Ruth Spencer was the inaugural world record holder in the women's pole vault.Progression of IAAF World Records 2011 Edition, Editor Imre Matrahazi, IAAF Athletics, p. 586.
Career
Spencer first achieved the world record of on 14 May 1910.
On 15 May 1911, she beat her record with a height of .Athletics: A History of Modern Track and Field athletics (1860-2013) Men and Women, Roberto L.Quercetani, 2014, International Athletics Foundation, p. 387. On the way to this height, she achieved ten intermediate world record marks of , , , , , , , , and .
The records were achieved at Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio.
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