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Bloom High alums pole vault to world class heights
The article profiles Bloom High School 1968 graduate Jan Johnson whose early hay-bale pole vaults led to an Olympic bronze in 1972. It traces his rise through Kansas and Alabama, Olympic success, coaching roles, and founding Sky Jumpers Vertical Sports Club, with current work coaching clinics across the U.S. in Atascadero, California with wife Jani.
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Torrence Avenue
Steger Road
Bloom High School
Jan Johnson
Bloom
Johnson
George Hamlin
Don Slota
California
Illinois
University of Kansas
Jim Ryan
Kansas
National Collegiate Athletic Association
John Mitchell
University of Alabama
Munich
Southern Illinois University
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly
Steve Miller
Miller
Nike
Louisiana State University
Hind Sportswear
InSport
Gill Sports
Sky Jumpers Vertical Sports Club
Atascadero
Big Sur
U.S
Central California
Jani
Cuesta College