Men’s Pole Vault Doodle on the Eighth day of the London Olympics
 as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient ... "Pin It")
Today’s Google Doodle is Men’s Pole Vault, Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole (which today is usually made either of fiberglass orcarbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans and Celts. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic Games since 1896 for men and 2000 for women.
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