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.[1] It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and since 2000 for women.
Grundy Wins Long Jump and Triple Jump; Valenzuela Takes Gold in 1600 for Chatham Boys Indoor Track & Field at SJTCA Meet
Chatham junior Kevin Grundy won the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 4 inches and the triple jump with a personal record distance of 45 feet, 7 inches at Ocean Breeze on Monday. NEW YORK – Junior Kevin Grundy won the long jump and set a personal record in winning the triple jump, and junior Marcus Valenzuela took gold int he 1600 for the Chatham boys indoor track & field team in an SJTCA meet held Monday at Ocean Breeze on Staten Island. Grundy won the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, four inches, and took the triple jump with a personal best distance of 45 feet, 7 inches. Valenzuela crossed first in the 1600 with a time of 4:25.07. Dylan DeCicco and Thomas Haines took second and third, respectively, in the 3200 for Chatham with times of 9:39.92 and 9:48.76. Cole Morris placed fourth in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.86 Colin Daley was fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.79 for Chatham and Brady Byrne was fourth in the 800 for the Cougars in 2:01.18, and Santiago Gebar...

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