David Volz (born May 2, 1962) is a retired

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er, who finished fifth at the

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. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the

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. With 5.75 meters in 1982, Volz and

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shared the number one spot on the top performers list that year. His name is memorialized for creating a technique, now illegal, of steadying or even replacing the bar while still in mid-air to prevent it from falling off, known as " Volzing".http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=132&start=24 Pole Vault Power He now resides in

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, where he is vice president of Cook, Inc. He is married to Marci Endris Volz, who teaches at Bloomington High School South. His three sons, Drake, Drew, and Deakin all pole vaulted for

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1982 Year List
1962 births Living people American male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States Track and field athletes from Indiana NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Indiana Hoosiers men's track and field athletes 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-polevault-athletics-bio-stub