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Which was the better performance this year, 2004?

Toby clearing 6 meters at the Modesto Relays
17
35%
Mack winning the Olympics with new Olympic Record
16
33%
Feofanova clearing 16 feet
5
10%
Isinbayeva clearing 4.91 at the Olympics
3
6%
Kellie Suttle breaking her pole at the Trials
1
2%
The men's US guys took first and second again
7
14%
 
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Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Wed Sep 01, 2004 12:50 pm

In Pole Vaulting, which do you believe is the better performance this year? If you have another, post it!
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Unread postby vaultin chris » Wed Sep 01, 2004 12:56 pm

Thats a real tuff one, but in my eyes Toby was the catalyst for US mens vaulting. but the womens world record is a close second.
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Unread postby Azbeachboy1 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:30 pm

womens world record is amzing....but how many flippin times did it happen this year? Toby's 6 meter jump is more rare than a womens world record these days. U.S. men taking 1 and 2 at the Olympics deffinently ranks up there too. Mack!!!!! Most people get older with time....?
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Unread postby lonestar » Wed Sep 01, 2004 1:56 pm

How many 6m jumps have been made on short pegs? Answer that and you'll figure out my vote.
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Unread postby Lord of the Poles » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:16 pm

well, I almost voted Toby, but he's not the first to break that 6 meter barrier. I voted for Feofanova's breaking the 16 foot barrier
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sad to say

Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:43 pm

Sad to say the broken pole got more media attention than the 16' world record.
But I wanted to vote for all of them
but had felt that both USA vaulters placing in the Olympics as the highlights
so I just voted for Tim Mack and Toby
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Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Wed Sep 01, 2004 6:28 pm

I forgot to add Chelsea being the first college female over 15' (4.57). That would have been a great one to have added to it.

Sorry Chelsea. :(
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Unread postby vaultguru6 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:54 pm

All of those are great performances, but I think we're all just partial to Toby because he's is so freakin cool.

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YES Chelsea was another great highlight

Unread postby Bruce Caldwell » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:10 pm

Scott Go Pre wrote:I forgot to add Chelsea being the first college female over 15' (4.57). That would have been a great one to have added to it.

Sorry Chelsea. :(


YES Chelsea was another great highlight
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Unread postby tim hutzley » Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:47 pm

even though Tim Mack is my Idle and him wining the olympics with a new pr and olympic record was the coolest thing of the year for me. I think toby clearing 6m was the coolest thing for the vaulting community

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Unread postby Lord of the Poles » Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:06 am

tim hutzley wrote:even though Tim Mack is my Idle and him wining the olympics with a new pr and olympic record was the coolest thing of the year for me. I think toby clearing 6m was the coolest thing for the vaulting community


Tim, don't you mean Idol? :P
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Unread postby tim hutzley » Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:35 am

Oh yeah. I accedentaly misspelled my name on an essay I wrote last week.


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