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"Sergey is still the legend and I am just a newbie so I will try and do what I can to be as good as he was." - Australian Olympic gold medallist Steve Hooker sets himself a the goal of bettering pole vault legend Sergey Bubka's world record of 6.14m set in 1994.
Hooker aims to beat Bubka's record
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Re: Hooker aims to beat Bubka's record
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Bubka record in gold medallist Steve Hooker's sights
Adrian Warren
August 26, 2008 02:40pm
STEVE Hooker, literally the high achiever of the Australian Olympic team, is setting his sights on another lofty goal.
The newly crowned men's Olympic pole vault champion returned to Australia today still on a high.
After clearing an Olympic record 5.96m to dramatically claim the gold medal, Hooker was setting his sights on the world-record mark of 6.14m set by the legendary Ukrainian Sergey Bubka.
``I want to have a crack at the world record over the next couple of years,'' Hooker said at Sydney airport this morning.
``I feel like if things keep continuing along the way that they've been going, that that is a definite possibility,'' added Hooker, whose personal best is 6m.
While he captivated live and television audiences with his last-ditch vaults, Hooker emphasised it took more than just one or two clearances to set up his memorable gold-medal performance.
``The thing is just much more than just one moment, it's years and years of preparation,'' Hooker said.
``It's like an eclipse, it all just has to come together and when it does, it's hard to believe it has actually happened because it's such a long-shot to happen.
``I suppose in time it will all sink in, but right now it's just like a dream.''
The Perth-based Victorian was looking forward to returning home to Melbourne, but was still considering heading to Europe for the tail end of their track-and-field season.
``I'm still weighing up whether I am going to go back or not at the moment,'' Hooker said.
``If my body is OK I might go over and do one or two more competitions, but it would just depend on how I feel over the next couple of weeks.''
Bubka record in gold medallist Steve Hooker's sights
Adrian Warren
August 26, 2008 02:40pm
STEVE Hooker, literally the high achiever of the Australian Olympic team, is setting his sights on another lofty goal.
The newly crowned men's Olympic pole vault champion returned to Australia today still on a high.
After clearing an Olympic record 5.96m to dramatically claim the gold medal, Hooker was setting his sights on the world-record mark of 6.14m set by the legendary Ukrainian Sergey Bubka.
``I want to have a crack at the world record over the next couple of years,'' Hooker said at Sydney airport this morning.
``I feel like if things keep continuing along the way that they've been going, that that is a definite possibility,'' added Hooker, whose personal best is 6m.
While he captivated live and television audiences with his last-ditch vaults, Hooker emphasised it took more than just one or two clearances to set up his memorable gold-medal performance.
``The thing is just much more than just one moment, it's years and years of preparation,'' Hooker said.
``It's like an eclipse, it all just has to come together and when it does, it's hard to believe it has actually happened because it's such a long-shot to happen.
``I suppose in time it will all sink in, but right now it's just like a dream.''
The Perth-based Victorian was looking forward to returning home to Melbourne, but was still considering heading to Europe for the tail end of their track-and-field season.
``I'm still weighing up whether I am going to go back or not at the moment,'' Hooker said.
``If my body is OK I might go over and do one or two more competitions, but it would just depend on how I feel over the next couple of weeks.''
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