Obiena takes back-to-back; NU claims first gold in return The day started bleak for the Maroons; they did not field someone in the season’s opening event: pole vault. Nonetheless, it was a solid start to the competitions. Last year’s Rookie of the Year and pole vault champion Francis Obiena rose…
LEBANON — At 85 years old, Bob Arledge was in a seaside town in Spain enjoying a 110 degree day. Oh, and winning a Gold Medal in an international pole vaulting competition. That’s right. The Otterbein resident placed first in the pole vault competition at the World Masters Track and Field Championship…
Birmingham – On August 18, American pole vaulter Sandi Morris won first place in the women’s pole vault competition at the IAAF Diamond League Birmingham. Morris won the competition in Birmingham with 4.62 meters, which she cleared on her first attempt, and the same was true for her previous height, 4.52 meters.…
Armand Duplantis, another of Scandinavia’s phenomenal young athletics talents, brought down the curtain on a breakthrough European championships with a record-breaking pole vault triumph on Sunday. The US-raised Swedish teenager became the youngest man to clear six metres as he set three world junior records, finishing with a remarkable new…
KURTIS Marschall appeared cool, calm and collected as he shot himself to Commonwealth Games glory, winning gold in the pole vault last week. But those around him knew not all was smooth beneath the surface in the lead-up to Marschall’s first gold medal and that it was his determined nature…
Stevens was virtually unchallenged as she successfully defended her women’s discus crown, while Marschall edged out Canada’s Shawn Barber to win gold in the men’s pole vault final. Marschall, a rising star of men’s pole vaulting, faced a tougher challenge when he needed to clear 5.70m on his third and…
Greece’s Olympic champion Ekaterina Stefanidi won the women’s pole vault at the IAAF World Championships in London on Sunday. The 27-year-old vaulted a national record of 4.91 metres for victory in a compelling competition. She failed three times at what would have been a championship record of 5.02m. Read More…
Data from IAAF.org POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK DETAIL 5.50 5.65 5.75 5.85 5.93 5.98 6.03 6.08 1 2132 Thiago Braz da Silva BRA 6.03 OR – O XO O XO – XOR 2 2426 Renaud Lavillenie FRA 5.98 – – O O O O XX- X 3 3080 Sam…
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Yelena Isinbayeva, the greatest woman pole vaulter of all time, thrilled a partisan home crowd roaring her every jump when she landed the third and probably last world title of her illustrious career on Tuesday. The Russian, twice Olympic champion and world outdoor record holder,…
Stella-Iro Ledaki impresses not only with its beautiful appearance, but also with the statements. The Kritikopoula climbed the highest step of the podium at the Mediterranean Games held in Mersin pole vault. And she did so impressively passing all jump at the first attempt, reaching 4.50 meters, could not any…