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Sergey Bubka
Pole vaulter in his ascent to the crossbar, swinging his legs upward before shooting them above the bar.
Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia celebrates with arms raised after breaking the world record to win the women's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Wolfgang Nordwig of East Germany, wearing a red tank top and white shorts, clears the bar during the pole vault event at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.
Bob Richards
Earle Meadows clears the bar to set an Olympic record at the 1936 Games in Berlin
Warmerdam, 1942
Dimensions of the pole-vaulting (top left) box, (centre) crossbar and landing cushion, and (bottom) runway.
How to perform the pole vault
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Earle Meadows clears the bar to set an Olympic record at the 1936 Games in Berlin
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