An Illustrated History of Pole Vault
By Mike Rosenbaum, About.com
Ukraine's Sergey Bubka was the first pole vaulter to top six meters. The 1988 Olympic gold medalist reached a personal best of 6.15 meters, indoors, in 1993. His outdoor best was 6.14 in 1994.
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- The early days of pole vault
- Sixteenth gold
- Breaking the barrier
- Women join in
- Where pole vaulting is now
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