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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Wakefield’s pole vaulting team saw Henry Brown finish second (12-00), Ryan Hogan take third (11-06) and James Fabbri come in eighth (10-00) for 15 points to lead the way.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
The decathlon will be contested Wednesday, June 11 (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400), and Thursday, June 12 (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
The state's divide on trans inclusion was then brought to light when Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby identified a trans athlete in a social media post who won a girls' pole vault competition for Greely High School that month.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
The decathlon will be contested Wednesday, June 11 (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400), and Thursday, June 12 (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
The state's divide on trans inclusion was then brought to light when Maine state Rep. Laurel Libby identified a trans athlete in a social media post who won a girls' pole vault competition for Greely High School that month.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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