Tag Archives: pole vaulting
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France’s Renaud Lavillenie Red Flagged Following Historic Pole Vault, Heartbreak Ensues (Video)
Imagine you’re a pole vaulter, and you’ve just performed what you believe is the second greatest indoor pole vault of all time, clearing a ridiculous 20-foot bar. You would be pretty ecstatic, right? Well, now imagine that, afterward, they tell you that the jump was disqualified. How would you feel then? If you said, “like [...]
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Watch This Pole Snap In Three Places During Cuban Pole Vaulter’s First Attempt (Video)
Imagine you’re a pole vaulter. You bust your butt training six days a week for ten years, hoping to one day make the Olympics and get a shot at the ultimate prize; an Olympic medal. Now imagine you made the Olympics, and your big day has arrived. All you have to do is go out [...]
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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′ 0ΒΌ”) 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 [...]
