Dumas Passes 1,000 Mark
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:35 pm
With the 2009 indoor and outdoor seasons past, my friend and former vaulting mentor Gérard Dumas informs me that he has accomplished a career goal of a thousand competitions without including in that total any beach vaults or meets where he recorded no heights.
Now 74, Gérard has competed in a total of 1048 meets, 5 of those beach and 38 no-heights, leaving a total of 1005 officially recorded. A former French indoor champion, his career best was 4.53m in 1967.
Second in these stats is Germany’s Tim Lobinger, who has participated in 673 competitions, 8 of these exhibitions and 31 ho-heights, for an official total of 634 results. Lobinger, at age 37 still ranked 27th in the world in the 2009 outdoor season.
Now 74, Gérard has competed in a total of 1048 meets, 5 of those beach and 38 no-heights, leaving a total of 1005 officially recorded. A former French indoor champion, his career best was 4.53m in 1967.
Second in these stats is Germany’s Tim Lobinger, who has participated in 673 competitions, 8 of these exhibitions and 31 ho-heights, for an official total of 634 results. Lobinger, at age 37 still ranked 27th in the world in the 2009 outdoor season.