Matti Kilpelainen — yet another M60 vaulter on video
Pole vaulters are becoming the movie stars of masters track. About the same time that John Altendorf’s M60 WR video went up, so did this endless loop of a near-record 3.85 (12-7 1/2) by M60 Matti Kilpelainen of Canton, Michigan. The video shows a third-try clearance at last Saturday’s EMU Classic at Eastern Michigan University (although the results strangely list him as an NH). Matt also reportedly tried for 4.00 (13-1 1/2). Four years ago (at this same meet), Matti, then 57, set the M55 world indoor record with a jump of 4.10 (13-5 1/4). Both are expected to compete getting prednisone at the Boston masters indoor nationals in late March.
