Pole vault

Pole vaulting is an athletics event where competitors use a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts, but with these exceptions there is no record of its ancient practice as a sport.

See also

• Pole vault technology
• World Record progression Pole Vault men
• World Record progression Pole Vault women
• List of pole vaulters who reached 6 metres