撑竿跳高作为锻炼身体的手段是18世纪中期在德国学校中开始的,19世纪欧洲有些国家才开始有撑竿跳高比赛。1866年英格兰选手曾跳过3.05米。在这以后,曾有人一度把撑竿跳高变成“爬竿跳高”即运动员把带有铁叉头的木杆插入土中,然后沿杆爬上去再越过横竿。由于这种跳法既危险又不能表现跳的技术,1889年正式规定运动员起跳离地后不得双手交换上 Pole vault as a means of physical activity began in German schools in the mid-18th century, some countries in Europe in the 19th century began to pole vault. In 1866 England had skipped 3.05 meters. Since then, pole vaults have been once changed to “pole vaults,” that is, athletes put wooden poles with iron prongs into the soil, and then climb along the pole to cross the crossbar. As a result of this jump method is dangerous and can not jump the performance of the technology, formally established in 1889 after the athletes take off from the ground shall not exchange hands