London 2012 - German teammates Bjorn Otto (L) and Raphael Holzdeppe display their silver and bronze medals earned in men’s pole vault on August 10, 2012 with the medal ceremony a day later in Olympic Stadium.
London 2012 - American Jennifer Suhr begins her first attempt in the pole vault at 4.55 meters and hopes to do one better than her Beijing 2008 silver medal.
Sergei Bubka reacts during the opening height of the mens pole vault competition during the 1988 Summer Olympics Games on September 28, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.
Damian Warner of Canada competes in the Men's Decathlon Pole Vault on Day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.