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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Additionally, a Republican Maine state legislator, Rep. Laurel Libby, was censured Tuesday for bringing attention to the state with a social media post calling out a transgender high school athlete who took first place in a girls pole vault competition.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Libby said the student won the 2025 girls’ Class B pole vault at a statewide track and field championship and that the same student tied for fifth place in the boys’ Class B pole vault event in 2024.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, some acquisition organizations have used this report as an Archimedes lever to pole vault over the status quo to more rapid and less bureaucratic procurement and field implementation.
—Tom Davenport, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Field events include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put and weight throw.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Libby said the student won the 2025 girls’ Class B pole vault at a statewide track and field championship and that the same student tied for fifth place in the boys’ Class B pole vault event in 2024.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, some acquisition organizations have used this report as an Archimedes lever to pole vault over the status quo to more rapid and less bureaucratic procurement and field implementation.
—Tom Davenport, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Field events include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put and weight throw.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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