Pole vault at the 2024 Olympics in Paris continues Aug. 5 and Aug. 7. Here's what to know about the track and field event.

Pole vault is a track and field event in which athletes attempt to clear a horizontal bar by sprinting down a runway and using a pole to catapult themselves into the air. The athlete who clears the ...

Defending women’s pole vault gold medalist Katerina Stefanidi of Greece, meanwhile, placed fourth. After clinching the gold, Nageotte went for a new U.S. record in the form of a 5.01 vault but ...

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.

Ruidoso junior Jairdan Pederson clears the bar in pole vault, Friday, at the Warrior Invite. Pederson won the event with a personal best height of 12 feet even.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WOOD) — As pole vaulters prepare to compete in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, the 21st Beach Vault is underway this weekend in Grand Haven. The event on the shores of Lake ...

The 21-year-old French pole vaulter was vying for a spot in the men's pole vault final but didn't qualify. During his third attempt Saturday, Ammirati was trying to clear a height of 5.70 meters ...

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 has been an Olympic track and field event since 1896. In 2000, women were finally allowed to compete in the event. On a quiet street in the Switzerland neighborhood, people may ...