The world record of Javier Sotomayor in slowmotion. 2.45 in Salamanca 93.

Sergey Bubka wins his sixth straight world championship in memorable fashion. One of the great moments of sport, in my opinion.

A guy getting hurt by a pole vault.

Men's pole vault competition from the 1993 Athletics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. 3 men clear 5.90m with Sergey Bubka winning the competition with a 6.00m clearance on his first attempt. His jump at 5.90 was quite possibly the highest jump in the history of the pole vault. Bubka's hip height was amazingly clear, and it would have simply become a question of depth and bar placement as to whether he would have cleared 6.20m+. After clearing 6.00m he moved the bar to 6.14m for a new world record and had 3 decent attempts at this height (one shown on this clip). It was an amazing competition with some great jumps. Enjoy the footage!

This is a comparison between Sergey Bubka's 1993 world championship vault at 5.90m and his 1997 6.01m jump from the '97 world champs. It should be an interesting comparison! Let me know what you think and if you would like to see anything in particular for the next clip. Enjoy!

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)

San Sebastián, 15 de marzo de 1991. Sergey Bubka bate el récord mundial de salto con pértiga con 6.10. Es la primera vez en la historia que se sobrepasan los 20 pies del sistema imperial.

Record mundial de la Yelena Isinbayeva 5.01m Helsinki 2005