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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Bridget Williams competed in the 2024 games in the women's pole vaulting event.
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The complex has a nine-lane, 400-meter Spec Towns Track with infield areas for long jump and triple jump, as well as pole vault.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
On a Monday last month, after a conservative Maine legislator expressed outrage on Facebook about a transgender girl winning a high school pole vaulting event, the hammer of the federal government began to swing.
—Callie Ferguson, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
University of South Alabama freshman Alexa Anderson was a top recruit nationally in the women's track and field pole vault this past year and still found time to take on the establishment.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
The complex has a nine-lane, 400-meter Spec Towns Track with infield areas for long jump and triple jump, as well as pole vault.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
On a Monday last month, after a conservative Maine legislator expressed outrage on Facebook about a transgender girl winning a high school pole vaulting event, the hammer of the federal government began to swing.
—Callie Ferguson, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
University of South Alabama freshman Alexa Anderson was a top recruit nationally in the women's track and field pole vault this past year and still found time to take on the establishment.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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