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Posted: **Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:15 am**

This is pretty interesting...

http://www.algonet.se/~pela2/athletics/mpoleno.htm

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exhibition



        1      6.00       Jean Galfione                  FRA     09.06.71    1     Besancon                 23.05.1997
        2      5.90       Okkert Brits                   RSA     22.08.73    1     Hof                      03.06.2000
        3      5.85       Sergey Bubka                   UKR     04.12.63    1     Saint-Ghislain           07.07.1985
        3      5.85       Scott Huffman                  USA     30.11.64    1     Manhattan Beach          17.06.1990
        5      5.81       Vasiliy Gorshkov               RUS     05.02.77    1     Chiari                   12.09.2001





exhibition -square town meeting



        1      6.00       Jeff Hartwig                   USA     25.09.67    1     KÃƒÂ¶ln                     04.08.2000
        2      5.95       Viktor Chistiakov              AUS     09.02.75    1     Chiari                   08.09.1999
        3      5.91       Maksim Tarasov                 RUS     02.12.70    1     Salgortarjan             11.09.1995
        4      5.90       Philippe Collet                FRA     13.12.63    1     Nantua dans l'ain        14.07.1988
        4      5.90       Sergey Bubka                   UKR     04.12.63    1     Paris                    06.07.1991
        4      5.90       Maksim Tarasov                 RUS     02.12.70    1     Padova                   17.09.1991
        7      5.86       Gennadiy Sukharev              BLR     03.02.65    1     Bisceglie                23.07.1991
        7      5.86       Valeri Bukreyev                EST     15.06.64    1     Chiari                   05.09.1993
        9      5.85       Igor Potapovich                KAZ     06.09.67    1     Praha                    14.06.1995
        9      5.85       Jeff Hartwig                   USA     25.09.67    1     Berlin                   30.08.2000
        11     5.82       Danny Ecker                    GER     21.07.77    1     KÃƒÂ¶ln                     13.09.1999
        11     5.82       Okkert Brits                   RSA     22.08.73    1     Recklinghausen           26.05.2000
        13     5.81       Danny Ecker                    GER     21.07.77    1     Recklinghausen           29.05.1998
        13     5.81       Okkert Brits                   RSA     22.08.73    2     KÃƒÂ¶ln                     04.08.2000
        13     5.81       Okkert Brits                   RSA     22.08.73    1     Hof                      22.06.2002





exhibition indoors



        1      5.90       Okkert Brits                   RSA     22.08.73    1     Toronto                  01.06.1997
        2      5.86       Larry Jessee                   USA     31.03.52    1     Newcastle                16.10.1985
        3      5.85       Jean Galfione                  FRA     09.06.71    1     Trappes                  11.12.1992





extra trial



        1      5.90       Sergey Bubka                   UKR     04.12.63    1     Vladivostok              13.09.1988





built up runway



        1      5.90       Pyotr Bochkaryov               RUS     03.11.67    1     Karlskrona               28.06.1996
        2      5.86       Denis Petushinskiy             RUS     29.01.67    1     Karlskrona               23.07.1994
        3      5.81       Igor Potapovich                KAZ     06.09.67    2     Karlskrona               23.07.1994





exhibition -downhill runway



        1      6.02       Ferenc Salbert                 FRA     05.08.60    1     Montpellier              01.04.1988




unsactioned meeting



        1      5.84       Konstantin Volkov              RUS     28.02.60    1     Irkutsk                  02.08.1981

Posted: **Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:40 am**

This is interesting, indeed!!

Posted: **Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:28 pm**

that is pretty cool.

I know that was only for the men, but dont forget Stacy Dragilla at the Santa Barbara beach vault- first woman over 15'. it was ruled a non WR because of an indoor runway, on a beach, outdoors..... we can thank that jump for ending the santa barbara beach vault- she stole all the money!!!!!!!!! ( but worth seeing)

Posted: **Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:19 pm**

After little research, and looking at a magazine. With the exception of Tim Mack and Igor Tradenkov, every vaulter that has clear 6.00 meters or higher cleared 6.00m first then moved on up from there! Mack and Tradenkov both went for straight for 6.01m.

Posted: **Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:47 pm**

What I want to know is how high Ferenc Salbert's pr was? he had to be a pretty good jumper to jump 6.02 on a downhill runway right? Ive never heard of the guy though.

Posted: **Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:00 pm**

Googled it. I guess that guys PR was 6.02.

Posted by VaultnGus on April 22, 1999 at 17:37:15:

In Reply to: The World's Greatest posted by SKYDUCK on April 22, 1999 at 15:49:06:

there have been many rumors over the years of Bubka's incredible pratice jumps - I've heard everything from 20'4 to 21'3. I do have some video of him attempting 20'8 in practice before the 96 Olympics. Some of his competition jumps suggest that this is not out of the realm of possibility (especially his 97 worlds victory at 19-9 - he had a good 8-10 inches on it)

There have also been several huge jumps at exhibition meets. Galfione's first 6 meter jump was in an exhibition as well as poor Ferenc Salbert who cleared 19-9 in a meet under the Eiffel Tower, then broke both his wrists and promptly disappeared...

http://www.vaultworld.com/wwwvault/messages/6761.html

VaultNGus said it, it must be true.

Posted: **Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:00 pm**

KYLE ELLIS wrote:What I want to know is how high Ferenc Salbert's pr was? he had to be a pretty good jumper to jump 6.02 on a downhill runway right? Ive never heard of the guy though.

His best legal vault was 5.90. His career wasn't that long...blew out a knee or broke a leg and never jumped that high after that.

Posted: **Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:07 pm**

Which brings up a good thought. For non-WC years, a downhill street vault at the end of the season.

Imagine putting a 2% downgrade runway under Brad Walker sometime around now.

There would surely be looks at 6.15.

And that would bring people out. Maybe not the first year, but the next time...

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:46 am**

Out of curiosity, anyone know how downhill that runway actually was? 2%, 3%, more?

On a side thought, maybe we could hijack Arkansas' indoor runway, take it to a beach with a great tailwind, and set it up at a 4-5% downhill grade. Invite all the 19+ footers you can find and have a supply of 5.20m-5.30m poles flexed from 7.0-10.0 and see who the first man over 21' will be. I would pay to watch that, and I would probably pay even more to take a few jumps myself. Anyone have the keys to the Arkansas indoor facility and an 18 wheeler.......

Posted: **Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:35 pm**

I do LOL I jump in there all the time in the winter. But I know where the runway is stored at. :yes:

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