the pole vault
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by using a pole to jump over a bar that is high above the ground
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Even with this medal, France remains without an Olympic gold on the track since Lavillenie won the pole vault in 2012.
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Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
For a time, Lavillenie, who is two and a half inches shorter than Bubka, and his takeoff threatened to rewrite the equations of the pole vault.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Jacob Wooten is from Tomball and will be in the pole vault.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
Hannah Manger, Pole vault, Coral Springs Charter senior: School-record holder in the pole vault (7-10 ½); most proud of setting record after doing the event for two years.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024
For a time, Lavillenie, who is two and a half inches shorter than Bubka, and his takeoff threatened to rewrite the equations of the pole vault.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Jacob Wooten is from Tomball and will be in the pole vault.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
Hannah Manger, Pole vault, Coral Springs Charter senior: School-record holder in the pole vault (7-10 ½); most proud of setting record after doing the event for two years.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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“The pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20pole%20vault. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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