Sergey Bubka Pole vaulting has come a long way since 1912. It started out using bamboo poles. Now new technology has brought the sport a long way. It has been said that it is the single most advanced sport ever. The fiber glass poles now used in the pole vault has brought the world record from thirteen feet two and one quarter inches to an astonishing twenty feet one and three quarter inches. Pole Vaulters continually surprise spectators as they jump higher and higher. No one knows how high the next person will jump. Sergey Bubka is one of these amazing pole vaulters that has astonished crowds with his incredible