How high did Bob Richards pole vault?
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15' 6ΒΌ" or 4.73 m http://www.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=134 Bob Richards won 2 Gold Medals in the Olympic Games (1952 when he vaulted 14'11" and again in 1956 when he went 14'11-1/2". He also won a bronze medal in the 1948 Games and he was also was a decathlete in 1956. He was only the second man to pole vault 15 feet, this was before the fiberglass pole. In decathlon competition Richards has made marks as follows: 100 meters, 10.9; 400 meters, 51.8; 1500 meters, 4:56; 110 meters hurdles, 15.3; high jump, 6 ft.; broad jump, 22 ft. 6 in.; pole vault, 14 ft. 9 in.; shot put, 42 ft. 3 in.; discus, 136 ft.; javelin, 185 ft. Championships 1948 Olympics: Pole Vault (3rd) 1952 Olympics: Pole Vault (1st) 1956 Olympics: Pole Vault (1st) 1956 Olympics: Decathlon (13th) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Richards
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