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The first world record in the women's pole vault was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1994. The inaugural record, 4.05 metres by Sun Caiyun of China set in 1992, was the world's best mark as of December 31, 1994. [1] As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 54 world records in the event. [2]
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).
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 ...
Sandi Morris, who won silver in the pole vault at the 2016 Olympics, will miss the Paris Olympics after finishing fourth in the U.S. Olympic trials. Greenville's Sandi Morris fails to qualify for ...
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.
Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record again to top off Olympic gold at Paris 2024 ... first breaking the Olympic record of 6.03m set by Thiago Braz in 2016, though you suspect Braz had ...
The women's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 16 and 18 at the Beijing National Stadium. [ 1 ] The qualifying standards were 4.45 m (A standard) and 4.30 m (B standard).
The 21-year-old Olympian was not among the 12 athletes who qualified for the men’s pole vault finals, with Sweden’s Armand "Mondo" Duplantis ready to defend his Olympic title with another gold ...