ROBIN BONE
POLE VAULT
NET WORTH: UNDISCLOSED

The internet has been consumed with women’s pole vaulting. Unlike many others, the sport requires an exceptional degree of athleticism and courage. Meet Canadian pole vaulter Robin Bone, for instance. The Toronto native competed in gymnastics for 13 years in Connecticut, winning 15 State Championship gold medals before sustaining a career-ending fracture in 2009. She could return to gymnastics safely, but she followed her coach’s advice and switched to track and field. Robin now vaults while wearing a helmet, making her the only vaulter in Canada who does so.

She is a three-time OUA Gold Medalist, two-time CIS National Gold Medalist, and holds the CIS National Record with a jump of 4.36 meters. She proved to everyone that the helmet has little impact on her physical prowess. Robin is more than a pole-vaulting teen. She is fearless, zealous, and inspiring. Perhaps most significantly, she is unclassifiable.

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