Tough luck for Sandi Morris at the Olympics

[Hawkmoon]

American woman pole vaulter. She was a favorite to win a gold. -- until her pole broke on a warm-up vault.

https://sports.yahoo.com/rio-silver-medalist-sandi-morris-breaks-pole-injures-hip-in-pole-vault-qualifying-143619753.html

[230RN]

Qualifying height is 14.93 feet.

That's happened before.

Often enough that there's a rule covering pole breaking.

https://www.wbez.org/stories/if-your-pole-breaks-during-a-pole-vault-do-you-get-a-do-over/d782346e-4de3-45ae-bcf5-413cfe638dbe

I wonder if anyone ever got skewered by the broken piece.  Seems like a deal like that would be covered up, though.

[BobR]

I couldn't find anything from a broken pole (I really didn't look very hard) but I did find a couple close calls from an unbroken pole doing a vault.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHY9DSdMTGs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWVSc7npN6M


From the looks of things other than being the target during javelin throws pole vaulting looks like it is right up there with dangerous tack and field disciplines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wqgX35QQ7c

bob

[230RN]

^ Tragifunny.  Owie but ha-ha.  But I guess the rules say they get a do-over.

I vowed I would not make any more comments on some of the utterly stupid foolish dumb irrational events except for the biathlon and the fantastically beautiful athleticism of the ice skating events --definite exceptions.

So I won't mention how utterly stupid foolish dumb and irrational some of the other events are.  Nope.

Not me. 

             


Terry, 230RN

[Hawkmoon]

^ Tragifunny.  Owie but ha-ha.  But I guess the rules say they get a do-over.

Yeah, Sandi got a Mulligan, but she injured her hip in the fall in that first attempt, and that knocked her out of the competition.

Tough break (no pun intended).

[230RN]

FWIW

Most dangerous Olympic events.

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/dangerous-olympic-events/

Boxing
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian
Pole Vault
Soccer
Taekwondo
Weightlifting