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 ...

Pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati missed out on a chance to win an Olympic medal when his crotch got caught on the crossbar. Ammirati, 21, had his qualifying track and field heat on Saturday, August 3.

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.

Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a clearance of 6.29 metres at the Hungarian Grand Prix ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — On her third jump of the final round of the women’s pole vault on Wednesday, Katie Moon took a hopping step back and then sprinted down the runway. She was going so fast ...

Mondo Duplantis’ 12th time breaking the world record in the pole vault goes down as one of his most memorable of the dozen. For the first time, he did it in his home country of Sweden. “I kept saying ...

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati reacted to going viral during the 2024 Paris Olympics when it appeared his crotch interfered with his jump. The first-time Olympian, 21, shared a TikTok video ...

Background During pole vault, a high level of energy is transferred from horizontal speed of athlete to the pole. Several ways of performing the pole vault exist, and could be associated with specific ...

Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Mondo Duplantis lifted his pole vault world record to 6.28 meters at a Diamond League meet at the Olympic Stadium in the Swedish capital on Sunday.