Greatest masters vaulter in history set for Reno PV Summit
Wolfgang Ritte
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Germany’s Wolfgang Ritte, the Sergey Bubka of masters track and the 2008 World Masters Athlete of the Year, is coming to America. He’s reportedly set to compete next month in the world-famous National Pole Vault Summit, an indoor event in Reno, Nevada. Wolfie, with his vaulting wife, Ute, apparently are having their travel expenses comped by sporting goods company UCS / Spirit and its German representative, Heinz Peters. How good is Wolfie? In June 2008, he jumped 4.60 meters (15-1) at a time no other M55 had even cleared 14 feet. The Koops of Germany say Wolfie was set to visit Reno in 2007 when he turned 55, but the summit was moved up, before he changed age groups. So he didn’t show. His only potential challengers in late January would be M55 indoor American record-holder Jeff Kingstad or M50 world record holder Gary Hunter. Bring him on!
Here’s a rough Google translation of the Koops’ report:
Wolfgang and Ute Ritte from start to Reno (USA) – Good start to the season in Paderborn
For pole vaulters Ritte Wolfgang (* 1953, Wesel TV) goes for “three years Cloud 7 “(Ritte) next January, a” one more very big dream Fulfillment “. For the record: 2007 fans voted him the senior athletics Germany’s Seniorenleichtathlet of the year 2008 was the pole vaulter from the Lower Rhine “IAAF World Best Male Master 2008″ and honored him in spring 2009 The European Athletics Association Senior EVAA in Greece as “European
Best Male Master.“And now the organizers have the largest Meetings of the world pole vault pole vaulter spouses Wolfgang Ritte and Ute Ritte (* 1952, Wesel TV) to Reno (Nevada) invited. Not only in the U.S. is the “Pole Vault Summit in Reno,” the end of January as “The Greatest Event in Track and Field “.
Many world and Olympic champions were in the past 20 years is already a winner in the result lists this huge Sporting Event Register. With the support of the US-based sporting goods company UCS / Spirit and its German representative Heinz Peters will travel from Ritte Dusseldorf from over San Francisco, Reno, Las Vegas and Washington back to Dusseldorf.
Opposite-sport masters said Wolfgang Ritte, the indoor season is now planning
parked entirely on the sports festival in the United States. So far, if his Wife and he “can work out without injury and intense.”In fact, both in comparison with previous years, very early, namely on 13 December started the “Savings and Building Association PB Meeting in Paderborn their competition season. The first form of test was more than satisfactory for both Ritte, for according to tried skipped 4.20m Wolfgang Ritte, the indoor world record with 4.41 m to improve his age group. The second attempt was there “only briefly.
Super, it would be natural for the world record could now succeed in Reno! ”
Announces Wolfgang Ritte.Also Ute Ritte showed good early form in Paderborn
and jumped over 2.50 meters (27.12.09)
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14 Responses
STILL no M55 has ever made 14′. That said, Gary Hunter has broken all of his records when he became of age so expect a 4.60m+ when Gary turns 55 early in 2011. Bubba
Bubba, with all due respect, but you need to stand corrected. Wolfgang Ritte holds the outdoor M55 world record at 4,60m (15 ft. 1 in.), and he holds the indoor M55 world record at 4,40m (14 ft. 5 in.)
Hello Wolfgang and Ute,
It is exciting to learn that you will be attending the PV Summit this year. I look forward to seeing you both and visiting with you again. I’m glad to hear you are both jumping well.
I’m also impressed and envious that you are getting “help” with your travel expenses!
See you soon.
- John
Sorry if I wasn’t clear – he is the only M55 to ever make 14′ or higher. The #2 indoor or outdoor not named Ritte is Kingstad’s indoor AR at 4.21m (13′ 10 1/2″).
Bubba, ok. But I need to correct my math. 4,60m is 15’4″ and 4,40m is 14’8″. Sorry for the typo.
To correct – 4.60m is 15′ 1″ and 4.40m is 14′ 5 1/4″. I used to coach elite girls so I’m pretty positive of these. HeeHee! Have a great New Year! BTW – 4.30m is 14′ 1 1/4″ and 4.27m is 14′. Bubba
BTW – I agree with Ken, Wolfie is the best ever. In fact I’m the one who called him the “Bubka” of masters vaulting. Can’t wait to meet him and see him jump. I’ve seen some good YouTube stuff but the real thing in Reno will be awesome!
For official conversions, here is the site: http://www.usatf.org/statistics/calculators/markConversions/index.asp
But to have on a single sheet of paper in my track bag, I like mine:
http://www.johnaltendorf.com/polevaulting/misc/meters%20to%20feet%20and%20inches.pdf
Enjoy,
- John
Bubba is correct, 4.60 is 15′ 1″
Sweet spreadshhet John…contemplating Reno, need a roomate?
The ‘official’ conversions only gives the height for a ranking in the imperial system.
For the reverse problem the conversions are not good: which imperial measured height do you have to jump to let it count as a certain metric height?
John’s spreadsheet gives sometimes the first and sometimes the second possibility. In the case of 4.60: when you jump a metric 4.60 it counts as 15′ 1″ imperial, but when you jump an imperial measured 15′ 1″ it counts as a metric 4.59. Always round down…
I had a spreadsheet for conversion for the high jump on the high jump yahoogroup, but that group has passed away…
We ONLY request metric heights near the end of a competition so there is never any confusion. Today I cleared 3.99m and attempted an American Record of 4.14m for M55. Not Wolfie but not bad for an American. The point is I requested the metric heights, not the English. Bubba
Weia, the “official” link I posted is for Americans when they apply for a record. As such, any Imperial measurement is rounded DOWN to the nearest cm. (Their ‘computer’ also rounds down when going from metric to Imperial.)
As noted on the top left of my chart, it takes metric and rounds to the NEAREST 1/4 inch. As such, it sometimes rounds UP and sometimes DOWN. Except for qualifying for a record, my chart works well, at least for me.
- John
For my statistic site with absolute age records I several times hitted on official results being non-metric and converted metric rankings being wrong. Why don’t you Americans simply ask all meet organisers to do the measurements metric? Problem solved…
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