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    What male and female athlete, apart from Sergey and Yelena, have jumped the highest in the history of outdoor pole vaulting? What heights and in what year was this achieved?

    Question #104727. Asked by scottietwenty3. (Apr 15 09 2:11 AM)


    poshprice

    		Svetlana Feofanova of Russia is second to Yelana. But she set the world record in Greece in 2004. The height was 4.88m

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Record_progression_Pole_Vault_women
    Thierry Vigneron of France is second to Sergey, setting the world record in Italy in 1984. The height was 5.91m

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Record_progression_Pole_Vault_men


    Apr 15 09, 4:40 AM
    scottietwenty3

    		You are spot on with the woman Svetlana has jumped the highest (apart from Yelena) but there is a man that has jumped 6.06m (apart from Sergey) who is he?

    Apr 15 09, 5:17 AM
    scottietwenty3

    		Steven "Steve" Hooker (born July 16, 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.06 m, making him the second highest pole-vaulter in history behind only Sergey Bubka.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Hooker



    Apr 16 09, 1:13 AM

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