German Ritte comes farthest to jump highest at Pole Vault Summit

M55 superstar Wolfgang Ritte of Germany won the masters vault at the National Pole Vault Summit yesterday in Reno, clearing 4.3 meters (14-1 1/4).В  Complete results are here. Nearly three dozen masters took part. His attempts at a world record 4.45 (14-7 1/2) fell short. (Wolfie already holds the indoor WR of 4.40/14-5 1/4 from 2009.) Here’s a video clip of his third attempt.

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January 31, 2010

2 Responses

  1. Pole Vault Power - January 31, 2010

    There were several masters women on my pit on Saturday: Open Women 3.

  2. Bubba Sparks - February 1, 2010

    I really enjoyed meeting and spending time with Wolfie. What a great guy! Bubba

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