Wolfgang Ritte tops M55 world record in vault: 14 feet
The Koops in Germany report that German vault superstar Wolfgang Ritte has cleared 4.27 outdoors, or 14-0. They headline their entry "4.27 m! Wolfgang Ritte (M55) begins outdoor season with pole vault world record." The listed world age-group record is 4.26 by Sweden's Hans Lagerqvist in 1996. However, Wolfie has gone higher indoors. He cleared an M55 WR of 4.30 (14-1 1/4) last January. Here's the video of the indoor jump.
Comments
Congratulations... Wolfgang, on your success indoor and out! I am glad that you did not have another 10 meters in our hurdles race in France as you were moving up fast. It was nice sharing a beer and conversation after the WMA meet.
Continued success to you in all your events.
Posted by: jimmybroun | May 7, 2008 9:41 AM
Lieber Wolfgang,
wie hoch wills'te noch springen? Wir sind immer auf Neuigkeiten gespannt. Geh doch mal 20 cm hoch, dann holt Dich niemand ein.
Viel Glueck, liebe Gruesse and Ute und bleibt gesund.
Jerry und Christel
Posted by: Christel Donley | May 7, 2008 10:57 AM