Mondo Duplantis wants to take pole vault to new heights, literally. The 25-year-old world record holder continues to raise ...

With the pole vault, a strong upper body. I always preach that in both sports and life, ... “They tie to each other; I have pole vault drills I incorporate in with my wrestling teammates.

Brock graduated from Lakota in 1996. He twice placed at state in the pole vault. “He’s my pole vault coach,” Quaintance said. “It’s amazing, not a lot of people get to experience their ...

Pole vaulting, though, was just one of 48 track and field events in this year's Olympics—all requiring their own specific superpowers, ... Specific drills, from skipping to underwater vaulting.

Mondo Duplantis' men's pole vault world record is 6.24m (20 feet, 6 inches) from April 2024. He owns 10 of the 12 best all-time heights. SEE MORE: How to watch track and field at the Paris ...

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.