Pole vault
Athletics Pole vault | |
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An athlete in the middle of the vaulting phase | |
Men's records | |
World | Renaud Lavillenie 6.16 m (20 ft 2 1⁄2 in) (2014) |
Olympic | Thiago Braz da Silva 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) (2016) |
Women's records | |
World | Yelena Isinbayeva 5.06 m (16 ft 7 in) (2009) |
Olympic | Yelena Isinbayeva 5.05 m (16 ft 6 3⁄4 in) (2008) |
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 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.
Contents
1 History
2 Modern vaulting
3 Technology
4 Technique
4.1 Approach
4.2 Plant and take-off
4.3 Swing up
4.4 Extension
4.5 Turn
4.6 Fly-away
5 Terminology
6 All-time top 25 athletes
6.1 Men (comprehensive)
6.1.1 Notes
6.2 Women (comprehensive)
6.2.1 Notes
7 Six metres club
8 Five metres club
9 Milestones
10 Olympic medalists
10.1 Men
10.2 Women
11 World Championships medalists
11.1 Men
11.2 Women
12 World Indoor Championships medalists
12.1 Men
12.2 Women
13 Season's bests
13.1 Men
13.2 Women
14 Notes and references
15 External links
History
Poles were used as a practical means of passing over natural obstacles in marshy places such as provinces of Friesland in the Netherlands, along the North Sea, and the great level of the Fens across Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk. Artificial draining of these marshes created a network of open drains or canals intersecting each other. To cross these without getting wet, while avoiding tedious roundabout journeys over bridges, a stack of jumping poles was kept at every house and used for vaulting over the canals. Venetian gondoliers have traditionally used punting poles for moving to the shore from their boat.[citation needed]
Distance pole vaulting competitions continue to be held annually in the lowlands around the North Sea. These far-jumping competitions (Frysk: Fierljeppen) are not based on height.[3]
In his book The Mechanics of the Pole Vault, Richard Ganslen reports that the London Gymnastic Society under Professor Voelker held measured pole vaulting events in 1826, involving 1,300 participants and recording heights up to 10 ft 10 in (3.3 m).[4] Other early pole vaulting competitions where height was measured took place at the Ulverston Football and Cricket Club, Lancashire, north of the sands (now Cumbria) in 1843.[5] Modern competition began around 1850 in Germany, when pole vaulting was added to the exercises of the Turner gymnastic clubs by Johann C. F. GutsMuths and Friedrich L. Jahn. In Great Britain, it was first practiced at the Caledonian Games.
Initially, vaulting poles were made from stiff materials such as bamboo or aluminum. The introduction of flexible vaulting poles in the early 1950s made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height.[6] 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.
In 2000, IAAF rule 260.18a (formerly 260.6a) was amended, so that "world records" (as opposed to "indoor world records") can be set in a facility "with or without roof". This rule was not applied retroactively,[7] With many indoor facilities not conforming to outdoor track specifications for size and flatness, the pole vault is the only world record set indoors.
Modern vaulting
Today, athletes compete in the pole vault as one of the four jumping events in track and field. Because the high jump and pole vault are both vertical jumps, the competitions are conducted similarly. Each athlete can choose what height they would like to enter the competition. Once they enter, they have three attempts to clear the height. If a height is cleared, the vaulter advances to the next height, where they will have three more attempts. Once the vaulter has three consecutive misses, they are out of the competition and the highest height they cleared is their result. A "no height", often denoted "NH", refers to the failure of a vaulter to clear any bar during the competition.
Once the vaulter enters the competition, they can choose to pass heights. If a vaulter achieves a miss on their first attempt at a height, they can pass to the next height, but they will only have two attempts at that height, as they will be out once they achieve three consecutive misses. Similarly, after earning two misses at a height, they could pass to the next height, when they would have only one attempt.
The competitor who clears the highest height is the winner. If two or more vaulters have finished with the same height, the tie is broken by the number of misses at the final height. If the tied vaulters have the same number of misses at the last height cleared, the tie is broken by the total number of misses in the competition.
If there is still a tie for first place, a jump-off occurs to break the tie. Marks achieved in this type of jump-off are considered valid and count for any purpose that a mark achieved in a normal competition would.
If a tie in the other places still exists, a jump-off is not normally conducted, unless the competition is a qualifying meet, and the tie exists in the final qualifying spot. In this case, an administrative jump-off is conducted to break the tie, but the marks are not considered valid for any other purpose than breaking the tie.
A jump-off is a sudden death competition in which the tied vaulters attempt the same height, starting with the last attempted height. If both vaulters miss, the bar goes down by a small increment, and if both clear, the bar goes up by a small increment. A jump-off ends when one vaulter clears and the other misses. Each vaulter gets one attempt at each height until one makes and one misses.
The equipment and rules for pole vaulting are similar to the high jump. Unlike high jump, however, the athlete in the vault has the ability to select the horizontal position of the bar before each jump and can place it a distance beyond the back of the box, the metal pit that the pole is placed into immediately before takeoff. The range of distance the vaulter may place the standards varies depending on the level of competition.
If the pole used by the athlete dislodges the bar from the uprights, a foul attempt is ruled, even if the athlete has cleared the height. An athlete does not benefit from quickly leaving the landing pad before the bar has fallen. The exception to this rule if the vaulter is vaulting outdoors and has made a clear effort to throw the pole back, but the wind has blown the pole into the bar; this counts as a clearance. This call is made at the discretion of the pole vault official. If the pole breaks during the execution of a vault, it is considered an equipment failure and is ruled a non-jump, neither a make nor a miss. Other types of equipment failure include the standards slipping down or the wind dislodging the bar when no contact was made by the vaulter.
Each athlete has a set amount of time in which to make an attempt. The amount of time varies by level of competition and the number of vaulters remaining. If the vaulter fails to begin an attempt within this time, the vaulter is charged with a time foul and the attempt is a miss.
Poles are manufactured with ratings corresponding to the vaulter's maximum weight. Some organizations forbid vaulters to use poles rated below their weight as a safety precaution. The recommended weight corresponds to a flex rating that is determined by the manufacturer by placing a standardized amount of stress (most commonly a 50 lb (23 kg) weight) on the pole and measuring how much the center of the pole is displaced. Therefore, two poles rated at the same weight are not necessarily the same stiffness.
Because pole stiffness and length are important factors to a vaulter's performance, it is not uncommon for an elite vaulter to carry as many as ten poles to a competition. The effective properties of a pole can be changed by gripping the pole higher or lower in relation to the top of the pole. The left and right handgrips are typically a bit more than shoulder width apart. Poles are manufactured for people of all skill levels and body sizes, with sizes as short as 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) to as long as 5.30 m (17 ft 5 in), with a wide range of weight ratings. Each manufacturer determines the weight rating for the pole and the location of the maximum handhold band.
However speed is the most essential element to higher jumps, because the energy produced by the run (12mv2{displaystyle {frac {1}{2}}mv^{2}},m{displaystyle m}=mass of the athlete;v{displaystyle v}=speed) is converted to vertical propulsion (gravitational potential energy) (mass x height x acceleration due to gravity(9.81ms−2{displaystyle 9.81ms^{-2}})).
Technology
Competitive pole vaulting began using solid ash poles. As the heights attained increased, the bamboo poles gave way to tubular aluminum,[8] which was tapered at each end. Today's pole vaulters benefit from poles produced by wrapping pre-cut sheets of fiberglass that contains resin around a metal pole mandrel, to produce a slightly curved pole that bends more easily under the compression caused by an athlete's take-off. The shape of the fiberglass sheets and the amount of fiberglass used is carefully planned to provide the desired length and stiffness of pole. Different fiber types, including carbon-fiber, are used to give poles specific characteristics intended to promote higher jumps. In recent years, carbon fiber has been added to the commonly used E-glass and S-glass materials to create a lighter pole.
As in the high jump, the landing area was originally a heap of sawdust or sand where athletes landed on their feet. As technology enabled higher vaults, mats evolved into bags of large chunks of foam. Today's high-tech mats are foam usually 1–1.5 meters (3 ft 3 in–4 ft 11 in) thick. Mats are growing larger in area as well to minimize risk of injury. Proper landing technique is on the back or shoulders. Landing on the feet should be avoided, to eliminate the risk of injury to the lower extremities, particularly ankle sprains.
Rule changes over the years have resulted in larger landing areas and additional padding of all hard and unyielding surfaces.
The pole vault crossbar has evolved from a triangular aluminum bar to a round fiberglass bar with rubber ends. This is balanced on standards and can be knocked off when it is hit by a pole vaulter or the pole. Rule changes have led to shorter pegs and crossbar ends that are semi-circular.
Technique
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Although many techniques are used by vaulters at various skill levels to clear the bar, the generally accepted technical model can be broken down into several phases:
Approach
During the approach the pole vaulter sprints down the runway in such a way as to achieve maximum speed and correct position to initiate takeoff at the end of the approach. Top class vaulters use approaches with 18 to 22 strides, often referred to as a "step" in which every other foot is counted as one step. The run-up to the vaulting pit begins forcefully with the vaulter running powerfully in a relaxed, upright position with knees lifted and torso leaning very slightly forward. The head, shoulders and hips are aligned, the vaulter increasing speed as the body becomes erect. The tip of the vaulting pole is angled higher than eye level until three paces from takeoff, when the pole tip descends efficiently, amplifying run speed as the pole is planted into the vault box. The faster the vaulter can run and the more efficient their take-off is, the greater the kinetic energy that can be achieved and used during the vault.
Plant and take-off
The plant and take off is initiated typically three steps out from the final step. Vaulters will usually count their steps backwards from their starting point to the box only counting the steps taken on the left foot (vice versa for left-handers) except for the second step from the box, which is taken by the right foot. For example; a vaulter on a "ten count" (referring to the number of counted steps from the starting point to the box) would count backwards from ten, only counting the steps taken with the left foot, until the last three steps taken and both feet are counted as three, two, one. These last three steps are normally quicker than the previous strides and are referred to as the "turn-over". The goal of this phase is to efficiently translate the kinetic energy accumulated from the approach into potential energy stored by the elasticity of the pole, and to gain as much initial vertical height as possible by jumping off the ground. The plant starts with the vaulter raising their arms up from around the hips or mid-torso until they are fully outstretched above the head, with the right arm extended directly above the head and the left arm extended perpendicular to the pole (vice versa for left-handed vaulters). At the same time, the vaulter is dropping the pole tip into the box. On the final step, the vaulter jumps off the trail leg which should always remain straight and then drives the front knee forward. As the pole slides into the back of the box the pole begins to bend and the vaulter continues up and forward, leaving the trail leg angled down and behind.
Swing up
The swing and row simply consists of the vaulter swinging the trail leg forward and rowing the pole, bringing the top arm down to the hips, while trying to keep the trail leg straight to store more potential energy into the pole, the rowing motion also keeps the pole bent for a longer period of time for the vaulter to get into optimum position. Once in a "U" shape the left arm hugs the pole tight to efficiently use the recoil within the pole. The goal is to carry out these motions as thoroughly and as quickly as possible; it is a race against the unbending of the pole. Effectively, this causes a double pendulum motion, with the top of the pole moving forward and pivoting from the box, while the vaulter acts as a second pendulum pivoting from the right hand. This action gives the vaulter the best position possible to be "ejected" off the pole. The swing continues until the hips are above the head and the arms are pulling the pole close to the chest; from there the vaulter shoots their legs up over the cross bar while keeping the pole close.[9][10]
Extension
The extension refers to the extension of the hips upward with outstretched legs as the shoulders drive down, causing the vaulter to be positioned upside down. This position is often referred to as "inversion". While this phase is executed, the pole begins to recoil, propelling the vaulter quickly upward. The hands of the vaulter remain close to the body as they move from the shins back to the region around the hips and upper torso.
Turn
The turn is executed immediately after or even during the end of the rockback. As the name implies, the vaulter turns 180° toward the pole while extending the arms down past the head and shoulders. Typically the vaulter will begin to angle their body toward the bar as the turn is executed, although ideally the vaulter will remain as vertical as possible. A more accurate description of this phase of the vault may be "the spin" because the vaulter spins around an imaginary axis from head to toe.
Fly-away
This is often highly emphasized by spectators and novice vaulters, but it is arguably the easiest phase of the vault and is a result of proper execution of previous phases. This phase mainly consists of the vaulter pushing off the pole and releasing it so it falls away from the bar and mats. As the torso goes over and around the bar, the vaulter is facing the bar. Rotation of the body over the bar occurs naturally, and the vaulter's main concern is making sure that their arms, face and any other appendages do not knock the bar off as they go over. The vaulter should land near the middle of the foam landing mats, or pits, face up.
Terminology
Bar: The cross bar that is suspended above the ground by the standards.
Box: A trapezoidal indentation in the ground with a metal or fiberglass covering at the end of the runway in which vaulters "plant" their pole. The back wall of the box is nearly vertical and is approximately 8 inches (20 cm) in depth. The bottom of the box gradually slopes upward approximately 3 feet (90 cm) until it is level with the runway. The covering in the box ensures the pole will slide to the back of the box without catching on anything. The covering's lip overlaps onto the runway and ensures a smooth transition from all-weather surface so a pole being planted does not catch on the box.
Drive knee: During the plant phase, the knee is driven forward at the time of "takeoff" to help propel the vaulter upward.
Grip: The location of the vaulter's top hand on the pole. As the vaulter improves, their grip may move up the pole incrementally. The other hand is typically placed shoulder-width down from the top hand. Hands are not allowed to grip the very top of the pole (their hand perpendicular to the pole) for safety reasons.
Jump foot: The foot that the vaulter uses to leave the ground as they begin their vault. It is also referred to as the take-off foot.
Pit: The mats used for landing in pole vault.
Plant position: The position a vaulter is in the moment the pole reaches the back of the box and the vaulter begins their vault. Their arms are fully extended and their drive knee begins to come up as they jump.
Pole: The fiberglass equipment used to propel the vaulter up and over the bar. One side is stiffer than the other to facilitate the bending of the pole after the plant. A vaulter may rest the pole on their arm to determine which side is the stiff side.
Standards: The equipment that holds the bar at a particular height above the ground. Standards may be adjusted to raise and lower the bar and also to adjust the horizontal position of the bar.
Steps: Since the box is in a fixed position, vaulters must adjust their approach to ensure they are in the correct position when attempting to vault.
Swing leg or trail leg: The swing leg is also the jump foot. After a vaulter has left the ground, the leg that was last touching the ground stays extended and swings forward to help propel the vaulter upwards.
Volzing: A method of holding or pushing the bar back onto the pegs while jumping over a height. This takes considerable skill, although it is now against the rules and counted as a miss. The technique is named after U.S. Olympian Dave Volz, who made an art form of the practice and surprised many by making the U.S. Olympic team in 1992.
All-time top 25 athletes
- Key
set prior to IAAF acceptance of indoor events as equivalent with outdoor events (in 2000)
Men (comprehensive)
- Corrected after European Athletics Championships 2018
- Correct as of August 2018[11][12]
Rank | Mark | Athlete | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 6.16 m (20 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | 15 February 2014 | Donetsk (indoor) | [13] |
2 | 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | 21 February 1993 | Donetsk (indoor) | |
3 | 6.06 m (19 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | Steve Hooker (AUS) | 7 February 2009 | Boston (indoor) | |
4 | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | 16 June 1999 | Athens | |
Dmitri Markov (AUS) | 9 August 2001 | Edmonton | |||
Armand Duplantis (SWE) | 12 August 2018 | Berlin | [14] | ||
7 | 6.04 m (19 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Brad Walker (USA) | 8 June 2008 | Eugene | |
8 | 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Okkert Brits (RSA) | 18 August 1995 | Cologne | |
Jeff Hartwig (USA) | 14 June 2000 | Jonesboro | |||
Thiago Braz da Silva (BRA) | 15 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [15] | ||
11 | 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) | Radion Gataullin (URS) | 4 February 1989 | Gomel (indoor) | |
12 | 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Igor Trandenkov (RUS) | 4 July 1996 | Saint Petersburg | |
Timothy Mack (USA) | 18 September 2004 | Monaco | |||
Yevgeny Lukyanenko (RUS) | 1 July 2008 | Bydgoszcz | |||
Björn Otto (GER) | 5 September 2012 | Aachen | |||
16 | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) | Tim Lobinger (GER) | 27 August 1997 | Cologne | |
Jean Galfione (FRA) | 6 March 1999 | Maebashi (indoor) | |||
Danny Ecker (GER) | 11 February 2001 | Dortmund (indoor) | |||
Toby Stevenson (USA) | 8 May 2004 | Modesto | |||
Paul Burgess (AUS) | 25 February 2005 | Perth | |||
Piotr Lisek (POL) | 4 February 2017 | Potsdam (indoor) | [16] | ||
Sam Kendricks (USA) | 24 June 2017 | Sacramento | [17] | ||
Timur Morgunov (RUS) | 12 August 2018 | Berlin | [18] | ||
6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) A | Shawnacy Barber (CAN) | 15 January 2016 | Reno (indoor) | [19] | |
25 | 5.98 m (19 ft 7 1⁄4 in) | Lawrence Johnson (USA) | 25 May 1996 | Knoxville |
Notes
Below is a list of vaults equal or superior to 6.00m.
Sergey Bubka also vaulted 6.14 m (20 ft 1 1⁄2 in) (1993, 1994), 6.13 m (20 ft 1 1⁄4 in) (1992), 6.12 m (20 ft 3⁄4 in) (1991), 6.11 m (20 ft 1⁄2 in) (1991), 6.10 m (20 ft 0 in) (1991), 6.08 m (19 ft 11 1⁄4 in) (1991), 6.06 m (19 ft 10 1⁄2 in) (1988, 1993), 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) (1990, 1993, 1994, 1997), 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) (1987, 1989), 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) (1996), 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (1986, 1993), and 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) (1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995).
Renaud Lavillenie also vaulted 6.08 m (19 ft 11 1⁄4 in) (2014), 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) (2015), 6.04 m (19 ft 9 3⁄4 in) (2014, 2015), 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) (2011, 2016), 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) (2015, 2016), 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (2009, 2013, 2015) and 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) (2015).
Steve Hooker also vaulted 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (2010) and 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) (2008).
Radion Gataullin also vaulted 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) (1989, 1993).
Maksim Tarasov also vaulted 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) (1999).
Armand Duplantis also vaulted 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) (2018).
Women (comprehensive)
- Correct as of July 2018[20][21]
Rank | Mark | Athlete | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 5.06 m (16 ft 7 in) | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | 28 August 2009 | Zürich | |
2 | 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) | Jennifer Suhr (USA) | 30 January 2016 | Brockport (indoor) | [22] |
3 | 5.00 m (16 ft 4 3⁄4 in) | Sandi Morris (USA) | 9 September 2016 | Brussels | [23] |
4 | 4.94 m (16 ft 2 1⁄4 in) | Eliza McCartney (NZL) | 17 July 2018 | Jockgrim | [24] |
5 | 4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | Yarisley Silva (CUB) | 2 August 2015 | Beckum | |
Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) | 6 August 2017 | London | [25] | ||
4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) A | Katie Nageotte (USA) | 18 February 2018 | Albuquerque (indoor) | [26] | |
8 | 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) | Demi Payne (USA) | 20 February 2016 | New York City (indoor) | [27] |
Anzhelika Sidorova (RUS) | 3 March 2018 | Birmingham (indoor) | [28] | ||
10 | 4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | 4 July 2004 | Heraklion | |
11 | 4.87 m (15 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | Holly Bleasdale (GBR) | 21 January 2012 | Villeurbanne (indoor) | |
Fabiana Murer (BRA) | 3 July 2016 | São Bernardo do Campo | [29] | ||
13 | 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) | Anna Rogowska (POL) | 6 March 2011 | Paris (indoor) | |
14 | 4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 8 June 2004 | Ostrava | |
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) | 4 July 2015 | Saint-Denis | [30] | ||
16 | 4.82 m (15 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Monika Pyrek (POL) | 22 September 2007 | Stuttgart | |
Silke Spiegelburg (GER) | 21 July 2012 | Fontvieille | |||
18 | 4.81 m (15 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Alana Boyd (AUS) | 2 July 2016 | Sunshine Coast | [31] |
19 | 4.80 m (15 ft 8 3⁄4 in) | Martina Strutz (GER) | 30 August 2011 | Daegu | |
Nicole Büchler (SUI) | 17 March 2016 | Portland (indoor) | [32] | ||
21 | 4.78 m (15 ft 8 in) | Tatyana Polnova (RUS) | 19 September 2004 | Monaco | |
22 | 4.77 m (15 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | Annika Becker (GER) | 7 July 2002 | Wattenscheid | |
23 | 4.76 m (15 ft 7 1⁄4 in) | Jirina Ptacnikova (CZE) | 4 September 2013 | Plzen | |
24 | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) | Katerina Badurova (CZE) | 28 August 2007 | Osaka | |
Yuliya Golubchikova (RUS) | 18 August 2008 | Beijing | |||
4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) A | Kylie Hutson (USA) | 2 March 2013 | Albuquerque (indoor) | ||
4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) | Lisa Ryzih (GER) | 4 March 2017 | Belgrade (indoor) | [33] | |
Alysha Newman (CAN) | 27 August 2017 | Beckum | [34] | ||
Ninon Guillon-Romarin (FRA) | 20 July 2018 | Monaco | [35] |
Notes
Below is a list of vaults equal or superior to 4.85m:
Yelena Isinbayeva also vaulted 5.05 m (16 ft 6 3⁄4 in) (2008), 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in) (2005, 2012), 5.00 m (16 ft 4 3⁄4 in) (2009), 4.95 m (16 ft 2 3⁄4 in) (2008), 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) (2007), 4.92 m (16 ft 1 1⁄2 in) (2004), 4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) (2006, 2007), 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) (2005, 2016), 4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) (2013), 4.86 m (15 ft 11 1⁄4 in) (2004), 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) (2010, 2011).
Jennifer Suhr also vaulted 5.02 m (16 ft 5 1⁄2 in) (2013), 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in) (2016), 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) (2018), 4.92 m (16 ft 1 1⁄2 in) (2008), 4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) (2011, 2013), 4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) (2010), 4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) (2007, 2012), 4.87 m (15 ft 11 1⁄2 in) (2018), 4.86 m (15 ft 11 1⁄4 in) (2011), 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) (2018).
Sandi Morris also vaulted 4.95 m (16 ft 2 3⁄4 in) (2016, 2018i), 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) (2016), 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in)i (A) (2018), 4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) (2018), 4.87 m (15 ft 11 1⁄2 in) (2017), 4.86 m (15 ft 11 1⁄4 in)i (2018), 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) (2016, 2018).
Eliza McCartney also vaulted 4.92 m (16 ft 1 1⁄2 in) (2018), 4.87 m (15 ft 11 1⁄2 in) (2018), 4.86 m (15 ft 11 1⁄4 in) (2018), 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) (2018).
Katerina Stefanidi also vaulted 4.90 m (16 ft 3⁄4 in) (2016), 4.87 m (15 ft 11 1⁄2 in) (2017, 2018), 4.86 m (15 ft 11 1⁄4 in) (2016), 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) (2016, 2017, 2018).
Anzhelika Sidorova also vaulted 4.87 m (15 ft 11 1⁄2 in)i (2018), 4.86 m (15 ft 11 1⁄4 in)i (2018), 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) (2016, 2018).
Katie Nageotte also vaulted 4.86 m (15 ft 11 1⁄4 in)i (2018).
Fabiana Murer also vaulted 4.85 m (15 ft 10 3⁄4 in) (2010).
Six metres club
The "six metres club" consists of pole vaulters who have reached at least 6.00.[36] In 1985 Sergey Bubka became the first pole vaulter to clear six metres.
Measure | Athlete | Nation | Outdoors | Indoors | Year first cleared 6 metres |
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6.16 | Renaud Lavillenie | France | 6.05 | 6.16 | 2009 |
6.15 | Sergey Bubka | Soviet Union / Ukraine | 6.14 | 6.15 | 1985 |
6.06 | Steve Hooker | Australia | 6.00 | 6.06 | 2008 |
6.05 | Maksim Tarasov | Russia | 6.05 | 6.00 | 1997 |
Dmitri Markov | Belarus / Australia | 6.05 | 5.85 | 1998 | |
Armand Duplantis | Sweden | 6.05 | 5.88 | 2018 | |
6.04 | Brad Walker | United States | 6.04 | 5.86 | 2006 |
6.03 | Okkert Brits | South Africa | 6.03 | 5.90 | 1995 |
Jeff Hartwig | United States | 6.03 | 6.02 | 1998 | |
Thiago Braz da Silva | Brazil | 6.03 | 5.93 | 2016 | |
6.02 | Rodion Gataullin | Soviet Union / Russia | 6.00 | 6.02 | 1989 |
6.01 | Igor Trandenkov | Russia | 6.01 | 5.90 | 1996 |
Timothy Mack | United States | 6.01 | 5.85 | 2004 | |
Yevgeniy Lukyanenko | Russia | 6.01 | 5.90 | 2008 | |
Björn Otto | Germany | 6.01 | 5.92 | 2012 | |
6.00 | Tim Lobinger | Germany | 6.00 | 5.95 | 1997 |
Jean Galfione | France | 5.98 | 6.00 | 1999 | |
Danny Ecker | Germany | 5.93 | 6.00 | 2001 | |
Toby Stevenson | United States | 6.00 | 5.81 | 2004 | |
Paul Burgess | Australia | 6.00 | 5.80 | 2005 | |
Shawnacy Barber | Canada | 5.93 | 6.00 | 2016 | |
Piotr Lisek | Poland | 5.94 | 6.00 | 2017 | |
Sam Kendricks | United States | 6.00 | 5.93 | 2017 | |
Timur Morgunov | Russia | 6.00 | 5.91 | 2018 |
Five metres club
Three women have cleared 5 metres. Yelena Isinbayeva was the first to clear 5.00 m (16 ft 4 3⁄4 in) on July 22, 2005. On March 2, 2013, Jenn Suhr cleared 5.02 m (16 ft 5 1⁄2 in) indoors to become the second. Sandi Morris cleared 5.00 meters on September 9, 2016, to become the third.
Measure | Athlete | Nation | Outdoors | Indoors | Year first cleared |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.06 | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 5.06 | 5.01 | 2005 |
5.03 | Jennifer Suhr | United States | 4.93 | 5.03 | 2013 |
5.00 | Sandi Morris | United States | 5.00 | 4.95 | 2016 |
Milestones
This is a list of the first time a milestone height was cleared.[37]
Measure | Athlete | Nation | Date |
---|---|---|---|
13 ft (3.96 m) | Robert Gardner | United States | 1 June 1912 |
4 m (13 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | Marc Wright | United States | 8 June 1912 |
14 ft (4.27 m) | Sabin Carr | United States | 27 May 1927 |
4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) | William Sefton [38] | United States | 29 May 1937 |
15 ft (4.57 m) | Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam | United States | 13 April 1940 |
16 ft (4.88 m) | John Uelses | United States | 31 March 1962 |
5 m (16 ft 5 in) | Brian Sternberg | United States | 27 April 1963 |
17 ft (5.18 m) | John Pennel | United States | 24 August 1963 |
18 ft (5.49 m) | Christos Papanikolaou | Greece | 24 October 1970 |
5.5 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in) | Kjell Isaksson | Sweden | 8 April 1972 |
19 ft (5.79 m) | Thierry Vigneron | France | 20 June 1981 |
6 m (19 ft 8 in) | Sergey Bubka | Soviet Union | 13 July 1985 |
20 ft (6.10 m) | Sergey Bubka | Soviet Union | 16 March 1991 (indoors) 5 August 1991 (outdoors) |
Olympic medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1896 Athens | William Hoyt United States | Albert Tyler United States | Evangelos Damaskos Greece |
Ioannis Theodoropoulos Greece | |||
1900 Paris | Irving Baxter United States | Meredith Colket United States | Carl Albert Andersen Norway |
1904 St. Louis | Charles Dvorak United States | LeRoy Samse United States | Louis Wilkins United States |
1908 London | Edward Cook United States | none awarded | Edward Archibald Canada |
Clare Jacobs United States | |||
Alfred Gilbert United States | |||
Bruno Söderström Sweden | |||
1912 Stockholm | Harry Babcock United States | Frank Nelson United States | William Halpenny Canada |
Frank Murphy United States | |||
Marc Wright United States | |||
Bertil Uggla Sweden | |||
1920 Antwerp | Frank Foss United States | Henry Petersen Denmark | Edwin Myers United States |
1924 Paris | Lee Barnes United States | Glen Graham United States | James Brooker United States |
1928 Amsterdam | Sabin Carr United States | William Droegemueller United States | Charles McGinnis United States |
1932 Los Angeles | Bill Miller United States | Shuhei Nishida Japan | George Jefferson United States |
1936 Berlin | Earle Meadows United States | Shuhei Nishida Japan | Sueo Ōe Japan |
1948 London | Guinn Smith United States | Erkki Kataja Finland | Bob Richards United States |
1952 Helsinki | Bob Richards United States | Don Laz United States | Ragnar Lundberg Sweden |
1956 Melbourne | Bob Richards United States | Bob Gutowski United States | Georgios Roubanis Greece |
1960 Rome | Don Bragg United States | Ron Morris United States | Eeles Landström Finland |
1964 Tokyo | Fred Hansen United States | Wolfgang Reinhardt United Team of Germany | Klaus Lehnertz United Team of Germany |
1968 Mexico City | Bob Seagren United States | Claus Schiprowski West Germany | Wolfgang Nordwig East Germany |
1972 Munich | Wolfgang Nordwig East Germany | Bob Seagren United States | Jan Johnson United States |
1976 Montreal | Tadeusz Ślusarski Poland | Antti Kalliomäki Finland | David Roberts United States |
1980 Moscow | Władysław Kozakiewicz Poland | Tadeusz Ślusarski Poland | none awarded |
Konstantin Volkov Soviet Union | |||
1984 Los Angeles | Pierre Quinon France | Mike Tully United States | Earl Bell United States |
Thierry Vigneron France | |||
1988 Seoul | Sergey Bubka Soviet Union | Radion Gataullin Soviet Union | Grigoriy Yegorov Soviet Union |
1992 Barcelona | Maksim Tarasov Unified Team | Igor Trandenkov Unified Team | Javier García Spain |
1996 Atlanta | Jean Galfione France | Igor Trandenkov Russia | Andrei Tivontchik Germany |
2000 Sydney | Nick Hysong United States | Lawrence Johnson United States | Maksim Tarasov Russia |
2004 Athens | Timothy Mack United States | Toby Stevenson United States | Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy |
2008 Beijing | Steve Hooker Australia | Yevgeny Lukyanenko Russia | Denys Yurchenko Ukraine |
2012 London | Renaud Lavillenie France | Björn Otto Germany | Raphael Holzdeppe Germany |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Thiago Braz da Silva Brazil | Renaud Lavillenie France | Sam Kendricks United States |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2000 Sydney | Stacy Dragila United States | Tatiana Grigorieva Australia | Vala Flosadóttir Iceland |
2004 Athens | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | Anna Rogowska Poland |
2008 Beijing | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | Jennifer Stuczynski United States | Svetlana Feofanova Russia |
2012 London | Jennifer Suhr United States | Yarisley Silva Cuba | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | Katerina Stefanidi Greece | Sandi Morris United States | Eliza McCartney New Zealand |
World Championships medalists
Men
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1983 Helsinki | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Konstantin Volkov (URS) | Atanas Tarev (BUL) |
1987 Rome | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | Radion Gataullin (URS) |
1991 Tokyo | Sergey Bubka (URS) | István Bagyula (HUN) | Maksim Tarasov (URS) |
1993 Stuttgart | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ) | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) Igor Trandenkov (RUS) |
1995 Gothenburg | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | Jean Galfione (FRA) |
1997 Athens | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | Dean Starkey (USA) |
1999 Seville | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | Dmitri Markov (AUS) | Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) |
2001 Edmonton | Dmitri Markov (AUS) | Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) | Nick Hysong (USA) |
2003 Saint-Denis | Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) | Okkert Brits (RSA) | Patrik Kristiansson (SWE) |
2005 Helsinki | Rens Blom (NED) | Brad Walker (USA) | Pavel Gerasimov (RUS) |
2007 Osaka | Brad Walker (USA) | Romain Mesnil (FRA) | Danny Ecker (GER) |
2009 Berlin | Steve Hooker (AUS) | Romain Mesnil (FRA) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) |
2011 Daegu | Paweł Wojciechowski (POL) | Lázaro Borges (CUB) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) |
2013 Moscow | Raphael Holzdeppe (GER) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Björn Otto (GER) |
2015 Beijing | Shawnacy Barber (CAN) | Raphael Holzdeppe (GER) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) Pawel Wojciechowski (POL) Piotr Lisek (POL) |
2017 London | Sam Kendricks (USA) | Piotr Lisek (POL) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) |
Women
Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1999 Seville | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
2001 Edmonton | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Monika Pyrek (POL) |
2003 Saint-Denis | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Annika Becker (GER) | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
2005 Helsinki | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Monika Pyrek (POL) | Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) |
2007 Osaka | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Kateřina Baďurová (CZE) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
2009 Berlin | Anna Rogowska (POL) | Chelsea Johnson (USA) Monika Pyrek (POL) | none awarded |
2011 Daegu | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | Martina Strutz (GER) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
2013 Moscow | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Jenn Suhr (USA) | Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
2015 Beijing | Yarisley Silva (CUB) | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) |
2017 London | Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE) | Sandi Morris (USA) | Robeilys Peinado (VEN) Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
World Indoor Championships medalists
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1985 Paris[A] | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | Vasiliy Bubka (URS) |
1987 Indianapolis | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Earl Bell (USA) | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) |
1989 Budapest | Radion Gataullin (URS) | Grigoriy Yegorov (URS) | Joe Dial (USA) |
1991 Seville | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Viktor Ryzhenkov (URS) | Ferenc Salbert (FRA) |
1993 Toronto | Radion Gataullin (RUS) | Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ) | Jean Galfione (FRA) |
1995 Barcelona | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Igor Potapovich (KAZ) | Okkert Brits (RSA) Andrei Tivontchik (GER) |
1997 Paris | Igor Potapovich (KAZ) | Lawrence Johnson (USA) | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) |
1999 Maebashi | Jean Galfione (FRA) | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | Danny Ecker (GER) |
2001 Lisbon | Lawrence Johnson (USA) | Tye Harvey (USA) | Romain Mesnil (FRA) |
2003 Birmingham | Tim Lobinger (GER) | Michael Stolle (GER) | Rens Blom (NED) |
2004 Budapest | Igor Pavlov (RUS) | Adam Ptáček (CZE) | Denys Yurchenko (UKR) |
2006 Moscow | Brad Walker (USA) | Alhaji Jeng (SWE) | Tim Lobinger (GER) |
2008 Valencia | Yevgeny Lukyanenko (RUS) | Brad Walker (USA) | Steve Hooker (AUS) |
2010 Doha | Steve Hooker (AUS) | Malte Mohr (GER) | Alexander Straub (USA) |
2012 Istanbul | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Björn Otto (GER) | Brad Walker (USA) |
2014 Sopot | Konstadinos Filippidis (GRE) | Malte Mohr (GER) | Jan Kudlička (CZE) |
2016 Portland | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Sam Kendricks (USA) | Piotr Lisek (POL) |
2018 Birmingham | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Sam Kendricks (USA) | Piotr Lisek (POL) |
A Known as the World Indoor Games
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1997 Paris | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Emma George (AUS) | Cai Weiyan (CHN) |
1999 Maebashi | Nastja Ryshich (GER) | Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) | Nicole Humbert (GER) Zsuzsanna Szabó-Olgyai (HUN) |
2001 Lisbon | Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) Kellie Suttle (USA) | none awarded |
2003 Birmingham | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Monika Pyrek (POL) |
2004 Budapest | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
2006 Moscow | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Anna Rogowska (POL) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
2008 Valencia | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) | Fabiana Murer (BRA) Monika Pyrek (POL) |
2010 Doha | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Anna Rogowska (POL) |
2012 Istanbul | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Vanessa Boslak (FRA) | Holly Bleasdale (GBR) |
2014 Sopot | Yarisley Silva (CUB) | Anzhelika Sidorova (RUS) Jiřina Svobodová (CZE) | none awarded |
2016 Portland | Jennifer Suhr (USA) | Sandi Morris (USA) | Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) |
2018 Birmingham | Sandi Morris (USA) | Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) | Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) |
Season's bests
|
Year | Height | Athlete | Location |
---|---|---|---|
1970 | 5.49 m (18 ft 0 in) | Christos Papanikolaou (GRE) | Athens |
1971 | 5.43 m (17 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Kjell Isaksson (SWE) | Siena |
1972 | 5.63 m (18 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | Bob Seagren (USA) | Eugene |
1973 | 5.49 m (18 ft 0 in) | Steve Smith (USA) | New York City |
1974 | 5.53 m (18 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | Steve Smith (USA) | Pocatello |
1975 | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 1⁄4 in) | David Roberts (USA) | Gainesville |
1976 | 5.70 m (18 ft 8 1⁄4 in) | David Roberts (USA) | Eugene |
1977 | 5.66 m (18 ft 6 3⁄4 in) | Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz (POL) | Warsaw |
1978 | 5.71 m (18 ft 8 3⁄4 in) | Mike Tully (USA) | Corvallis |
1979 | 5.65 m (18 ft 6 1⁄4 in) | Patrick Abada (FRA) Philippe Houvion (FRA) | Paris |
1980 | 5.78 m (18 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz (POL) | Moscow |
1981 | 5.81 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in) | Vladimir Polyakov (URS) | Tbilisi |
1982 | 5.75 m (18 ft 10 1⁄4 in) | Dave Volz (USA) Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) | Nice Colombes |
1983 | 5.83 m (19 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | Thierry Vigneron (FRA) | Rome |
1984 | 5.94 m (19 ft 5 3⁄4 in) | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Rome |
1985 | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Paris |
1986 | 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Moscow |
1987 | 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Prague |
1988 | 6.06 m (19 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Nice |
1989 | 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in)i | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Osaka |
1990 | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in)i | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Donetsk |
1991 | 6.12 m (20 ft 3⁄4 in)i | Sergey Bubka (URS) | Grenoble |
1992 | 6.13 m (20 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Tokyo; Berlin |
1993 | 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)i | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Donetsk |
1994 | 6.14 m (20 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Sestriere |
1995 | 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Okkert Brits (RSA) | Cologne |
1996 | 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Atlanta |
1997 | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) | Sergey Bubka (UKR) | Fukuoka |
1998 | 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | Uniondale |
1999 | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) | Maxim Tarasov (RUS) | Athens |
2000 | 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | Jonesboro |
2001 | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) | Dmitriy Markov (AUS) | Edmonton |
2002 | 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in)i | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | Sindelfingen |
2003 | 5.95 m (19 ft 6 1⁄4 in) | Romain Mesnil (FRA) | Castres |
2004 | 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Timothy Mack (USA) | Monaco |
2005 | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) | Paul Burgess (AUS) | Perth |
2006 | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) | Brad Walker (USA) | Jockgrim |
2007 | 5.95 m (19 ft 6 1⁄4 in) | Brad Walker (USA) | Brisbane |
2008 | 6.04 m (19 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Brad Walker (USA) | Eugene |
2009 | 6.06 m (19 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | Steve Hooker (AUS) | Boston |
2010 | 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in)i | Steve Hooker (AUS) | Doha |
2011 | 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in)i | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Paris |
2012 | 6.01 m (19 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Björn Otto (GER) | Aachen |
2013 | 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | London |
2014 | 6.16 m (20 ft 2 1⁄2 in)i | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Donetsk |
2015 | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Eugene |
2016 | 6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Thiago Braz (BRA) | Rio de Janeiro |
6.03 m (19 ft 9 1⁄4 in)i | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) | Jablonec | |
2017 | 6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)i | Piotr Lisek (POL) | Potsdam |
6.00 m (19 ft 8 in) | Sam Kendricks (USA) | Sacramento |
Women
Year | Height | Athlete | Location |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 1⁄4 in) | Zhang Chunzhen (CHN) | Guangzhou |
1992 | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 1⁄4 in) | Sun Caiyun (CHN) | Nanjing |
1993 | 4.11 m (13 ft 5 3⁄4 in) | Sun Caiyun (CHN) | Guangzhou |
1994 | 4.12 m (13 ft 6 in) | Sun Caiyun (CHN) | Guangzhou |
1995 | 4.28 m (14 ft 1⁄2 in) | Emma George (AUS) | Perth |
1996 | 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in) | Emma George (AUS) | Sapporo |
1997 | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) | Emma George (AUS) | Melbourne |
1998 | 4.59 m (15 ft 1⁄2 in) | Emma George (AUS) | Brisbane |
1999 | 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) | Emma George (AUS) Stacy Dragila (USA) | Sydney Seville |
2000 | 4.63 m (15 ft 2 1⁄4 in) | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Sacramento |
2001 | 4.81 m (15 ft 9 1⁄4 in) | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Palo Alto |
2002 | 4.78 m (15 ft 8 in) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Stockholm |
2003 | 4.82 m (15 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | Gateshead |
2004 | 4.92 m (16 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | Brussels |
2005 | 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in) | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | Helsinki |
2006 | 4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | London; Donetsk |
2007 | 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)i | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | Donetsk |
2008 | 5.05 m (16 ft 6 3⁄4 in) | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | Beijing |
2009 | 5.06 m (16 ft 7 in) | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | Zürich |
2010 | 4.89 m (16 ft 1⁄2 in) | Jennifer Suhr (USA) | Des Moines |
2011 | 4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | Jennifer Suhr (USA) | Rochester |
2012 | 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in)i | Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) | Stockholm |
2013 | 5.02 m (16 ft 5 1⁄2 in)Ai | Jennifer Suhr (USA) | Albuquerque |
2014 | 4.80 m (15 ft 8 3⁄4 in) | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | New York City |
2015 | 4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | Yarisley Silva (CUB) | Beckum |
2016 | 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in)i | Jenn Suhr (USA) | Brockport |
2017 | 4.91 m (16 ft 1 1⁄4 in) | Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) | London |
2018 | 4.95 m (16 ft 2 3⁄4 in) | Sandi Morris (USA) | Greenville |
- "i" denotes indoor performance.
- "A" denotes performance at higher than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) altitude.
Notes and references
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^ Rudman, Steve (31 May 2013). Huskies vault legend Brian Sternberg (1943-13). Sports Press NW. Retrieved on 2014-01-25.
^ "Info". Polsstokverspringen/ Fierljeppen Holland. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ http://www.pureskyvaulting.com/Some%20Cool%20Stuff/First25Pages.pdf
^ Turnbull, Simon (13 June 2009). Kate Dennison: 'It helps being a little bit crazy'. The Independent. Retrieved on 2009-06-15.
^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19620207&id=CWxPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4887,840268
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^ McCormick, Matthew. "Soaring to New Heights: The Evolution of Pole Vaulting and Pole Materials". Illumin. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
^ McGinnis, Peter (December 2015). "Mechanics of the pole vault" (PDF). usatf.org.
^ "How to Do the Pole Vault in Track and Field". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
^ Pole Vault - men - senior - outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
^ Pole Vault - men - senior - indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
^ "Sergey Bubka's pole vault record broken by Renaud Lavillenie". BBC Sport. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
^ "Men's Pole Vault Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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^ "Pole Vault Results". Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "Sam Kendricks Talks About Joining 6 Meter Club in Pole Vault, Being Most Efficient Vaulter in the World". letsrun.com. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
^ "Men's Pole Vault Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). polevaultsummit.files.wordpress.com. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ Pole Vault - women - senior - outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
^ Pole Vault - women - senior - indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
^ "Jenn Suhr Sets Indoor Pole Vault World Record". flotrack.org. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
^ Jon Mulkeen (18 July 2018). "McCartney vaults world-leading 4.94m in Jockgrim". IAAF. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). IAAF. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^ USATF (18 February 2018). "Coleman breaks world indoor 60m record with 6.34 in Clemson". USATF. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ "Stefanidi and Payne clear 4.90m at Millrose Games - indoor round-up". IAAF. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
^ "Women's Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ Eduardo Biscayart (3 July 2016). "Murer soars over South American record of 4.87m at Brazilian Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ "Pole Vault Results". IAAF. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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^ US unit calculator for unofficial mark conversions in athletic events, hosted by USATF.org
^ http://trackfield.brinkster.net/RecProgression.asp?RecCode=WR&EventCode=MF2&P=F
^ Note: Earle Meadows cleared the same height minutes later in the same competition
External links
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- IAAF list of pole-vault records in XML
- All-time Masters men's Pole Vault list
- All-time Masters women's Pole Vault list