February 23, 2002

News to me: Pole vaulting can kill.

posted by rcade to other at 11:08 PM - 3 comments

That's really sad. Has it ever happened before?

posted by corpse at 11:37 PM on February 23, 2002

That's terrible. I've never heard of that happening before.

posted by RGarraud at 12:17 PM on February 24, 2002

Buried down in the article is a mention that it has occurred once before. I believe the odds are incredibly low, though, as you pretty much have to directly strike the very small, metal area where the pole gets planted.

posted by tieguy at 05:23 PM on February 24, 2002

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