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Where humans politely ask gravity to hold their coat for a moment.
means Leaping or springing over something, often with the aid of the hands or a pole; also describes ceilings or ambitions that soar dramatically upward.
from From the verb 'vault,' which arrived in English in the 16th century from Old French 'volter' (to leap, to gambol, especially on a horse), itself from Italian 'voltare' (to turn or leap). All of these trace back to Latin 'volvere,' to roll or turn — the same root that gives us 'revolve' and 'volume.' The architectural sense (a vaulted ceiling) and the leaping sense share this ancestry: both involve a curving arc, whether traced by stone or by a body in mid-air.
- pole speed
- Vaulters hit nearly 23 mph before launching skyward.
- pole material
- Modern poles are fiberglass and carbon, bending then snapping back.
- world record
- Mondo Duplantis cleared 6.26 meters, over 20 feet.
- energy trick
- Running speed converts to height via the bending pole.
- ancient roots
- Celts and Cretans vaulted over animals and obstacles.
pole vault world record — mondo duplantis cleared 6.24 meters in 2024, the current men's outdoor record