Pole Vaulting is a technique that has been around since the Greeks started the Olympics. Until recently it was only considered an event that children could do. This was because of the strength of the arm and shoulder that was required. Pole Vaulting is an expensive and dangerous business. In recent years, schools, federations, and […]
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Track and field was one of the 25 sports in the VIIth Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1920. It was a competition. The track and field programs were in 27 events: 100 Meters, 200 Meters, 400 Meters, 800 Meters, 1,500 Meters, 5,000 Meters; 10,000 Meters, Marathon, 110 Meter Hurdles, 400 Meter Hurdles, 4 X […]
The pole vault was one of the 12 original track and field events introduced in the inaugural Olympics in 1896. Athletes representing Australia, the Independent States, France, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, the Soviet Union, and the United States. won the event. Americans have won the Olympic pole vault the last 19 times, the […]