pole-vaulter
Airborne track athlete
A pole-vaulter is an athlete who competes in the pole vault—a track and field event where competitors use a long flexible pole to launch themselves over a high bar.
The term applies to both competitive athletes and anyone practicing the sport: She's been a pole-vaulter since high school.
Reinforced woven strand composite
- gripSecure manual hold
- plantBotanical organism
- runwayPaved path for planes
- approachWay of handling something
takeoff · flight · landing · flex · momentum · leverage · speed · crossbar
Path or monitored route
- fieldArea of specialty
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
training · fitness · strength · agility · flexibility · medalist · champion · coach
Vertical extent upward
- elevationHeight above reference point
- skywardToward the firmament
- climbAscend using effort
- riseMove to higher position
soar · upward · peak · altitude · clearance · vertical · airborne · apex
Come into contact
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- rivalOne who competes against
- contenderOne competing seriously
qualifier · finals · performance · personal best · world record · trials · ranking · medal
Relating to agile bodywork
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
- inversionReversal of position
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- tuckFold into concealment
pike · body control · spatial awareness · coordination · core strength · swing · rotation · midair
fiberglass
Reinforced woven strand composite
approach · takeoff · flight · landing · flex · momentum · leverage · speed · crossbar · clearance
track
Path or monitored route
heptathlon · training · fitness · strength · agility · flexibility · medalist · champion · coach · jumper
height
Vertical extent upward
rise · soar · upward · peak · altitude · clearance · vertical · airborne · apex · zenith
meet
Come into contact
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- rivalOne who competes against
contender · qualifier · finals · performance · personal best · world record · trials · ranking · medal · podium
gymnastic
Relating to agile bodywork
tuck · pike · body control · spatial awareness · coordination · core strength · swing · rotation · midair · freefall
pole-vaulterhigh jumper
Athlete clearing horizontal bars
long jumper · triple jumper · discus thrower · hammer thrower · shot-putter
pole-vaulterrace walker
Competitive fast-stride athlete
distance runner · golfer · bowler · curler · archer
pole-vaulterdiver
One who submerges
submariner · miner · spelunker · deep-sea diver · burrower
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