Welcome to web pages about my pole vaulting activities. My name is
John Altendorf and I compete as a masters pole vaulter. Masters athletes compete in 5 year age groups. I'm currently in the 65-69 age group.

Below are links to results pages, and to videos of recent jumps.

This links to an accomplishments list.

2013 National Pole Vault Summit Reno, Nevada   -    Jan 19, 2013
I vaulted from 8 lefts on my 13'6" 155 pole gripping about 13'2". Both the 12'4" and 12'8" jumps are WRs once sanctioned. (Below are links until I get the video embedded on this page. Thanks to Mark Vanderville for the video.) 

12'4" (3.76m)       12'8" (3.86m) 

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This was the third club vault competition, held in Springfield, Oregon, Feb 2, 2012. This was the first time this indoor season I vaulted from 7 lefts. I am on a 13'6" 150 pole gripping about 13'2". This 12'6" vault is my PB for the 2012 indoor season, so far. (This won't count as a record. I'll need to do it again at a formal meet.)

 
 
 
 
 
 
The High Desert Classic was held in Bend, Oregon, on August 13. It was hot, but we had a very nice tail wind most of the time. This 3.89m vault improves the M65 outdoor WR. I had trouble with my earlier vaults and wasted a lot of energy. So, my attempts at 4.00m were not very good. Here is another video of the jump with slow motion.

 
 
 
At the final Oregon Track Club 2011 All-Comers meet I made a season PB vaulting 12'9". Unfortunately there were not enough USATF officials available to certify it. So, without an official measurement, it can't count as a WR but I was pleased to have made the height.

 
 
 
 
 
 
At the WMA World Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, CA, I vaulted 3.84m to win the M65 age group and increase the WR.

 
 
 
 
 
 
At the first Oregon Track Club All-Comers meet of 2011, on Hayward Field in Eugene, I vaulted 3.82m to capture the M65 outdoor world record (if only by a centimeter or two).

 
 
 
 
At the Canadian Masters Indoor Champs, I set the M65 age group world record at 3.70 meters, or 12' 1.5".  
 
(On Aug 28, 2011, Art Parry bettered this indoor record, vaulting 3.72m.)

 
 
 
 
 
 
At the Masters Outdoor National Championships I increased my M60 outdoor world record to 4.04m, or 13' 3".

 
 
 
 
 
 
At the World Masters Indoor Championships I increased my M60 indoor world record to 4.05m, or 13' 3.5".