pole vault
noun
: a vault with the aid of a pole
specifically
: a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar
pole-vaulter
noun
or pole vaulter
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The waiting game in pole vault, before your competitors are done their turns, adds a tough mental battle to the physical one.
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NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
While many athletes don’t take up the sport until their teenage years, Duplantis has been honing his craft since the age of three when his parents had a pole vault set-up installed in their Louisiana backyard.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
In pole vault, each athlete gets attempts to make increasingly higher jumps, starting at 5.40 meters.
—Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The 24-year-old Swedish-American pole vault star Duplantis is engaged to his girlfriend of four years, the 23-year-old Swedish model and content creator Inglander, after an elaborate surprise proposal in The Hamptons.
—Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
While many athletes don’t take up the sport until their teenage years, Duplantis has been honing his craft since the age of three when his parents had a pole vault set-up installed in their Louisiana backyard.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
In pole vault, each athlete gets attempts to make increasingly higher jumps, starting at 5.40 meters.
—Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
The 24-year-old Swedish-American pole vault star Duplantis is engaged to his girlfriend of four years, the 23-year-old Swedish model and content creator Inglander, after an elaborate surprise proposal in The Hamptons.
—Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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