David Volz (born May 2, 1962) is a retired
American pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the My ...
er, who finished fifth at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona
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. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the
1985 Summer Universiade
The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan.
Mascot
The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. T ...
. With 5.75 meters in 1982, Volz and
Jean-Michel Bellot
Jean-Michel Bellot (born 6 December 1953) is a retired male pole vaulter from France. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine (; ) is a département in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It covers Paris's western ...
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
Volzing is a now illegal technique in the pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over ...
".
[http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=132&start=24 Pole Vault Power]
He now resides in
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the Mo ...
, 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
Bloomington High School South
Bloomington High School South (simply referred to as BHSS or South) is a public high school in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Monroe County Community School Corporation.
Athletics
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.
References
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 of the United States
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade bronze medalists for the United States
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Track and field athletes from Indiana