London 2012 - Alana Boyd clears 4.30m on her third attempt and finishes the women’s pole vault in 11th place.

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 - Russian Elena Isinbaeva was favored to win her third gold in women’s pole vault but comes up short with bronze.

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.

London 2012 - It appears that Germany’s Lisa Ryzih has quite a way to go if she hopes to clear this height in women’s pole vault.

London 2012 - The flex of the pole provides the energy to fling Jennifer Suhr up and over gold medal heights in the women’s pole vault.

London 2012 - An attempt from Elena Isinbaeva as the Russian tries to clear a height in women’s pole vault. Isinbaeva finishes third for bronze.

London 2012 - Pole vaulter Holly Bleasdale receives some consolation from her coach after failing to medal for Great Britain in women’s pole vault.

Sergei Bubka reacts during the opening height of the men’s 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.