- 1. Just the idea of the event — Imagine running full speed with a really long pole towards a pit, only to then use that really long pole to fling yourself in to the air over a bar. Not to mention the part that involves them falling from at least 10 ft in the air.
- 2. It’s the most dangerous event in all of track and field–People always laugh when they hear that Track has been ranked as one of the most dangerous sports, but it’s thanks to pole vault that we get that ranking. Concussions, broken bones, spine injuries, you name it. And yet in spite of all the dangers, vaulters still vault (because they’re CRAY).
- 3. Poles break–Let’s be real here, everyone likes a funny PV fail video where the pole breaks in half in the middle of a vault, but can you actually imagine that happening to you? Can you say OUUUUCHH?
- 4. It’s the most technical field event– And therefore the most difficult. It can take years and years to master the PV and then some..
- 5. Vaulters are JACKED –Pole vaulters are number 2 on the list of track athletes I would NOT wanna get in a fight with, the first being throwers obviously.
- 6. The heights– 20 feet in the air does not sound like something I wanna do on a daily basis
- 7. While they all might be a little cray cray, pole vaulters are usually the chillest people on the team – And we totally wish we could do what they do!
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