Pole vault is a track and field event in which athletes attempt to clear a horizontal bar by sprinting down a runway and using a pole to catapult themselves into the air. The athlete who clears the ...

Leaping more than six metres in the air might feel like a terrifying feat for mere mortals, but for pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis, getting down on one knee was far scarier.

The world record holder in the men's pole vault fell short — by the graze of his shirt — of topping his all-time mark of 6.18m (20 ft 3.3 in.) at the Tokyo Olympics with three missed attempts at 6.19, ...

Pole vaulting is one of the most graceful, beautiful events in the sports world. Unfortunately, it is also quickly racking up a reputation as one of the most dangerous. Three deaths already this ...

Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis and his model girlfriend Desiré Inglander have been hailed by fans after their Paris 2024 themed Halloween costume. Duplantis, affectionately known ...

A great pole vaulter has to be fast ... Noah Lyles carried with him an emblem of his lowest. As he packed for the Paris ...

Pole vaulter Austin Miller. Photo Credit: Leroy Ryser. Pole vaulter Austin Miller. Photo Credit: Leroy Ryser. American pole vaulter Austin Miller chatted about his latest endeavors in athletics ...

Unlike many other sports, pole vault doesn't crush athletes' dreams for one fumble. Instead, pole vaulters get three attempts ...

The Swedish pole vaulter, just 23 years old, broke the record for the seventh time by exceeding 6.23 meters in the Diamond League in Eugene. “It’s a crazy way to end the season,” said the ...

When junior high school student Osamu Takeda saw a pole vaulter at a track and field competition for the first time, he found himself lifted to a natural high in wonderment. On an early summer ...

Team GB's Molly Caudery says it is "heartbreaking" as she fails to reach the women's pole vault final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. FOLLOW LIVE: Olympics 2024: Athletics with GB's Caudery after ...

Duplantis is a Swedish pole vaulter. According to the Olympics, he won his second gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics finishing with a height of 6.25. He won his first gold medal in the 2020 ...