Christos Papanikolaou, Greek pole vaulter

Christos Papanikolaou

Greek pole vaulter

Christos Papanikolaou is a Greek retired pole vaulter. On 25 October 1970, he set the world record at 5.49 m, significant to Americans as the first man to pole vault 18 feet. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in 18th, 4th and 11th place, respectively.…