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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The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Third places in the triple jump and pole vault helped things as well.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
The dispute stems from a post Libby shared to Facebook in February that called attention to a transgender athlete who placed first in the girls' pole vault at the state's track-and-field championship.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
The situation in Maine was prompted heavily by news of a trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition after previously competing in the boys' category.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
Third places in the triple jump and pole vault helped things as well.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 18 May 2025
The dispute stems from a post Libby shared to Facebook in February that called attention to a transgender athlete who placed first in the girls' pole vault at the state's track-and-field championship.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
The situation in Maine was prompted heavily by news of a trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition after previously competing in the boys' category.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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