Kristiansson wins in Dessau, Ecker returns to competition
Monday 26 January 2004
Results, Pole Vault, Men:
1. Patrik Kristiansson (SWE) 5.70 m
2. Pavel Gerasimov (RUS) 5.60 m
3. Richard Spiegelburg (GER) 5.60 m
4. Georgi Wassilew (GER) 5.50 m
and Tye Harvey (USA) 5.50 m
6. Björn Otto (GER) 5.50 m
7. Rens Blom (NED) 5.40 m
8. Danny Ecker (GER) 5,40 m
9. Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.40 m
Patrik Kristiansson was the only one to clear 5.70 m in Germany’s first major indoor jump meeting this season in Dessau. In front of 2,600 spectators in the Anhalt Arena, the 26-year-old pole vaulter, who snatched a bronze medal in last year’s World Championships in Paris, returned to winning form at international level. In a good quality field in Dessau, which marked the season’s start for the German vaulters, he jumped 5.70 m and then tried 5.80 m three times without success.
While it was the third edition of the indoor meeting in Dessau it was the first time that the women’s high jump was included. Anna Ksok (Poland) won the event, clearing 1.87 m.
But it was neither Kristiansson nor Ksok who were in the spotlight in Dessau. Having not jumped for more than one and a half years, Danny Ecker returned to competition on Sunday. Greeted with a huge applause he took his first jump at 5.20 m. Slightly misjudging his position to the bar he hit it with his leg. Though pressure rose Ecker then showed his potential. His second jump at 5.20 m looked almost perfect and lifted him probably 40 centimetres above the bar. That probably was his best jump of the day. After clearing 5.40 m at his first attempt, the 26 year-old athlete from Leverkusen could not yet cope with the next height he went for. Trying for 5.60 m he twice just ran through without jumping.
“The problem was, that I felt enormous pressure before the event. Then there was some relief when I cleared 5.20 and 5.40 m. And it was difficult to then concentrate on 5.60 m. Normally that should have been possible for meâ€Â
Kristiansson wins in Dessau, Ecker returns to competition
Kristiansson wins in Dessau, Ecker returns to competition
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