‘Russian school’ Murer vaults Brazil into world

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‘Russian school’ Murer vaults Brazil into world elite
Thursday 30 November 2006
Pole vaulting became one of the most high profile disciplines for South American athletics in 2006. To the well known talent of 19-year-old Argentinean talent Germán Chiaraviglio, the World Youth and Junior champion, was added the emergence of a female figure, 25-year-old Fabiana Murer of Brazil, who finished second in the World Cup in Athletics, Athens, Greece.

4.66m and Grand Prix success




Brazilian Fabiana de Almeida Murer descends in triumph in Belem
(Wander Roberto Oliveira/CBAt)

2005 had been a very promising year for Murer who comes from Campinas, a city in the interior of the São Paulo state, bringing her a personal best and national record to 4.40m, and she was unlucky to miss progressing to the World Championships Final in Helsinki by just 2 places.

But disappointment was not long lived as Murer’s career erupted with a remarkable improvement in 2006. At the end of January she set an Area indoor record of 4.41m (27 Jan), and outdoors ended the year after many improvements by holding the outdoor record at 4.66m. In the process she won most notably at the Super Grand Prix in Monaco and the Belem GP, and finished second in the Brussels Golden League meeting.

“Our approach to 2006 was very similar to other years, in terms of the physical and technical preparation,â€Â

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