Pole vault

Pole vault is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible stick (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar.The Vault - pole vault video mix Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympics since the Summer Olympics at 1896 for men and 2000 for women. It started in the ancient Greece.

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High jump
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All-time Masters men's Pole Vault list 
All-time Masters women's Pole Vault list 
Pole Vault History 
Pole Vault World Records - by the International Association of Athletics Federations

Category:Events in athletics