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What is the youngest person to vault.

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:24 am
by rhill32
Just curious as to what the youngest person to vault is and what height.

Rob Hill

Age 2 hours and age 3years old on to a sofa.

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:16 am
by Bruce Caldwell
When Joe Dials first BAby was born I super imposed a Pole in his hands and sent a photo congrats back to the famly for their new born Pole Vaulter.
MY son did Pole Vault on to the Sofa at age 3 and I believe Rick Attig's son did to at that age.

Bruce Caldwell

Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:12 pm
by nitro
i remember doing that around the age of 2 in the back yard with my dad helping me... i think my pr. was 18 inches!!!!!

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:22 am
by rainbowgirl28
I've seen video of Drew Bell vaulting onto the sofa when he was tiny. He had a good takeoff too! It was adorable :)

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 9:23 am
by souleman
I started 47 years ago at the age of 7. After seeing one of the high schoolers jumping, I went home and took a bamboo fishing pole and placed it on two peach crates. With a 1/2 inch conduit pole with a bend at the top (left over piece from one of my Dad's projects, it looked like a shepards staff) I kept trying until I made it. I think I made 3 feet that year. Back then 6 feet was the magic number and I didn't make that until I was in 4th grade. Later....Mike

Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:20 pm
by Mecham
My nephew uses a light saber to vault off of the couch. He was two at the time

Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:14 am
by meg15078
When i was like 7 i triend to pole vault using a clothes ling pole the metal ones unfortinatly it didnt work to good i bent the pole and still to this day that pole has a kink in it. -my mom wasnt to happy.

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:42 pm
by LHSpolevault
Tim McMichael's avatar says it all.