the pole vault
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by using a pole to jump over a bar that is high above the ground
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Cade Sommers of Westlake went 16-1 in the pole vault.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Torrey Pines’ Joey Weisman took the section lead for the season in the pole vault, clearing 16 feet.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
His latest record of 6.23 meters, achieved at last year’s world championships, is seven centimeters higher than anyone else has managed in the history of the sport, a testament to his supremacy in the pole vault over the past four years.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Lavillenie clears the bar comfortably at 6.16 meters (20 feet, 2 1/2 inches) in Bubka’s home city, almost to the day the pole vault great cleared achieved 6.15 (20-2) on Feb. 21, 1993.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Duplantis has broken the pole vault world record 12 times in his career.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Arkansas freshman John Scott Kendricks cleared 17-2 3/4 to take fourth in the pole vault.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
His clearance of 15 feet was the second best in the pole vault in Orange County last season.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
Two events are particularly deep this year: the pole vault and 300-meter hurdles.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Torrey Pines’ Joey Weisman took the section lead for the season in the pole vault, clearing 16 feet.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
His latest record of 6.23 meters, achieved at last year’s world championships, is seven centimeters higher than anyone else has managed in the history of the sport, a testament to his supremacy in the pole vault over the past four years.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Lavillenie clears the bar comfortably at 6.16 meters (20 feet, 2 1/2 inches) in Bubka’s home city, almost to the day the pole vault great cleared achieved 6.15 (20-2) on Feb. 21, 1993.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Duplantis has broken the pole vault world record 12 times in his career.
—Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Arkansas freshman John Scott Kendricks cleared 17-2 3/4 to take fourth in the pole vault.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2024
His clearance of 15 feet was the second best in the pole vault in Orange County last season.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
Two events are particularly deep this year: the pole vault and 300-meter hurdles.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
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