On the footage I was watching it showed 4.29m on the screen as the height he 'vaulted'. They work out what he would have cleared/how high his body went (well, the software works that out).
Amazing jump either way.
On the footage I was watching it showed 4.29m on the screen as the height he 'vaulted'. They work out what he would have cleared/how high his body went (well, the software works that out).
Amazing jump either way.
Interesting, thank you for posting this. I can understand smaller increments being the safer option. Not sure why some people are so negative about the pole vault.
The ”real height” was optically measuered as 6.29 yesterday.
Among all two or three people in the world who began pole vaulting in their backyard before the age of five, he is absolutely the best. But he has been great and beaten all the other pole vaulters who began in high school as well, so kudos to the young 'Swede', absolutely.
I know it does not mean anything but kid named Duplantis born in Lafayette,La. Went to school at LSU for free. He should not be representing Sweden IMHO.
I was at Pre last year sitting right in front of the Pole Vault when Mondo broke the WR. The jump he made at Xiamen was much more impressive. I think we are all concern that we will never be able to see Mondo's greatest jump due to wanting to break the WR one centimeter at a time.