pole vaulter
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpəʊl ˌvɒl.tər/ us/ˈpoʊl ˌvɑːl.tɚ/
撑杆跳高运动员
someone who takes part in a sport that involves jumping over a high bar using a long stick to push themselves off the ground
the world's leading pole vaulter 世界优秀撑杆跳高运动员
See: pole vault
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- By the 1940s, pole vaulters were using poles made of fiberglass, whose flexibility allowed athletes to launch themselves over higher bars.
- an Olympic gold medal pole vaulter
- Only this week the pole vaulter Tatyana Grigorieva won silver in the pole vault.