Pole vault superstar Mondo Duplantis set his 13th world record with a 6.29m* clearance to highlight the Istvan Gyulai ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action as he clears 6.15m during the men's pole vault at the Diamond League at Place de la Navigation, Lausanne, Switzerland on August 21, 2024. [Photo/Agencies ...

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 ...

In the pole vault final, Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis not only won gold with a 6.25-meter jump — he set a world record with the feat at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

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 ...