Who broke the world record for the pole vault at the Beijing Olympics?
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's pole vault The women's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place between August 16 and 18 at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 4.45 m (A standard) and 4.30 m (B standard). The final was won by Yelena Isinbayeva, who set a new world record height of 5.05 meters for the discipline. During the finals, one of the poles which Brazilian Fabiana Murer would use disappeared, causing her to spend 10–15 minutes trying to get it back. The lost time and having to use another pole led her
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault The men's pole vault at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 20 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 5.70 m (18.7 ft) (A standard) and 5.55 m (18.21 ft) (B standard). Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: A new Olympic record was set during this competition. Eight men were still in the competition at 5.70m. Yevgeny Lukyanenko and Denys Yurchenko cleared it on their first attempt. Derek Miles and Dmitry Starodubtsev cleared on their second, but