![TIL Sergei Bubka repeatedly and deliberately broke the world pole vault record by the smallest possible height so he could cash in on a Nike bonus with each new record. In a TIL Sergei Bubka repeatedly and deliberately broke the world pole vault record by the smallest possible height so he could cash in on a Nike bonus with each new record. In a](https://external-preview.redd.it/DZWN28sb9XoCiAJXEFCUUPVOmmLhUmHslpt-ihc4eco.jpg?auto=webp&s=be2a8f8a2f18559c40707a3e4e959b79e34ed0c0)
TIL Sergei Bubka repeatedly and deliberately broke the world pole vault record by the smallest possible height so he could cash in on a Nike bonus with each new record. In a
![TIL Sergei Bubka repeatedly and deliberately broke the world pole vault record by the smallest possible height so he could cash in on a Nike bonus with each new record. In a TIL Sergei Bubka repeatedly and deliberately broke the world pole vault record by the smallest possible height so he could cash in on a Nike bonus with each new record. In a](https://external-preview.redd.it/-ESOJd7-dOOihMqnsyzEEkMk-ZTELMfoKRHJPPick-U.jpg?auto=webp&s=8effffb8251539bbee65ed960718b5c68db4b700)
TIL Sergei Bubka repeatedly and deliberately broke the world pole vault record by the smallest possible height so he could cash in on a Nike bonus with each new record. In a
![The strange evolution of the pole vault world record: from Bubka to Lavillenie | Athletics | The Guardian The strange evolution of the pole vault world record: from Bubka to Lavillenie | Athletics | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2015/2/16/1424090691453/8fa18a57-fc9c-4bcc-b1a1-8444900c10ee-2060x1616.jpeg?width=445&quality=85&dpr=1&s=none)