Olympics - 1984 Los Angeles - Track - Field - Mens Pole Vault USA Earl Bell - FRA Thierry Vigneron - Vidéo Dailymotion

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Les Jeux Olympiques de Los Angeles en 1984 ont vu une compétition passionnante au saut à la perche masculin, mettant en vedette l'Américain Earl Bell et le Français Thierry Vigneron. Résultats de la compétition      La médaille d'or a été remportée par Pierre Quinon de France avec un saut de 5,75 mètres.     Thierry Vigneron, également de France, a obtenu la médaille de bronze.     Earl Bell des États-Unis a terminé à la quatrième place.  Performances notables      Earl Bell était un athlète expérimenté, ayant déjà participé aux Jeux Olympiques de 1976 et 1984.     Thierry Vigneron était connu pour avoir battu plusieurs fois le record du monde du saut à la perche au début des années 1980.  Contexte historique Cette compétition s'est déroulée dans un contexte particulier :      Les Jeux de Los Angeles 1984 ont été marqués par le boycott de plusieurs pays du bloc soviétique.     Le saut à la perche était une discipline où les États-Unis et l'Europe de l'Ouest dominaient traditionnellement.  Impact sur la discipline La performance de Pierre Quinon, remportant l'or, a marqué un moment fort pour l'athlétisme français. Cette victoire a contribué à renforcer la réputation de la France dans cette discipline. Bien que Bell et Vigneron n'aient pas remporté l'or, leurs performances ont contribué à l'intensité de la compétition et ont démontré le haut niveau du saut à la perche masculin lors de ces Jeux Olympiques.

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00:00C'est la fin de la Colossee, et maintenant Michael et Dwight Stones couvrent le Pauvold, et Earl Bell est prêt à faire son dernier essai à 18,8 et un quart.

00:10Il a cléré 18,4 et demi.

00:13En ce moment, il est en lien avec Thierry Vigneron pour la troisième place.

00:17Mike Tully a cléré 18,6 et demi et est en deuxième place et a passé à cette hauteur.

00:23Et Pierre Quignon de France est le leader. Il est le seul homme à avoir cléré 18,8 et un quart.

00:29Il y a un clochon qui tombe, comme Earl Bell.

00:32Les chances pour un medall seraient ici, ou pour un gold ou un silver medall.

00:37Il peut toujours trouver un lien pour le bronze, la façon dont les choses se passent, même s'il l'oublie.

00:41Al is having a terrible streak of luck with the wind.

00:44It's blowing almost a straight headwind right now in his face.

00:47This is it for Earl.

00:50Earl Bell, and he does not make it.

00:53So Earl Bell missing all three attempts at 18,8 and one quarter.

00:58The man from Jonesboro, Arkansas, settling for 18,4 and a half.

01:03And if Vigneron also misses his final attempt at this height,

01:07then Bell will be sharing the bronze medal.

01:13Earl, Al, in the vault, you've got to have good speed,

01:16and you've got to be able to hold high,

01:18and you also have to be able to nail your plant.

01:21You have to have a certain amount of speed yourself,

01:23but your pole also has to have a certain amount of speed

01:25so that you can get up and over the bar and then into the pit.

01:28You'll see here, Earl plants a little bit under,

01:30he's slow getting onto the pole,

01:32and he's going to run out of speed right on top of the bar

01:34and come straight down on top of it.

01:36That's what happens when you have conditions

01:38where the wind is blowing in your face.

01:40You can't bend as stiff a pole as you would like to, to jump high.

01:44Earl Bell has been around.

01:46He was in Montreal at the age of 20,

01:48finished sixth in the 1976 Olympic Games,

01:52and here he now is hoping for at least half a bronze.

01:56Well, he'll get the whole medal, of course,

01:58but he will share third place with Vigneron of France

02:03if Thierry misses his final attempt at 18'8 1⁄4.

02:07Now, what about the strategy with Tully right now, Dwight?

02:10Tully's in a position where he had to pass this height

02:12just because of the fact that he didn't want to take a 2-inch jump

02:15after taking three attempts at 18'8 1⁄4,

02:18but Quinon really jumped nicely at 18'8 1⁄4 on his first attempt.

02:21I thought he was doing his normal bozo move,

02:24keep passing heights and have no chance to make the final height.

02:28He jumped very nicely over 18'8 1⁄4

02:30and now has to feel a tremendous sense of confidence.

02:34He knows that Tully is now on the hot seat.

02:36Tully must make the next height,

02:38and I would assume Quinon will pass 18'10 1⁄2.

02:41He does jump before Tully in the order,

02:44so he is in a position to see what Tully would do

02:46and then make his choice.

02:48I would think that Quinon, after the type of attempt he had at 18'8 1⁄4,

02:51will pass to 19', so Tully is on the hot seat to jump 18'10 1⁄2.

02:55And Vigneron is no slouch himself.

02:57He's jumped 19' a number of times.

02:59He hasn't looked that great at this height,

03:00but you can't count him out.

03:02He's also a real veteran.

03:0424 years old, Vigneron lives in Paris.

03:08World indoor record holder.

03:10Still in the competition are those men,

03:13the two Frenchmen and Mike Tully of the United States.

03:18Vigneron has cleared 18'4 1⁄2,

03:22and this is his third attempt now,

03:24coming up at 18'8 1⁄4,

03:285.70 meters.

03:38His indoor world record is 19'2 1⁄4.

03:443,000 meters women.

03:47Meanwhile, Vigneron,

03:49trying to concentrate with the public address announcer,

03:53announcing the names of some of those in the 3,000-meter women's race,

03:58which is upcoming.

04:00That's the amount of time remaining for Vigneron

04:03to begin to proceed down the runway.

04:05Sixth starting position, the world champion,

04:0918'8 1⁄4 for Vigneron,

04:12and it wobbles, and off it comes.

04:15So he misses, and no gold for him.

04:18He settles for the bronze, along with Earl Bell.

04:21So the two will share third place.

04:24Still Quinan and Tully going, and let's go back to the forum.

Olympics - 1984 Los Angeles - Track - Field - Mens Pole Vault USA Earl Bell - FRA Thierry Vigneron

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