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The introduction in the early 1950s of flexible vaulting poles made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The present record of 6.27 m ( 20 ft 6 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) was set by Armand Duplantis , competing for Sweden at the All Star Perche .
High jump: 2.37 m (7 ft 9 in) Hollis Conway: University of Louisiana at Lafayette: March 11, 1989 NCAA Division I Championships: Indianapolis, Indiana [2] Pole vault: 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) KC Lightfoot: Baylor University: February 13, 2021 Texas Tech Shootout Lubbock, Texas [78] 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) A: Sondre Guttormsen: Princeton University ...
She graduated from the school with a state record of 3.97 m (13 ft 0 in) in the pole vault. [9] She was the 2008 Division 1 state runner-up and the 2009 Division 1 state champion. After starting her college career at the University of Dayton , her results took off at Ashland University where she won two NCAA Division II titles.
The tip of the vaulting pole is angled higher than eye level until three paces from takeoff, when the pole tip descends efficiently, amplifying run speed as the pole is planted into the vault box. The faster the vaulter can run and the more efficient their take-off is, the greater the kinetic energy that can be achieved and used during the vault.
The following is the Men's pole vault indoor world record progression starting from 1889, with additional demonstration and professional records being noted. The best indoor performances on record as agreed to by the world's leading statisticians were accepted as the inaugural Indoor World Records from 1 January 1987; previous to this, they were regarded as world indoor bests. [1]
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]
Jan Johnson ran "Sky Jumpers," a pole vault camp based on the central coast of California. [4] Johnson also hosted auxiliary "Sky Jumpers" camps annually in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Johnson was an outspoken innovator and advocate for pole vault safety. He co-authored The Illustrated History of the Pole Vault, published in 2007.
The 1957 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's competition took place between June 20–22 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio. The high jump apron at Welcome Stadium was made of asphalt to the surprise of Olympic Champion Charles Dumas who brought long spikes.