pole vault
noun
: a vault with the aid of a pole
specifically
: a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar
pole-vaulter
noun
or pole vaulter
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Mondo Duplantis, pole vaulting for Sweden, followed a gold-winning leap with a world-record-setting leap and made a mad dash to kiss his girlfriend.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The 41 mm titanium watch was designed with Mondo in mind: the yellow seconds hand is shaped like a pole vault.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
Paris Track and Field Men’s pole vault, 1 p.m. ET/7 p.m.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Monarch’s Tyler Rowan defended his 5A pole vault crown with relative ease, setting a new personal record with a vault of 16 feet, 9 inches on Thursday.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The 41 mm titanium watch was designed with Mondo in mind: the yellow seconds hand is shaped like a pole vault.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
Paris Track and Field Men’s pole vault, 1 p.m. ET/7 p.m.
—NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
Monarch’s Tyler Rowan defended his 5A pole vault crown with relative ease, setting a new personal record with a vault of 16 feet, 9 inches on Thursday.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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