Men's pole vault has been part of every modern Olympics. The women's event made its debut at the 2000 Sydney Games. Why are pole vaulters hands black? Athletes are allowed to place a substance on their hands or the pole to obtain a better grip, but are not permitted to use tape on...
Holly Bradshaw in the Women's Pole Vault Final Credit: Martin Rickett/PA Historic win for Laura Kenny as she and Katie Archibald secure gold for Team GB "I wanted a family earlier than when I wanted to be a pole vaulter and I just always wanted to be a mum and I want to raise ...
Olympic Pole Vaulter Bubka RetiresBERT ROSENTHAL, AP Track Writer
“I firmly believe that no athlete does this because they like it,” he said. “It’s always going to be because you need to.” The financial incentive can be considerable. French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati shot to unexpected fame when his genitals snagged on the bar at a qualifying ev...
Pole vaulter Caudery has been one of the breakthrough athletes of the year, winning World Indoor Championships gold in Glasgow. This will be her first Olympic Games. Great Britain also leads the world rankings in the women’s 4x100m and have a real chance of gold. ...
She went on to become an elite diver, pianist, and pole-vaulter, and though these days she keeps a pretty low profile, she’s now 46, married with two children and a Standford-educated doctor who lives in Northern California. Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers v...
how pole vaulters go over the top our resident physicist breaks down the work-energy principle of the pole vault. an athlete makes an attempt in the women's pole vault qualification at the european athletics championships in helsinki, finland, thursday, june 28, 2012. photo: matt dunham/ap ...
From what I have read from the live commentary World Athletics, there was breezy conditions where the vaulters are having trouble maintaining their balance and the flight they have to go over the bar. This was a terrible women's pole vault finals event I have ever witness in my lifetime....
During the 1936 Berlin Games, two Japanese pole-vaulters tied for second place and, instead of competing again, they cut the silver and bronze medals in half and fused them together so that each had a half-silver and half-bronze medal. ...
hands or fingers except to cover an open wound. Athletes may use their own poles during competition. The poles may be made of any material and can be of any length and diameter. If the pole is broken during the attempt, it isn't considered a failure and the vaulter gets another attempt...