The 20-Year Wait – 6.16m

For the past 20 years, the pole vault world has waited for a vaulter just as tall, as fast, and talented at Sergey Bubka. The pole vault community was convinced that a man larger and faster would make the difference between 6.15 or more. After many years of development and training for the Sergey Bubka standard, it has come down to a new level of pole-vaulter smaller than and not as quick as the past record holder.