Pole Vaulting is a sport that is not a very well known one in the sports world of today. It is not as publicized as basketball, baseball, football, or even any of the other track and field events. But what people don't know is it has a full and rich history with many exciting events throughout its evolution. Pole Vaulting's history has had several different changes and events that have taken place. The pole vault is a sport that is an extremely technique oriented sport. There are many drills and techniques one must learn to master the sport. It is not just a sport that you can train your body physically and do well in. It is said that the pole vault is an event that is actually more mental preparation than it is physical. The elite vaulters of today have trained for many years to learn these techniques and master this sport. Pole-vaulting has always been a sport where the best vaulters are not young athletes but athletes around the age of 30. This is due to the years of training it takes to become an efficient and outstanding vaulter. There are many vaulters in this day and age that have obtained this knowledge and experience.
             The pole vault is an event that has been taking place for a long time. There are many theories on how the event came about. But there is no recorded history that the pole-vaulting event was used in competition during the ancient Olympic games.
             Dating back even to primitive men some historians believed that is when pole vaulting first came about. The men did not use poles to compete in competition like they do today. "It is thought that the primitive men used the skills of jumping with the poles as wartime exercises.". The men needed these skills to jump over streams and gullies to escape their enemies or wild beats they were hunting.
             The Olympic games did not have pole-vaulting in ancient times but another ancient competition. These games were called the Tailtean Games of Ireland...