Kory Tarpenning
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Kory Merrill Tarpenning is a retired American
pole vault
er currently living in Monaco, best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He had previously competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He won the American outdoor national championships in 1988 and 1989 and the American indoor national championships in 1991 and 1994.http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm
His personal best jump was 5.89 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Indianapolis.http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=M/discipline=PV/legal=A/index.html
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pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
er currently living in Monaco, best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He had previously competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He won the American outdoor national championships in 1988 and 1989 and the American indoor national championships in 1991 and 1994.http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/usa2.htm
His personal best jump was 5.89 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Indianapolis.http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=M/discipline=PV/legal=A/index.html