Artefacts

Seoul 1988, pole vault shoe used and signed by Sergey Bubka (RUS), Olympic champion.

Physical description

Pole vault shoe signed by Serguey Bubka. The shoe is composed of 6 spikes.

Created

Created: Adidas sport GmbH

Used

Used: Sergey BUBKA

Materials

synthetic material

Colors

blue, white

Dimension

9.5 x 10 x 29.5 cm, 266 g

Literature

The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2008. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016.

Type of item

Sport equipment -> shoes

Reference number

12309

Keywords

Olympic champion Seoul 1988, Olympic Games Athletics/pole vault[M]signed

Notes

Pole vault shoe belonging to Sergey BUBKA (URS), Olympic champion, Seoul 1988 Sergey BUBKA was the first pole vaulter to reach the symbolic 6m height, breaking the world record 35 times. Adidas archive collection