Pole vaulting first came to the Olympics in 1896, and has been propelled back into the limelight every four years since. Old Poles The earliest poles were made from wood, like ash or bamboo.

To pull off a pole vault jump, you sprint down a runway while holding a fiberglass or carbon fiber pole in your hands, plant the pole and propel yourself over a horizontal bar that’s often at ...

OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio (AP/WJW) – Katie Nageotte won an unexpected gold for the United States in the pole vault at the Olympics ahead of world champion Anzhelika Sidorova of Russia. The Olmsted … ...

American-born pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis broke a world record for a ninth time at the Paris Olympics on Monday and brought home a gold medal for Sweden. The Louisiana-born 24-year-old ...

Tana Hoffman, CV's top girls pole vaulter, has introduced Herman to some gymnastics and cheer exercises like flips and cartwheels that have helped him succeed on the vault.

That would be awesome.” Kevin O’Sullivan, pictured, shares the Rutgers pole vault record with his brother. The next goal is to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games, held in Los Angeles.

Backed by a deafening roar from those in the stands, the Swedish pole vault star broke his own world record with a giant clearance of 6.25 meters at the third and final time of asking.

Moon won the women’s pole vault gold at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. She also took the top spot in 2022 and 2023 (choosing to split the gold here) during the World Championships.

In a heartwarming moment, Katie Moon and Nina Kennedy agreed to share the pole vault gold medal at the World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. After a grueling competition in Budapest, Hungary ...

Olympic champion Armand Duplantis continued a fine start to the Diamond League season, winning the men's pole vault at the Prefontaine Classic on Friday while Yaroslava Mahuchikh took women's high ...

McDowell's Kalli Knott plans to major in exercise science at the University of Connecticut. Knott, who's experienced extreme physical and mental ups and downs as a pole vaulter since last December ...