Leipzig - Otto, Ecker 5.80, Borgeling 5.75, Kolasa 5.70

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Otto retains German Pole Vault bragging rights - Leipzig Report
Saturday 10 February 2007
Leipzig, Germany - With five competitors at 5.70 or higher, Germany currently boasts the deepest pole vaulting squad in the world, so it was really no surprise that they should make some of the big headlines at the Sparkassen Athletics meeting on Friday night (09 February) in Leipzig. And just as he did last Saturday in Stuttgart, Björn Otto controlled the show.

Already having won at 5.80 on a countback when Danny Ecker retired after clearing the same height, Otto instructed the bar to be placed at a would-be German record 6.01. Although unsuccessful, the 29-year-old Dormagen jumper had two creditable attempts at the height, a goal which will undoubtedly remain on his to-do list during the remaining weeks of the indoor season.

Behind Otto and Ecker was Lars Börgeling in a season-best 5.75, as Poland’s Adam Kolasa equaled his PB with 5.70 for fourth.