German and Russian indoors - Mohr 5.83, Feofanova 4.75
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:04 am
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Malte Mohr, the 2010 world leader in the Pole Vault with 5.83m, won with 5.70m.
Alexander Straub also got over the same height and while Mohr cleared 5.50m and then 5.70m with his first attempt, Straub needed three attempts to get over the decisive height and had to settle for second place.
After two failures at 5.75m, and having watched Straub fail three times, Mohr had one unsuccessful attempt at a personal best of 5.91m.
"I am very relieved. As the world leader, I was under an obligation to get the German title. I was fairly sure that I could grab it and jumping my heights at the first attempt meant that the pressure was on the other vaulters. The technique tips I got from Tim (Lobinger, who was to eventually finish fourth with 5.60m) that I received during the competition were certainly a big help advantage. He has got a lot of experience. For the 5.91m attempt, I am approached it with a pole which I had never used before. It is harder than any of my others. This was a good test for this pole, which I hope to use in Doha," said Mohr.
http://www.iaaf.org/WIC10/news/kind=100/newsid=55669.html
With World recordholder and three-time reigning World Indoor champion Yelena Isinbayeva allowed to pass these championships to concentrate on her preparations for the World Indoor Championships in Doha, it was left to former World champion and record breaker Svetlana Feofanova, 29, to show her prowess in the Pole Vault. Feofanova who won in Birmingham last weekend in her season’s best of 4.72m, took the title with a 4.75 vault. Second place went to Tatyana Polnova with 4.70 and the third was taken by Alexandra Kerjashova, 4.65.
Malte Mohr, the 2010 world leader in the Pole Vault with 5.83m, won with 5.70m.
Alexander Straub also got over the same height and while Mohr cleared 5.50m and then 5.70m with his first attempt, Straub needed three attempts to get over the decisive height and had to settle for second place.
After two failures at 5.75m, and having watched Straub fail three times, Mohr had one unsuccessful attempt at a personal best of 5.91m.
"I am very relieved. As the world leader, I was under an obligation to get the German title. I was fairly sure that I could grab it and jumping my heights at the first attempt meant that the pressure was on the other vaulters. The technique tips I got from Tim (Lobinger, who was to eventually finish fourth with 5.60m) that I received during the competition were certainly a big help advantage. He has got a lot of experience. For the 5.91m attempt, I am approached it with a pole which I had never used before. It is harder than any of my others. This was a good test for this pole, which I hope to use in Doha," said Mohr.
http://www.iaaf.org/WIC10/news/kind=100/newsid=55669.html
With World recordholder and three-time reigning World Indoor champion Yelena Isinbayeva allowed to pass these championships to concentrate on her preparations for the World Indoor Championships in Doha, it was left to former World champion and record breaker Svetlana Feofanova, 29, to show her prowess in the Pole Vault. Feofanova who won in Birmingham last weekend in her season’s best of 4.72m, took the title with a 4.75 vault. Second place went to Tatyana Polnova with 4.70 and the third was taken by Alexandra Kerjashova, 4.65.