Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ancient Egyptians, ancient Greeks and the ancient Irish people, although modern pole vaulting, an athletic contest where height is measured, was first established by the German teacher Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths in the 1790s. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.
Jean Galfione is a French retired pole vaulter. During his pole vaulting career, he won at least one medal in each of the following major international competitions - the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the World Indoor Championships, the European Championships and the European Indoors Championships
Mauro Barella is a retired Italian pole vaulter.
The Men's Pole Vault was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes from 23 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The qualification mark was set at 5.60 metres.
These are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 45 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups. The final was held on Thursday August 19, 1993.
The Women's Pole Vault event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany was held between 15 August and 17 August 2009. Yelena Isinbayeva was the strong favourite prior to the competition, a position enhanced further by the withdrawal of 2008 Olympic silver medallist Jennifer Stuczynski. Anna Rogowska was the only athlete to beat Isinbayeva in the buildup to the event. Fabiana Murer and Monika Pyrek had both registered strong season's bests but had suffered from indifferent form. European Indoor medallists Yuliya Golubchikova and Silke Spiegelburg rounded out the list of the season's highest jumping athletes.
These are the official results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland, held at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 9 and 11 August 1994. There were 27 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups.
The men's pole vault at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March 2010.
The Men's pole vault event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4–5, 2011 with the final being held on March 5 at 15:45 local time.
The Men's pole vault event at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.
The Men's pole vault event at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2–3.
The Men's pole vault event at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4–5.
The men's pole vault event at the 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 1–2.
The men's pole vault event at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on February 25–26.
The Men's pole vault event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 2, 2013 at 11:00 & 13:30 (qualification) and March 3, 16:33 (final) local time.
The men's pole vault event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.
The men's pole vault event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–9 March.
The men's pole vault event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 10:15 (qualification) and 7 March at 17:00 (final) local time.
The men's pole vault event at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 March at 19:06 (qualification) and 2 March at 18:10 (final) local time.
The men's pole vault event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 10:04 (qualification) and 7 March at 17:05 (final) local time.
