Pole Vault Women's 2022 Funny Fail #17

Pole vault
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search
This article is about the sport. For the Cold War era communications system, see Pole Vault (communications system).
Athletics
Pole vault
Pole Vault Sequence 3.jpg
An athlete in the middle of the vaulting phase
World records
Men Sweden Armand Duplantis 6.21 m (20 ft 4+1⁄4 in)(2022)
Women Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 5.06 m (16 ft 7 in) (2009)
Olympic records
Men Brazil Thiago Braz 6.03 m (19 ft 9+1⁄4 in) (2016)
Women Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 5.05 m (16 ft 6+3⁄4 in) (2008)
World Championship records
Men Sweden Armand Duplantis 6.21 m (20 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (2022)
Women Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in) (2005)
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Mycenaean Greeks, Minoan Greeks and Celts[citation needed]. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.

It is typically classified as one of the four major jumping events in athletics, alongside the high jump, long jump and triple jump. It is unusual among track and field sports in that it requires a significant amount of specialised equipment in order to participate, even at a basic level. A number of elite pole vaulters have had backgrounds in gymnastics, including world record breakers Yelena Isinbayeva and Brian Sternberg, reflecting the similar physical attributes required for the sports.[1][2] Running speed, however, may be the most dominant factor. Physical attributes such as speed, agility and strength are essential to pole vaulting effectively, but technical skill is an equally if not more important element. The object of pole vaulting is to clear a bar or crossbar supported upon two uprights (standards) without knocking it down.