pole vault
noun
: a vault with the aid of a pole
specifically
: a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar
pole-vaulter
noun
or pole vaulter
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The situation in Maine was prompted heavily by news of a trans athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition after previously competing in the boys' category.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Actually, Del Norte High is a bit of a pole vault Mecca as three of the all-time best marks in San Diego Section history were achieved there.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Libby has been censured since February after the state's Democrat majority voted to take away her voting and speaking rights for a social media post that identified a transgender high school athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition earlier that month.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Sergei Bubka of the Soviet Union breaks his world outdoor pole vault record and Seppo Raty of Finland smashes the world javelin record during the Toto International Super Track and Field Meet in Japan.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Actually, Del Norte High is a bit of a pole vault Mecca as three of the all-time best marks in San Diego Section history were achieved there.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Libby has been censured since February after the state's Democrat majority voted to take away her voting and speaking rights for a social media post that identified a transgender high school athlete who won a girls' pole vault competition earlier that month.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Sergei Bubka of the Soviet Union breaks his world outdoor pole vault record and Seppo Raty of Finland smashes the world javelin record during the Toto International Super Track and Field Meet in Japan.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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