Tag Archives: Pole Vault
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Meet William Bell, the 90-Year-Old Pole Vaulter (Video)
Earl Bell is a former American Olympian. He held the world record for pole vaulting (19′ 0¼”) for one month in 1976, and he won a bronze medal in the event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Today, Earl is one of the top American pole vaulting coaches, operating a training facility in [...]
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Pole Vaulter’s Pole Snaps During World Championships (Video)
Pole vaulting is one track and field event that rarely gets much attention, unless the lovely Allison Stokke is involved. However, the one thing (besides the gorgeous Stokke) that is capable of grabbing our attention during a pole vaulting event is the sight of a mid-air pole snap, which took place during Dmitry Starodubtsev’s attempt [...]
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Pole Vaulting Practice Ends In Fatal Tragedy At UCSD
Total Pro Sports – It was supposed to be a typical day for Leon Roach. As one of the country’s top young pole vaulters, he was practicing at the University of California, San Diego’s La Jolla campus performing a swinging rope drill when tragedy struck. Roach overshot the landing pad and fell head first on [...]
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Pole Vault Attempt Ends In Explosion
Total Pro Sports – Running at high speeds, jabbing a long pole into the ground, then using it to elevate several feet in the air can be dangerous at times. Especially when that very pole holding you up decides to snap. With those poles being made of fiberglass, such an incident is not only threatening [...]
