Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long,flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar.Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks,as well as the Cretans and Celts.It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women.
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