Velenje Results: Yuliya Golubchikova (4.50m)

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Ceplak's comeback, Golubchikova's 4.60 the highlights in Velenje
Saturday 24 June 2006
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Velenje, Slovenia – Jolanda Ceplak’s return to the track after a near year-long absence and a surprise 4.60 leap in the Pole Vault by Russian Yuliya Golubchikova were the highlights of the 11th MinersFest EAA meeting in the athletics-crazed northern city of Velenje on Friday (23).

...Russian Yuliya Golubchikova produced the evening’s biggest surprise. The 23-year-old pole vaulter, who began the evening with a 4.45 best, improved to 4.50 with a second attempt clearance, before storming onwards through 4.55 and 4.60, both on her first try, and both with some room to spare. The Muscovite, who began her track career at age ten, took one more jump at 4.65 before giving in to her tired legs, ending the evening tied in the No. 3 spot on the early-season world list.

Behind her, 18-year-old Tina Sutej raised the Slovenian junior record to 4.20, finishing second.

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