Pole Vault

Pole Vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women.

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Famous quotes containing the words pole and/or vault:

    “O, withered is the garland of the war,
    The soldier’s pole is fallen!”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The constellated sounds
    ran sprinkling on earth’s floor
    As the dark vault above
    with stars was spangled o’er.”
    —Robert Bridges (1844–1930)