Lee Stratford Barnes was an American athlete from Utah who competed in the men's pole vault. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Oxnard, California. Lee Barnes (United States) set the men's pole vault world record of 4.30 m in Fresno, U.S. on April 28, 1928. It stood 4.2 years, until William Graber's 4.37 m on July 16, 1932. Wiki link