Standing at the end of the runway, the vaulter is ready with chemical potential energy in his muscles. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Pole vaulting: Doing the 'seemingly impossible'] Reference
A politician who isn't ambitious is like a fat pole-vaulter. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Says It's Time To Start Leaving Iraq] Reference
At the top, the vaulter bends his body as he passes over the bar. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Pole vaulting: Doing the 'seemingly impossible'] Reference
Victorious vaulter - June 2, 2009 added by HoChunk | Images mcs+ to rate. From Wordnik.com. [Victorious vaulter | My[confined]Space] Reference
He's the second U.S. vaulter and 11th overall to clear 6 meters (19-8 ¼). From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Pole vaulter gets rare U.S. mark] Reference
• Mack is now the 12th vaulter to clear the six-meter mark, indoor or outdoor. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Gold medalist Mack vaults even higher] Reference
Joel Stransky and pole-vaulter Okkert Brits have also lent their names to the initiative. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Watch a pole-vaulter tearing down the runway, and it's obvious where his energy comes from: speed. From Wordnik.com. [The Pole-Vault Principle] Reference
Back in February, the Penn State vaulter fell headfirst and died during a Big Ten meet in Minneapolis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2002] Reference
The next day, Sergei Bubka, far and away the best pole-vaulter extant, failed to clear the bar, raging at the winds. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Man And The Wind] Reference
A speed of 35.6 feet per second will loft the vaulter to 19.8 feet; slowing to 32 feet per second keeps him to a vault of 16 feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Pole-Vault Principle] Reference
Where once a pole-vaulter might have accepted the greater challenge of the decathlon, the finances of such a choice had become punitive. From Wordnik.com. [For God And For Reebok] Reference
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