Olympics Pole Vault

[The Baker]

Why are so many women watching the French Pole Vault entry.

 

[Mrs Ten Names]

Why are so many women watching the French Pole Vault entry.

I don't know. Why?

 

[Notch7]

His todger caught the bar

 

[Doug99]

The GB female pole vaulter Mollie Caudrey who happens to be the world champion and hot favourite for Olympic Gold, has failed at the first round of vaults.
She thought it a bit beneath her to start at 4.20m like her competitors, so went for 4.55m.
Failed all 3 jumps and is now going home.......................over confidence?............arrogance?

 

[Trazor]

The GB female pole vaulter Mollie Caudrey who happens to be the world champion and hot favourite for Olympic Gold, has failed at the first round of vaults.
She thought it a bit beneath her to start at 4.20m like her competitors, so went for 4.55m.
Failed all 3 jumps and is now going home.......................over confidence?............arrogance?

Many top vaulters do this to conserve energy for later attempts.

But not always the best choice.

 

[Mottie]

The GB female pole vaulter Mollie Caudrey who happens to be the world champion and hot favourite for Olympic Gold, has failed at the first round of vaults.
She thought it a bit beneath her to start at 4.20m like her competitors, so went for 4.55m.
Failed all 3 jumps and is now going home.......................over confidence?............arrogance?

About 50+ years ago my dad took me to an athletics meeting at White City. Exactly the same thing happened with the person from the club that we were supporting (can’t think who). It was a midweek evening event so pretty empty and we were as near as you could get to the pole vaulters. I remember my dad going mad and calling him all the silly sods under the sun!

 

[JonathanM]

The GB female pole vaulter Mollie Caudrey who happens to be the world champion and hot favourite for Olympic Gold, has failed at the first round of vaults.
She thought it a bit beneath her to start at 4.20m like her competitors, so went for 4.55m.
Failed all 3 jumps and is now going home.......................over confidence?............arrogance?

oops, that was a bit silly!

Caudery failed on all three attempts, missing out on a place in the final, where those who cleared 4.40m went through.

 

[Mrs Ten Names]

Thank fchuk her todger didn't catch the bar, otherwise we'd be here all night.

 

[charliegolf]

Many top vaulters do this to conserve energy for later attempts.

But not always the best choice.

Not quite the reason... Coming in higher than your opposition means if there is a tie you'd win. It's called 'countback'. You're right about it not always working.

 

[Brigadier]

DuPlantis was that far over the bar , he could have been smuggling a fire extinguisher in his keks and still gone clear

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Thank fchuk her todger didn't catch the bar, otherwise we'd be here all night.

Exactly which idiotic spineless old reincarnated poster are you? It's so hard to keep up these days.

 

[Doug99]

I am surprised he chose to break the world record during the Olympics.
There is big money on offer by sponsors for record breakers during events outside the Olympics.
By increasing the record by just 1cm per event will pay out big ££££.

 

[Mrs Ten Names]

Exactly which idiotic spineless old reincarnated poster are you? It's so hard to keep up these days.

There's a list somewhere, I believe, but no-one is prepared to show it.
But this "idiotic spineless old reincarnated poster" has created a legend apparently.

 

[Trazor]

But this "idiotic spineless old reincarnated poster" has created a legend apparently.

Yes, created in his own mind though.

 

[Mrs Ten Names]

Yes, created in his own mind though.

I'm going with the numerous and consistent comments. Even Freddy Mercury's twin subscribes to the legend.