多少年来,美国一直在撑竿跳高项目上雄踞世界之冠,并在本世纪七十年代以前,几乎囊括了历届奥运会比赛的金牌,在越过5.70米高度的二十名世界名选手中,美国就占八名。从一八九六年奥运会至一九六八年奥运会,撑竿跳高竞赛的桂冠均落在美国人手中。例如,在一九四○年,美国选手康纳里斯·华麦丹姆使用竹竿跳过4.57米;一九六二年约翰·乌尔赛斯手握玻璃纤维竿跃过4.87米;一九六三年约翰·彼纳尔用玻璃纤维竿跳高成绩为5.18米。在一九七三年 For years, the United States has consistently topped the pole vaults in the world and by the 1970s it had almost won the gold medals of all previous Olympic Games. Among 20 world famous athletes who crossed the 5.70-meter height, the United States Take eight. From the 1896 Olympic Games to the 1968 Olympic Games, the vault of the pole vault competition fell on the hands of the Americans. For example, in 1940, the U.S. player Connolly Maedamdam skipped 4.57 meters with a bamboo pole; in 1962 John Wurths jumped 4.87 meters with a fiberglass pole in his hand; Three years, John Bernard jumped 5.18 meters with glass fiber rod. In 1973