David Volz

David ("Dave") Volz (born May 2, 1962) is a retired American pole vaulter, best known for finishing fifth at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In addition, he won a bronze medal at the 1985 Summer Universiade. With 5.75 meters in 1982, Volz and Jean-Michel Bellot shared the number one spot on the top performers list that year.

His name is memorialized for a technique, now illegal, of steadying the bar to prevent it from falling off, known as "Volzing".^[1]

He now resides in Bloomington, Indiana, where he is vice president of Cook, Inc. His two sons, Drake and Drew, are also pole vaulters for Bloomington South High School.

References

1. ^ http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=132&start=24 Pole Vault Power

• 1982 Year List
• IU Bio

Sporting positions
Preceded by Vladimir Polyakov	Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance alongside Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA) 1982	Succeeded by Thierry Vigneron

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