on the Bruxelles track. [73] [74] [75] Verbist is the subject of a macabre Flemish ...
Former World Record holder for 10k road run. [63] Alex Korio [64] Jonathan Korir [65] Ronald Kwemoi: Gold medalist, 2014 Kenyan National Championship in the 1500 metres [66] Bernard Lagat: Oldest pacemaker. Was part of the Breaking2 challenge. Beat Kipchoge to the 5000 m World title in 2007. [67] Lopez Lomong: Part of the Breaking2 attempt in ...
IAAF Statistics Book 2009 – World record progressions (Men's from page 202–222, women's from page 292–309) Progression of IAAF World Records
A pacemaker’s battery typically lasts between five and seven years before it needs to be changed, ... Get organizers for all of your Christmas decorations on sale now for as low as $10. AOL.
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
For a performance to be ratified as a world record by World Athletics, the marathon course on which the performance occurred must be 42.195 km (26.219 mi) long, [34] measured in a defined manner using the calibrated bicycle method [35] (the distance in kilometers being the official distance; the distance in miles is an approximation) and meet other criteria that rule out artificially fast ...