Alberto Ruiz Benito (born 22 December 1961 in

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) is a retired

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er. His personal best jump was 5.61 metres, achieved in June 1986 in

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.World men's all-time best pole vault (last updated 2001)
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* * * 1961 births Living people Spanish male pole vaulters Olympic athletes of Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Athletes from Catalonia Athletes from Barcelona {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub