⏱️ Men's pole vault · 3.52 m · Thomas Ray

Friday, August 19, 1887 – June 1, 1888 All day
Athletics World Records

Thomas Ray (United Kingdom) set the men's pole vault world record of 3.52 m in Whitehaven on August 19, 1887. It stood 9 months, until Ernest Stones's 3.53 m on June 2, 1888. Wiki link

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