Elite Women 1. Chelsea Johnson, 4.45 2. Fabiana Murer, 4.45 3. Lacy Jansen, 4.35 4. Becky Holliday, 4.25 5. Stacy Dragila, 4.25 6. Erin Assay, NH More Reno Pole Vault Summit videos on DyeStat

“In this short interview from the spring of 2008, [American Record Holder] Jenn Stuczynski talks about how she views competition (win first, then height second) and about the privacy of goals and criticism. Good, thoughtful stuff. The interview was shown during the 2008 Reebok Grand Prix meet in New York City and aired on CBS [...]

Alan Launder, former Australian national coach and author of the “pole vault bible”, Beginner to Bubka discusses and demonstrates effective swing technique at the Willamette Striders Track Club in Oregon City, Oregon. Alan was here in Honolulu last month for a two day pole vault clinic held at Kaiser High School. Willamette Striders director/coach and [...]

Very cool PV mix. Interesting camera angles at the beginning, Lawrence Johnson on stage at the Reno Pole Vault Summit, Petrov-coached Italian Guiseppe Gibilisco, Rens Blom, Jenn Stuczynski jumping over 15′ a couple of times, Justin Norberg at the Clovis Street Vault, and, of course, some Isinbayeva and Bubka clips. To top it off, the [...]

Part two of the video posted earlier this week with University of Washington coach Pat Licari (Brad Walker, Kate Soma) discussing the technical details of the pole vault.

Former World Record holder Russian Svetlana Feofanova betters country-women Tatyana Polnova and Yuliya Golubchikov in this 2008 Madrid meet. Feofanova has one of the best takeoffs, though she waits a little long to swing.

There is an interesting discussion about this video on the Pole Vault Power Message Boards. Overall, an unique look at a weight room session of Olympic Champion Steve Hooker. Hooker is coached by Russian-turned-Aussie coach Alex Parnov, who also coached world champion Dimitri Markov, former world record-holder Emma George and Olympic silver medallist Tatiana Grigorieva.