Competitors vault over a 4.5-metre long horizontal bar by sprinting along a runway and jamming a pole against a 'stop board' at the back of a recessed metal 'box' ...IntroductionStructureEmploymentTendersContactNewslettersIntroductionNextWorkshopsEnduranceRunningWebinarsRegisterOutbreakPreventionToolsIntroductionAreasDevelopmentCommunityATC'sAllNewsPressReleasesReportPreviewsFeaturesSeriesRegisterforPressReleasesCompetitionsHomeOurCompetitionsCalendar&ResultsTicketsHostingCompetitionPerformanceRankingAthletesHomeWorldRankingsProfilesAwardsSpikesAthletes'RepresentativesTransferofAllegianceAthletesCommissionOurSportHomeRules&RegulationsHeritageIntroEventRankingRankingRulesCompetitionPerformanceRankingCalendarStatsZoneHomeCalendar&ResultsToplistsRecordsSendCompetitionResultsWorldRankingsRoadToTokyoAllLifestylePerformanceCultureConstitution&BookofRulesStrategicPlansandReportsMemberFederationResourceCentreTechnicalInformationAntiDopingHealth&ScienceResearchCentreEducationCongressCouncilCommissionsSeasonTopListsAlltimeToplistsRecordsbyTypeRecordsbyEventCertifiedRoadEventsHomeofWorldAthleticsPoleVaultShareTweetEmailSelectfromJumpsPoleVaultHighJumpPoleVaultLongJumpTripleJumpHowitworksCompetitorsvaultovera4.5-metrelonghorizontalbarbysprintingalongarunwayandjammingapoleagainsta‘stopboard’atthebackofarecessedmetal‘box’sitedcentrallyatthebaseoftheuprights.Theyseektoclearthegreatestheightwithoutknockingthebartotheground.Allcompetitorshavethreeattemptsperheight,althoughtheycanelectto‘pass’,i.e.advancetoagreaterheightdespitenothavingclearedthecurrentone.Threeconsecutivefailuresatthesameheight,orcombinationofheights,causeacompetitor’selimination.Ifcompetitorsaretiedonthesameheight,thewinnerwillhavehadthefewestfailuresatthatheight.Ifcompetitorsarestilltied,thewinnerwillhavehadthefewestfailuresacrosstheentirecompetition.Thereafter,ajump-offwilldecidethewinner.HistoryPolevaulting,originallyfordistance,datesbacktoatleastthe16thcenturyandthereisalsoevidenceitwasevenpractisedinAncientGre