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Cornelius Warmerdam

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CORNELIUS WARMERDAM USA POLE VAULT 4.67m

 

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Cornelius Warmerdam Sets Pole Vault Record

 

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Cornelius Warmerdam Pole Vault

 

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Cornelius Warmerdam

Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam was an American pole vaulter who held the world record between 1940 and 1957. He missed the Olympics due to World War II, and retired from senior competitions in 1944, though he continued to vault into his sixties. In 1974 he inducted into the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall of Fame.