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Results at today's Folksam Grand Prix, Malmö SWE

MS Stavhopp
Plac Namn År Förening/Land Resultat

1 Patrik Kristiansson 77 KA 2 IF 5,73
2 Nick Hysong 71 USA 5,63
3 Alhaji Jeng 81 Örgryte IS 5,63
4 Derek Miles 72 USA 5,53
5 Jesper Fritz 85 Malmö AI 5,23

KS Stavhopp
Plac Namn År Förening/Land Resultat

1 Hanna-Mia Persson 78 FIK Kalmarsund 4,32
2 Jill Schwartz 79 USA 4,32
3 Kirsten Belin 81 Kvarnsvedens GoIF 4,22
4 Tracy O'Hara 80 USA 4,22
5 Linda Persson 81 IFK Växjö 4,22

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Cold hampers jumpers

In the men's Pole Vault, the favourite was Brad Walker based upon his just a few days old status as a World Championships medallist. Walker, however, failed at his opening height of 5.53 recording three no-jumps. Instead the event this evening developed into a 3-way battle involving Swedes Patrik Kristiansson and Alhaji Jeng plus USA’s Nick Hysong.

Kristiansson took the lead by making his opening height of 5.53 on first attempt, lost the lead at 5.63 (which he passed) as both Hysong and Jeng cleared first time. But on 5.73 Kristiansson turned the tables once more flying over the bar on his 2nd attempt while Jeng failed three times and Hysong passed. At 5.83 Hysong injured a finger when he lost his grip on the pole and had to sit and watch as Kristiansson concluded with three misses at the would-be national record height of 5.90.