Record Pole Vault (1963)

Miami, Florida, United States of America (USA). Title reads ’Pennel Shatters Pole Vault Barrier’. CU. John Pennel of Miami who is the record pole vaulter. MS. Pennel completing 17 ft. 03/4 ins. during athletic meeting in Florida - and in slow motion. (.) Date found in the old record - 28/08/1963. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.