Is pole vaulting one of the hardest sports? You decide!

[wannaflyhigh20]

I agree that vaulting should be the hardest. It's the only thing you have to do in which you switch lengths and weights of the object you use to achieve a goal. I mean a batter doesn't have to decide if he needs to use a 'specific' weighted bat to position the ball between the fielders. I can't think of any other event that you change your impliment...other than golf!

[jumpbackin]

Great! I could vault 15 and hit a 90 mph fastball (to all fields). That makes me a great athlete! Woohoo. Hey, why didn't I ever get paid?

BTW a 90 mph fastball in HS is more common than a 15 foot vaulter. In Washington State I think there was only 2 or 3 over 15. There's got to be a half dozen who can throw 90.

[rainbowgirl28]

BTW a 90 mph fastball in HS is more common than a 15 foot vaulter. In Washington State I think there was only 2 or 3 over 15. There's got to be a half dozen who can throw 90.

Hey, we had 6 at 15' or higher last year, and that is a DOWN year. That is the lowest number of 15'+ vaulters we've had in WA in at least the past 10 years.

[hallvaulter]

Every year here in indiana at the state meet around 10 guys jump 15+ at the meet...

[jumpbackin]

There's plenty of kids throwing 90 too.

[Biggie1110]

According to a report done by cnn a couple years ago they said that Pole vaulting 15 feet is the second hardest thing to do in all of sports. First was driving an indy car at 200 mph. I would disagree, but hey whatever. I can imagine though that jumping 6m would without a doubt be the hardest thing to do in all of sports.

[AzNJJ]

I read somewhere that boxing was considered the toughest sports.

[Lax PV]

That ESPN article that everyone is talking about was posted in USA Today a few years back. And yes, it did say that vaulting 15' was the 3rd hardest thing to do, however, I think they were talking about women and 15'. If the article was read closely anytime they were talking about a guy they mention Bubka going 20', and some of the other higher heights.

Is pole vaulting tough, yeah, I would agree with that. The toughest, I don't think so. I think it's different. It takes a different type of athlete to run a marathon than it does to vault 15'. And it takes an entirely different type of athlete to be a good football player.

But I think it is a mighty hard argument to say that it is the toughest, when many track and field enthusists insist that the discus is just as technical of an event.

not to say I don't love to pv... but you get the idea...

[AVC Coach]

It takes a different type of athlete to run a marathon than it does to vault 15'. And it takes an entirely different type of athlete to be a good football player.

I think it's all relative. I have two vaulters that jumped 12+ as 8th graders and are leading our Jr. High FB team in rushing yards and touchdowns this year. I saw a guy catch a fly with chopsticks one time. That should be ranked.

[Lax PV]

saw a guy catch a fly with chopsticks one time. That should be ranked.

that is awesome.

[GeorgeN]

The most difficult sport is the one for which you have no talent

[bel142]

I vote Boxing/UFC to be the hardest, Competitive swimming is up there, then PV