摘要：AbstractOne of the most complex, fascinating and challenging athletic events is the pole vault. One of the key factors to achieve performance in athletics, in jumping in general and at pole vault sault in particular, is on approach speed achieved. Hypothesis we started in conducting the research was to determine whether approach affects the final performance obtained. The aim of the study was to determine the approach speed at the pole vault jumper in the final stage of Athletics National Championship Junior III held in Bacau, in March 2014. For this purpose, we have used Microgate race timer 2 device for data collection. The speed was measured in the last 10 m of the approach run as follows: the first pair of photocells was set to 4 m from the end of the box support the second pair of photocells were located at 9 m from the end of the box support and 5 m from the first pair of photocells, the 3rd pair of photocells were set at 14 m from the end of the box support and a 5 m from the second pair of photocells and 10 m from the first pair of photocells. Thus we obtain the speed on the last 10m and the results can indicate if we have an accelerate or decelerating speed on approach. The results were analyzed using SPSS 20 software and also the results were compared with those of world champions at this athletic event.. A higher value for the parameters of specific speed V1 and V2 leads to the possibility of using higher pols with a higher flexibility index and this final leads to a better result
