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10 meters per second
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:51 pm
by vaultguru6
How many guys have ever run 10 meters per second in the vault and how high have they jumped?
The four I know of are:
Bubka - 6.15
Gataullin - 6.02
Huffman - 5.97
Duplantis - ???
If you know of others who have run this fast and what their PR's are then lets see it.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:55 pm
by swtvault
There was a vaulter from Sweden I think......Perhaps Issacson???? Dev.......help me out here! His PR was only 5.70'something, but he hit over 10m/s a few times.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:26 am
by zack
Kjell Isaksson is probably who you're thinking of.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:44 am
by lonestar
Did they have accurate data of meters per second way back in the early 70's when Isaksson jumped?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:56 am
by swtvault
Nope, wrong guy. I am thinking of someone else.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:34 am
by achtungpv
Peter Widen from Sweden ran an unreal 10.2 or 10.3 m/s...not consistently... but he was fast...usually 9.8+, but all his recorded 10+ were misses.
Keep in mind, that Bubka was pretty much the only vaulter to consistently run around 10 m/s and actually clear a bar...a few others have an odd clearance here or there...and most of these bars were also low bars...the vast majority of the time, the vaulter missed when they ran 10 m/s. All that speed is worthless if it sacrifices a good takeoff.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:42 am
by lonestar
achtungpv wrote:All that speed is worthless if it sacrifices a good takeoff.
Excellent point! Obviously we all agree that speed is probably the most important factor in determining overall potential, but speed alone isn't enough. Look at Keenan King for example - good vaulter, excellent speed, poor takeoff. When that dude learns how to control all that speed and jump off the ground with a good step, watch out!
On the other end of the spectrum, that Russian that jumped for UTEP back around '98, Gorbatenko, was slower than a fat pirate with a wooden leg and a parrot on his shoulder, but had a sweet free takeoff and jumped around 5.20-5.30. Probably the slowest 17'+ guy ever, maybe beside Pete Kovacs
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:03 pm
by Vault&Flip
lonestar wrote: was slower than a fat pirate with a wooden leg and a parrot on his shoulder,
the funniest thing I've heard all week.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:51 pm
by Robert schmitt
Vault&Flip wrote:lonestar wrote: was slower than a fat pirate with a wooden leg and a parrot on his shoulder,
the funniest thing I've heard all week.
OMG... thanks for starting my morning with a laugh
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:42 pm
by vaulter870
haha that made my day
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:33 pm
by bjvando
[quote="Probably the slowest 17'+ guy ever, maybe beside Pete Kovacs
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THIS is the funniest thing i have ever heard- but for lack of speed, pete made up in good looks...
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:29 pm
by achtungpv
lonestar wrote:achtungpv wrote:All that speed is worthless if it sacrifices a good takeoff.
On the other end of the spectrum, that Russian that jumped for UTEP back around '98, Gorbatenko, was slower than a fat pirate with a wooden leg and a parrot on his shoulder, but had a sweet free takeoff and jumped around 5.20-5.30.
Actually, he jumped 5.50. There is absolutely no way he could break a 13 second 100m. Textbook takeoff though.