Whitehorse Pole Vault Club

The Whitehorse Pole Vault Club was established in 1993. It aims to foster pole-vaulting in Victoria and Australia , from an introductory to the elite level. To do this it provides:

Since its establishment the club has worked toward these objectives with some success. The Club has about ten active pole-vaulters and a number of coaches. The Club provides members with pole-vaulting facilities and a range of poles that are suitable for training and competition for athletes of all abilities. Training takes place on a regular basis for twelve months of the year, incorporating sessions of pole vaulting, running, weights and gymnastics.

click here for more information on the Whitehorse Pole Vault Club and Victorian Vaulting

RECRUITMENT OF ATHLETES TO THE WHITEHORSE POLE VAULT CLUB.

BEGINNERS POLE VAULT TRAINING
Because of the numbers of people wanting to try pole vaulting at the moment (this may have something to do with the Commonwealth Games), we have decided to run training specifically for beginners.

For more information click here

For Coaches Profiles click here

To purchase Gill Athletics Products (poles and other athletics equipment) in Australia see their American web site

Gill Athletics: www.gillathletics.com

Then contact Mark Stewart for a price in Austalian.

Email Mark Stewart

+61 419 514 521

Note that the prices on the web site are in American dollars and don't include freight and GST.

Steve Hooker Wins Gold
In a brilliant performance, Steve Hooker dominated the Commonwealth Games pole vault competition at the MCG to win the gold medal with a Games record height of 5.80m on Friday 24 March 2006.
Steve has been in great form this season setting a Victorian Record of 5.91m and when the pressure was on in the Commonwealth Games in front of 80,000 people, including a huge contingent of Box Hill members, Steve looked in best ever form, clearing 5.60, 5.70 and 5.80 m all at his first attempt. He then had a very close miss at 6.01 m.
Steve has also been a great club man and a great example of dedication and hard work over many years.
Congratulations to Steve and his coach Mark Stewart on this well earned victory.

Dear All

I would like to thank you all for the support and the many many messages of congratulations after Steve's great win at the Commonwealth Games.

In terms of Steve's move to Perth, I am sure we will all miss him very much, but I think the time is right for him to do something different. 2006 is a year without another major championship for Australia, so the timing could not be better.

This decision was taken prior to the World Championships in Helsinki (more than 6 months ago), and although we did not keep it a secret, we did not really go around telling people, as we wanted to keep the focus on the Commonwealth Games.

At the level Steve is at now he will be spending a great deal of time overseas and clearly I cannot travel with him for much of this time; also Alex Parnov is one of the world's great pole vault coaches.

From my point of view, in some senses, the job is done. Steve started vaulting with me eight and a half years ago as a skinny 15 year old who had never touched a pole vaulting pole, he leaves as one of the very best pole vaulters in the world. I am completely satisfied with what we have achieved together.

Also, it is hard to think of a more fitting finale to our partnership than that marvellous Friday night at the MCG less than a week ago.

Regards Mark