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Left Handed World Record...
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:42 pm
by BethelPV
I went to that site that has Bubba's pictures and stuff on it, and he mentions some Australian who has the "Left Handed" world record. What height would that be? Just wondering since I am a college Freshy who happens to be left handed...thanx! Congrats to Mack, 6.01! Can't wait to see the video.
Zachmo
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:08 am
by lonestar
Simon Arkell of Australia, now retired. 5.80m or 19'1/4"
Of course, Stacy Dragila has the left handed WR for women - 4.83m or 15'10"
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:42 am
by theflyingkorean
Wasn't Duplantis Lefty Too? Or was he jsut a short guy? I get these things mixed up.
Thanks
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:09 am
by BethelPV
Thank you...at least it is not like 6m or something. Then that would be very difficult to reach for...lol.
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:31 am
by tim hutzley
in these pictures it makes bubka look like he was left handed even though he's not. they tricked me the first time i saw them.
http://www.advantageathletics.com/polev ... oints.html
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:00 pm
by Barto
theflyingkorean wrote:Wasn't Duplantis Lefty Too? Or was he jsut a short guy? I get these things mixed up.
"Just a short guy..." not lefty.
Barto
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:55 pm
by bjvando
lonestar wrote:Simon Arkell of Australia, now retired. 5.80m or 19'1/4"
if anyone has a chance to meet Simon Arkell, he is one of the nicest guys out there. He's always at reno. Great guy to know, and youl'll ALWAYS have a blast with him.
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:14 am
by saraf
does any one know the top 10 lefties ever?
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:56 am
by Lord of the Poles
yea it says it flipped the pictures in order for them to be all facing the same direction, which means Bubka's sequence was taped from the opposite side as the other vaulters.
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:16 pm
by Carolina21
Yeah I would be interested in a list of the top ten lefties, I might finally be getting close.......
Lefties
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:52 pm
by sarkell
Simon Arkell here (Ark).
I'd be interested in seeing a list of top 10 lefties, but I know Dave Roberts held the REAL world record at 5.70 (18'8 1/4") up until 1978 or so (from memory he had it for quite awhile). Also, big Brent Burns won quite a few important US meets (esp indoors) and ended up with 5.70.
Dont you think we all kind of look the same when we jump? Its weird. I dont know what it is but I've never met a lefty with a pre-jump (I came close at only 2 feet under with a 16'8" grip)
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 1:40 pm
by breaker
"the left handed world record"
that makes it sound as if being left handed is a handicap!!! HA