This paper retrospects the developmental history of China s female pole vault and analyzes the current situation and whole level of female pole vault athletes.

Authors aim at describing the biommechanics of the female pole vaulting by analysing the basic technique of this event,and hope that those results will be hepful for coaches and vaulters to get a better understanding of the technique of this event, and to make the appropriate technical corrections directly after observing the errors of the athlete s techniqu

Female pole vaulting first came into being after the ninth modern Olympics.

Training load of Sun Lei,elite woman pole vaulter of China during winter period in 2004;

Main component of pole vault s additional height;

Influence of different approach distance on technique of takeoff of pole vault;

By reviewing papers on pole-vault studies,it is noted that in most of the studies on how to improve pole-vault performance,the focus is mainly on athletes themselves and few of the studies are related to the external environment(such as wind speed).

In recent years, the gaps among pole-vaulters have been shortened and psychological factor has become more and more important in major sports events.