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http://boutique.ina.fr/video/sport/athletisme/CPF04006105/kjell-isaksson.fr.html Isakasson was an incredible jumper. For those of you with time you should compare Isakasson to Isinbayeva. Notice how small the pit was. Here is information on a great video that has the history of many great jumps. Co...

Thank you, KirkB, for the very interesting background on they guy who still lives in my head! Regarding his comment on pressing with lower hand, my teammates and I discussed this frequently amongst ourselves and sometimes with coach 'T'. If I recall correctly he did not support "pressing" ...

I just ran across this string while searching for film or video of Isaksson. I was a Tellez student in the late '70's, early '80's in Houston. Coach 'T' had just one vaulter he wanted us to watch and a super-8 film of him clearing 18'-something outdoors; not sure if it was California or Texas. It wa...