⏱️ Men's pole vault · 3.15 m · Francis Temple

Saturday, October 6, 1849 – June 18, 1868 All day
Athletics World Records

Francis Temple (United Kingdom) set the men's pole vault world record of 3.15 m in Woolwich on October 6, 1849. It stood 18.7 years, until Robert Mitchell's 3.21 m on June 19, 1868. Wiki link

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