Vaulting Pole Tips

Waterford Crystal European Athlete of the Year has crowned a new “queen” for the 2008 year in Yelena Isinbayeva.
Isinbayeva once again was the top choice not only with the fan base but with the European Athletics Member Federations, and the media as well. She has been consistently in the top three spot for the [...]

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After the crowds return home, and the fervor over the Olympics fade many pole vaulting athletes are left to face the question, what’s next? This is the question three time Olympic pole vaulter and Decathlete Dominic Johnson has to answer.

“I’ve been training (in the pole vault) for the Olympics ever since I left high school. [...]

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Back in 2005 USA Today published a list called, “The 10 Hardest Things To Do In Sports”, which has virtually gone unchallenged over the last few years.
In case you are wondering pole vaulting ranked number three on the list.
I don’t know about you, but I think to become great in the area [...]

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The sport of pole vaulting has always had an unusual flare for attracting some pretty strange characters. I guess the thought of propelling yourself through the air at lightening speed leaves something to the imagination of those who are not too confident with their skill in the pole vaulting field.

Whatever the case may be, pole [...]

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It has only been a few days since Jenn Stuczynski was awarded the silver medal for her pole vaulting performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the discussion over the treatment she was given by her coach Rick Suhr is still raging on.

A seemingly harsh reprimand was given to Stuczynski by Suhr after her failure [...]

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What do you think is the toughest track and field event in the Olympic Games?

Many would respond that it is the pole vault. The pole vault takes both courage and skill, and the possibility of injury is great. For those reasons, and many more, pole vaulting is consistently given the majority votes for the hardest [...]

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I don’t know how many of you saw the exchange between Jennifer Stuczynski and her coach Rick Suhr after her win of the silver medal during the Olympic pole vaulting competitions, but I for one thought it was certainly not one of the high spots of this Olympic coaches career! In fact, I am sure [...]

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Yesterday, the ladies of the red, white, and blue had to be on their “A game” in order to contend with the other vaulting pole girls from around the world during the 2008 Olympic women’s pole vaulting preliminaries. Yelena Isinbaeva of the Russian Federation was at the top of the pole vaulting game with a [...]

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Who says an old dog can’t learn new tricks?!
Jeff Hartwig, age 40 is the oldest member of the 2008 Olympic U.S. Track and field team, competing in the pole vaulting event and the oldest ever to qualify for it. Now, I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right, Pole vaulting is nothing new [...]

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Russian pole vaulter, Yelena Isinbaeva, is the favorite to win gold in the Olympics this month. She is currently the women’s pole vaulting world record holder and not only one of the toughest female pole vaulters in the world, but also one of the hottest. Isinbaeva has quite the following of fans, many of them [...]

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