An Illustrated History of Pole Vault
By Mike Rosenbaum, About.com
Women join in
Yelena Isinbayeva at a Golden League event in 2007
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Women's pole vault was added to the Olympics in 2000, with American Stacy Dragila winning the initial gold medal. Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva (above) won the 2004 gold and set a world record of 5.01 meters the next year.
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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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