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Growing up I only remember one name in pole vault
Posted on 8/6/24 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 8/6/24 at 5:32 pm
Sergei Bubka. Guy was a legend, unbeatable. Now Mondo is attaining the same heights and glory!!
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Posted on 8/6/24 at 5:36 pm to lsu4life77
Well, Mondo is the GOAT in Pole Vaulting, pretty hard to not argue that , at this point…
Posted on 8/6/24 at 5:55 pm to lsu4life77
Sergey’s best according according to wiki was 6.14. Mondo crushed that. I remember Bubka growing up too I guess maybe he was just as unreal in his time as Mondo is now
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:02 pm to lsu4life77
Allison Stokke.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:08 pm to GeauxDoc
Sergie Bubka was using fiberglass poles. Technology has vastly improved the sport. Bubka was a beast like Mondo is today. It would have been fun to watch these two go at in the same timeline.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:11 pm to lsuatty1311
I'm older. John Pennel
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:14 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Allison Stokke.
GOAT
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:28 pm to SFVtiger
I was about to post John Pennel but someone beat me to it. Bob Groseclose had some real track greats at Northeast Louisiana State College, later NLU, now ULM back in the day. Several All Americans in fact.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:31 pm to lsu4life77
Mo Isom was pretty good at the pole vault, if you know what I mean.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:52 pm to lsu4life77
quote:broke the WR 14 times with that equipment. Mondo has broken it 9. If he competed today Mondo would have more competition than he would like. Kendrick is a great vaulter in his own right but he isn’t Bubka.
Bubka
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:53 pm to CamdenTiger
Physics explained especially pay attention to the technology changes
quote:actually it really isn’t that hard at all. Track, poles, etc are ALL way different now. Bubka broke that record and nobody was close to him. He did it 14 times - FOURTEEN.
Well, Mondo is the GOAT in Pole Vaulting, pretty hard to not argue that , at this point…
This post was edited on 8/6/24 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 8/6/24 at 6:57 pm to lsuatty1311
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Sergie Bubka was using fiberglass poles. Technology has vastly improved the sport. Bubka was a beast like Mondo is today. It would have been fun to watch these two go at in the same timeline.
Can’t tell idiots nothing on here. How about the r track surface changing. They actually believe everyone is THAT much faster. Here is a hint - NO WOMAN WILL EVER BE REMOTELY CLOSE TO FLO JO. NONE.
When you line them up, give me Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson.
Lewis might be tGOAT T&F athlete of all time.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 7:21 pm to Tiger1988
I’m older. Try Bob Richards. He was on a lot of the Wheaties cereal boxes. Late 60s.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 7:27 pm to NCTiger4life
[quote]LINK ] great video by LSU.
I remember Bob well. I’m a lot older too and an avid T&F fan since I was a kid even though baseball was my sport. I was always amazed at how fast Billy Cannon ran. That guy was amazing.
I remember Bob well. I’m a lot older too and an avid T&F fan since I was a kid even though baseball was my sport. I was always amazed at how fast Billy Cannon ran. That guy was amazing.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 7:46 pm to SFVtiger
I helped my dad run the pole vault at the Byrd Relays. John Pennel had just set the world record. I believe he was the first to exceed 17 ft. This was the transition from the steel pole to fiber glass. NLSC Indians and Coach Grosglose (sp).
Posted on 8/6/24 at 7:48 pm to GeauxDoc
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Sergey’s best according according to wiki was 6.14. Mondo crushed that.
You can’t go by that. The measure is how they each did compared to their contemporaries, who were using the same technology in training, medicine, and poles.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 7:50 pm to Tiger1988
Billy Cannon won the SEC 100 yard dash and the shot put. Both performances were world class.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 7:52 pm to lsu4life77
and if you think about it, it is a really strange track and field event....nothing close to it.
I often wonder if the pole will snap....that could be nasty.
I often wonder if the pole will snap....that could be nasty.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 8:14 pm to Penrod
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You can’t go by that. The measure is how they each did compared to their contemporaries, who were using the same technology in training, medicine, and poles.
Exactly. That video I posted explains it all including how the fiberglass carbon reinforced poles today are not nearly the same as the old fiberglass poles. They are lighter, stronger and have more bend which is all explained by physics. He even shows a chart on how the equipment changes impacted the records.
He didn’t even get into the track surface changes which we know has had a significant difference on speed.
Posted on 8/6/24 at 8:50 pm to Tiger1988
quote:Sergei had a similar contract to Mondo in that he got a huge bonus every time he set a new record. So he routinely broke it by a quarter of an inch even when he could vault much higher.
broke the WR 14 times with that equipment. Mondo has broken it 9. If he competed today Mondo would have more competition than he would like. Kendrick is a great vaulter in his own right but he isn’t Bubka.
If you saw Mondo's record, you can see that he could go a half foot higher if he needed to. He doesn't even miss at most heights.
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