bar back onto the pegs while jumping over a height. This takes considerable skill, although it is now against the rules and counted as a miss. The technique is named after U.S. Olympian Dave Volz, who made an art form of the practice and surprised many by making the U.S. Olympic team in 1992. All-time top 25 . Men (outdoor) Women (outdoor) Men (indoor) Women (indoor) Six metres club The "six metres club" consists of pole vaulters who have reached at least 6.00 metres. In 1985 Sergey Bubka became the first pole vaulter to clear six metres. Five metres club Four women have cleared 5 metres. Yelena Isinbayeva was the first to clear on 22 July 2005. On 2 March 2013, Jennifer Suhr cleared indoors to become the second. Sandi Morris cleared 5.00 meters on 9 September 2016, to become the third. Anzhelika Sidorova cleared at the Diamond League final in Zürich on 9 September 2021. Milestones This is a list of the first time a milestone mark was cleared. This is a list of the first-time milestones for women. Olympic medalists Men Women World Championships medalists Men Women World Indoor Championships medalists Men Known as the World Indoor Games Women Season's bests Men Women See also Notes and references External links IAAF list of pole-vault records in XML All-time Masters men's Pole Vault list All-time Masters women's Pole Vault list Events in track and field Summer Olympic disciplines in athletics Jumping sports