Stabhochsprung übersprungene 5.00m. Danach Absturz aus 5.10m

funny video about pole vaulting one that is good and one that is crap

Sergey bubka_pole Vault WR

2008, Monaco, IAAF World Athletics Tour, Herculis, Womens Pole Vault, Yelena Isinbaeva, of Russia, sets yet another world record at 5.04 meters. In the midst of having a tough day, she pulled through and broke her old record on her last try. (Universal Sports, universalsports.com)

Pole Vault Accident At The 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Ashley came down the runway, stuck the pole up and got into the vault better than she ever has before. Because she had such a great jump, two things happened. 1.) She put too much pressure on the pole and it slipped out of her hands. 2.) She penetrated the jump and landed safely in the pit like she should if anything went wrong. She seemed to be okay (just a little banged up) when she left and headed to the prom...

Steve Hooker's third and best attempt at 6.16m at the Boston Indoor Games. 6.16m would break the world record held by Segei Bubka. Video courtesy of Darren Niedermeyer.

i snapped my pole doing a four step drill during practice, hilarious!