In June of 1962, Finland’s Pentti Nikula briefly took the record away from the United States when he cleared 4.94/16-2½. Bill Sefton and Earle Meadows then lifted the mark above 4.5 meters, to 4.54/14-10¾, at the same Los Angeles meet in 1937. Because of IAAF rules at the time, the higher leap is accepted as the indoor world mark, while the 6.14-meter leap is considered the overall world record. Famously, the decathlete Dan O’Brien, who was an Olympic gold-medal favorite in 1992, failed to qualify for the 10-event discipline at the Barcelona Games when he could not clear a height in the pole vault at the Olympic trials in New Orleans. East Germany’s Wolfgang Nordwig became the world record-holder in 1970, breaking the mark twice, then Greece’s Christos Papanikolou topped the 18-foot barrier and set a new mark of 5.49/18-0 in October of that year. Norway’s Charles Hoff beat Foss’ Olympic mark in 1922 and improved the record three more times, peaking at 4.25/13-11¼ in 1925. The latter mark stood for one month shy of 15 years. The men’s pole vault record left America for good (as of 2014) in 1980 when Poland’s Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz cleared 5.72/18-9. In April he became the first vaulter to hit the 5-meter mark, then he improved the record to 5.08/16-8 in June. The pole vault record is the most frequently broken word mark in men’s track and field history. In his career, Bubka broke the outdoor pole vault mark 17 times and the indoor record on 18 occasions. The men's pole vault world record had only been beaten once in the last quarter-century, until 20-year-old Swede Armand Duplantis set new marks twice in a week. Bubka lost his outdoor world record only once in his illustrious career. Among other things, Duplantis’s decision is a cunning bit of strategy. He cleared 6.15m on the second attempt, having come desperately close with his first, to break Sergey Bubka's outdoor pole vault world best of 6.14m set in Sestriere in July 1994.. Armand Duplantis, known as Mondo, cleared 6.17 meters on the pole vault at the Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland, to set a world record. Under today’s rules, an indoor record is eligible to be considered as the pole vault’s overall world mark, but the rules change wasn’t made retroactive. It took almost two years before the record fell again. His effort is one of the longest-lived men’s pole vault records, surviving until 1920, when American Frank Foss won the Olympic gold medal by clearing 4.09/13-5. On May 26, 1984, Sergey Bubka of Ukraine – then competing for the Soviet Union – leaped 5.85/19-2¼ to begin his reign on top of the men’s pole vault lists. Just more than two months later, however, Pennel took the record back with a leap of 5.34/17-6¼. The former Lafayette High and LSU standout cleared a height of 6.15 meters in the pole vault to claim the outdoor world record in addition to his indoor world record … It caps a wonderful season for the Swede who is unbeaten since last year's World Championships in Doha … Armand Duplantis of Sweden celebrates after setting a new World Record (6.17) in the men's pole vault final during the indoor athletics meeting Orlen Copernicus Cup 2020 in … Before that, Sergey Bubka’s record of 20 feet, 2 inches had stood since 1993. He hit the 6-meter (19-8¼) mark in 1985, reached 6.05/19-10 in 1988 and 6.10/20-0 in 1991, topping 20 feet for the first time. But he will wear the blue and gold uniform of Sweden, his mother’s home country, instead of the red, white and blue of the United States. One bad day, trouble with his technique or adverse weather conditions would present the risk of having to wait another four years to compete in the Summer Games. Bubka immediately surpassed him to win the meet, and take the record back, by clearing 5.94/19-5¾. The women’s pole vault came on to the IAAF World Championships programme in 1999 and first appeared at the Olympic Games in 2000. “But that’s not the point of it for him. Rafal Oleksiewicz/PressFocus/MB Media, via Getty Images, told the website of track’s world governing body. He improved the mark twice more that year before facing off with Vigneron at a meet in Rome on Aug. 31. “I can’t say that wasn’t in the back of my mind,” Greg Duplantis, Mondo’s father and coach, said on Saturday in a telephone interview from Lafayette, La. At an indoor meet in Torun, Poland, Duplantis edged by a centimeter the previous record set in 2014 by Renaud Lavillenie of France, the 2012 Olympic champion. His mother, Helena, was a heptathlete and volleyball player at L.S.U. Vigneron took the record back in 1981 – leaping 5.80/19-¼ to top the 19-meter barrier – but only owned it for six days before Russia’s Vladimir Polyakov reached the record books with a leap of 5.81/19-¾. See the Eugene record jump Video on YouTube @ 19:20. The following year was quiet, then four new marks were set in 1972. Sweden's Armand Duplantis set a new pole vault outdoor world record of 6.15m at the Diamond League meeting in Rome on Thursday. He cleared a height of 6.15 meters in the pole vault to claim the outdoor world record in addition to his indoor world record that his set in February at 6.18 meters. France’s Pierre Quinon broke Polyakov’s mark in 1983 but Vigneron took it for the fourth time four days later after topping 5.83/19-1½. In Torun, Poland on February 8, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis set a new men’s pole vault world record, clearing a height of 20 feet, 2 3/4 inches. This was the second time in a week that 20-year-old Duplantis, nicknamed “Mondo”, had broken the men’s pole vault record. Sweden’s Kjell Isaksson set the first three records, then Seagren returned to the top by clearing 5.63/18-5½ at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Exhibit II – Pole Vault World Records and Product Innovations Wood era: From 1850 to 1898, poles were generally ash or hickory. Duplantis cleared 6.17 meters — or 20 feet and nearly 3 inches — in Torun, Poland. Duplantis of Louisiana is the world’s best pole-vaulter, but he will represent Sweden instead of the United States at the Olympics. Ukraine's Sergey Bubka won six consecutive gold medals at the IAAF World Championships from 1983 to 1997. Bubka’s name has been in the record books ever since. Last weekend in Poland, the US-born Swede cleared 6.17 meters in the pole vault to set a new world record. The mark was broken four more times that year, twice by France’s Thierry Vigneron, once by another Frenchman, Phillippe Houvion, and then by Kozakiewicz again, who finished the year as the world record-holder after clearing 5.78/18-11½ at the Moscow Olympics. Cornelius Warmerdam was the first man to clear 15 feet – the initial clearance apparently occurred in 1940, although it wasn’t recognized as a world record. Place Competitor DOB Nat Score Event List; 1 Anzhelika SIDOROVA 28 JUN 1991 Foss had been credited with a clearance of 4.05/13-3½ the previous year, but the feat wasn’t recognized by the IAAF for record purposes. By using LiveAbout, you accept our. But he also understood the risks of trying to qualify for the Olympics for the United States with its trials format. George Davies broke the record in 1961 with a fiberglass pole, then John Uelses – who topped the 16-foot mark – and Dave Tork both erased the record within a month of each other in 1962. O’Brien recovered to win the gold medal in 1996. The Swede broke his own world record in … In part, he was swayed by wanting to follow in his mother’s footsteps. Mondo Duplantis breaks pole vault world record By OlympicTalk Feb 8, 2020, 11:59 PM EST Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, a 20-year-old Swede raised in Louisiana, broke a six-year-old record in the pole vault at an indoor meet on Saturday. A number of top American vaulters have been left heartbroken by a disappointing performance at the trials. It’s a big year, but it’s a good way to start it.”, Armand Duplantis Breaks the Pole Vault World Record. Robert Gutowski finally edged Warmerdam out of the record books by clearing 4.78/15-8 in 1957, the first record set with a metal pole. Duplantis, known widely as Mondo, has already been selected to compete at the Tokyo Games, where he will be a favorite to win gold. He set his first world record 5.32 metres (17 ft 5 in) in Fresno on May 14, 1966, followed by his world records 1967 in San Diego 5.36 metres (17 ft 7 in), 1968 in Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe 5.41 metres (17 ft 9 in) and 1972 in Eugene 5.63 metres (18 ft 6 in). At Thursday’s Rome Diamond League meet, 20-year-old Mondo Duplantis set the outdoor pole vault world record, clearing a height of 6.15 meters … Pole Vault New World Record 6.17m | Armand Duplantis | Toruń 08.02.2020Just crazy !! He broke the outdoor world record 17 times and the indoor world record 18 times. Undeterred, Seagren set his third world record in 1968, clearing 5.41/17-9 at altitude in California. Mike Rosenbaum is an award-winning sports writer covering various sports and events for more than 15 years. American Marc Wright was credited with the first recognized men’s pole vault world record with a leap of 4.02 meters (13 feet, 2¼ inches) in 1912. 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