Generally between 6-10 pounds when it's upright. However, when lowering the pole it can pull on the body with more then 20 pounds of force.
The "stick" itself is just called a pole or a pole vaulting pole. The poles are named by their length and maximum weight it can hold. For instance, a pole that is 12 feet tall and can hold a pole vaulter with a maximum weight of 130 pounds is a 12 foot 130 pole.
It is called the pole vault pit.
Well, participants use a long pole to vault (jump) over a rod, thus the name pole vault
It is executed by requiring hours of gymnastics and weight training in prepation for its performance
It is executed by requiring hours of gymnastics and weight training in prepation for its performance
Pole Vault Poles used to made out of materials such as wood, metal and bamboo. Pole Vault Poles are now made out of bendable materials such as Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber
Bill Miller - pole vault - was born in 1912.
Bill Miller - pole vault - died in 2008.
Anybody with a heart can pole-vault but it takes courage and a decent amount of physical ability(be coordinated)
Pole vault is classed as a 'jump' in the field event in athletics.
you need to be able to lift your own weight plus ten-fifteen puonds
Yes, Sergey Bubka won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.he won more than that he is the greatest pole vaulter everGold 1988 Seoul Pole vault {| ! colspan="3" | World Championships |} {| ! colspan="4" | Competitor for Soviet Union |} Gold 1983 Helsinki Pole vault Gold 1987 Rome Pole vault Gold 1991 Tokyo Pole vault {| ! colspan="4" | Competitor for Ukraine |} Gold 1993 Stuttgart Pole vault Gold 1995 Gothenburg Pole vault Gold 1997 Athens Pole vault {| ! colspan="3" | European Championships |} {| ! colspan="4" | Competitor for Soviet Union |} Gold1986 Stuttgart Pole vault