WJR Men Finals - Da Silva, Horvat, Barber 5.55

[rainbowgirl28]

Here are the Xs and Os from World Juniors: http://www.iaaf.org/Live/WJC12/live.html

I have to leave the house soon, but maybe someone else can post a link to the video feed.

Feel free to chat about the meet here! I will be doing some updates on Twitter as well.

[achtungpv]

Barber cleared 5.50 (18-0 1/2) and is still going, sitting in 3rd.

AllTime US High School List:

1. Skipper 5.56 (18-3)
2. Eschbach 5.545 (18-2 1/4)
3. Richards 5.54 (18-2)
4. Dial 5.52 (18-1 1/2)
5. Barber 5.50 (18-0 1/2)
6. Whitt 5.495 (18-0 1/4)
7. Manson 5.49 (18-0)

That's from memory but I think I included everybody.

[achtungpv]

da Silva has upped his PR in style form 5.35 to 5.55 and is still going.

[achtungpv]

Barber just cleared 5.55 on his third! He's now #2 on the all-time high school list but more importantly is the new Texas State Recordholder!

AllTime US High School List:

1. Skipper 5.56 (18-3)
2. Barber 5.55 (18-2 1/2)
3. Eschbach 5.545 (18-2 1/4)
4. Richards 5.54 (18-2)
5. Dial 5.52 (18-1 1/2)
6. Whitt 5.495 (18-0 1/4)
7. Manson 5.49 (18-0)

[achtungpv]

Barber ends his day with 5.55 and bronze.

[achtungpv]

Results

Pos Bib Athletes Mark
1 112 Thiago Braz DA SILVA BRA 5.55 NJ
2 201 Ivan HORVAT CRO 5.55
3 138 Shawnacy BARBER CAN 5.55 NJ
4 272 Didac SALAS ESP 5.50
5 793 Robert RENNER SLO 5.40
6 832 Melker SVARD JAKOBSSON SWE 5.35 PB
7 320 Thibault BOISSEAU FRA 5.30 PB
8 922 Nikita KIRILLOV USA 5.30
9 365 Jonas EFFEROTH GER 5.20 SB
10 827 Andreas DUPLANTIS SWE 5.20
11 407 Theodoros-Panayiotis HRISANTHOPOULOS GRE 5.10
12 379 Lukas HALLANZY GER 5.10
13 727 Ruben MIRANDA POR 5.00

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/News/New ... x?id=65823


Barcelona 2012 - Event Report - Men's Pole Vault


Barcelona 2012 logo (IAAF)
Barcelona 2012 witnessed the best ever Pole Vault contest in the history of the championships. Tonight’s event will arguably be one of the highlights of these Worlds as a 5.50m jump was not enough to be rewarded with a medal, the previous highest height needed for bronze being 5.42.

Brazil’s Thiago Da Silva proved to be a genuine competitor. Coming into the championships with a best clearance of 5.35, Da Silva improved no less than four times! that performance to claim gold with a 5.55 first-time success, a feat matched by the pre-event favourite (SB of 5.60) Croatia’s Youth Olympic Games silver medallist Ivan Horvat but Da Silva prevailed by virtue of a cleaner contest.

The bronze medal went was also a surprise since Canada’s Shawnacy Barber made a major 17cm! improvement on his previous best to also clear 5.55 at his third time of asking. Local hero Didac Salas had to settle for the bitter fourth place despite going over 5.50m

Looking back to the contest, when the bar went up to 5.40 it seemed that Salas gave a giant step to make the podium as he was the only vaulter clearing the bar at the first time of asking while Renner, Barber, Da Silva needed a second attempt. Croatia’s Ivan Horvat had a near escape at that height as he only was successful at the very last try. 5.40 also witnessed the first major casualty in the guise of America’s Nikita Kirillov who had three failures at that height.

The leader at 5.45 was Brazil’s Thiago Da Silva as he was successful on his first attempt while Canada’s Shawnacy Barber also cleared first try but ranked second due to a previous failure at 5.20. It was Barber’s second PB of the evening after his previous success at 5.40.

Meanwhile Renner and Salas – still in bronze medal position - fouled their respective opening tries and decided to save their two remaining efforts for a higher height in a strategic pass. Horvat didn’t attempt 5.45 looking for a first-time success at a higher height after his near escape at 5.40.

When the bar was raised to 5.50 all the five men still in contention: Renner, Barber, Horvat, Da Silva and Salas fouled at the first time of asking. Barber kept on his magical contest to take an unexpected lead when he cleared on his second try but then Horvat, Da Silva and Salas also managed that feat while Renner escaped from the event after two failures.

The decisive height was going to be 5.55 where first Horvat and then Da Silva managed first-time clearances. Barber was also successful but at his third attempt and Salas fouled twice before saving his only remaining try for 5.60, a height no-one could surpass.

Emeterio Valiente for the IAAF

[fishman4god]

The future of international mens pole vault seems to be very bright indeed!

[VaultPurple]

Too bad he did not make the USA team..

If he develops fast, that one bad meet at USA Juniors could have cost the USA quite a good pole vault representative...

[achtungpv]

From the video, I'd say those top 4 vaulters all have great potential. da Silva had hip height of 9" over 5.50 but his chest wasn't quite as clear.

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WJC12/News/New ... x?id=65834


Friday, July 13, 2012
Da Silva is the latest Petrov Pole Vault protégé to win a World title


Thiago Braz Da Silva of Brazil jumping for winning the gold medal on the Men's Pole Vault Final on the day three of the 14th IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona on 12 July 2012 (Getty Images)
Barcelona - Brazil's one and only previous gold medal at the IAAF World Junior Championships came back in 1994 when Clodoalo da Silva won the now-defunct 20km road race title but pole vaulter Thiago da Silva doubled that meagre number when he sailed clear at the first time of asking at 5.55m on Wednesday (12).

Croatia's Ivan Horvat and Canada's Shawnacy Barber also cleared the same height in the Montjuic Olympic Stadium but had more failures on the night and as the chess game, that a top class Pole Vault competition often becomes, reached its end game, da Silva gambled on passing at 5.60m.

It proved to be an astute decision as his two rivals brought the bar down three times and a rare gold medal was won by a South American athlete.

"I know the history of Brazil at these Championships but there wasn't any pressure on me as I had only jumped a best 5.35m before I arrived here," reflected da Silva.

"However, I was confident I could jump higher because I had been training so well in the last month-and-a-half in Formia and clearing much better heights there.

Technique on top

"I never came here thinking about a gold though, just doing my best and jumping high, because I knew that there were plenty of other good vaulters and so it proved. It was a very tough competition, mentally as well as physically tough, I had to stay very focussed but my technique remained good," he added.

Mentioning the name of the Italian town where he had spent the last six weeks - da Silva also spends much of his time training on home soil in Sao Paulo - before arriving in the Catalan city should give Pole Vault fans a clue as to who is coach is, none other than the famed Vitaly Petrov.

Petrov guided World record holders Sergey Bubka and Yelena Isinbayeva to so many records and titles.

He now looks after da Silva's compatriot, occasional training partner and 2011 World Championships gold medallist Fabiana Murer.

"What can I say about Vitaly, he is the best," added da Silva, whose previous medal on a global stage came when he finished second at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

"But Fabiana has also helped me so much, she has provided lots of advice. When I was 15 and I was jumping around 4.80m, just like her at the time, she encouraged me and said that one day I would be jumping so much higher.

"Not surprisingly, when she won in Daegu last year, I was so happy for her. We had a nice celebration."

Proud Petrov

Petrov was delighted that his latest protégé was finally putting all the jigsaw pieces together but cautious about his future.

"Gold medal OK, height OK, technique OK; but he's only now really starting to understand the event and put everything together," commented Petrov.

Petrov brushed aside any suggestions that there was a little bit of the Ukraine legend Bubka, now an IAAF Vice-President, in his latest World champion.

"There are so many things that go into being a top pole vaulter, it's impossible to make comparisons," said Petrov, perhaps wisely keeping his thoughts to himself to avoid putting any pressure on da Silva after his unexpected success.

However, da Silva's victory may have exorcised a little ghost for Petrov.

It was in the Montjuic Olympic Stadium that Bubka, the overwhelming favourite to take defend the Olympic Games title he had won four years earlier in Seoul, crashed out of the competition with three failures at his opening height of 5.70m 20 years ago. Despite winning three more times at the IAAF World Championships, Bubka was never to get another Olympic medal.

Ready for Rio

The bar never reached quite high on Wednesday night as da Silva's competition came to an end when he brought the bar down three times at 5.65m.

"By that stage I was tired and the emotion of winning the gold medal got to me," added da Silva.

However, if he can continue his upward trajectory under the expert eye of Petrov, great things could beckon.

"My idol is, of course, Bubka but I really like Renaud Lavillenie as well and the Olympic Games will be in Rio in four years’ time. Maybe I will be able to challenge Lavillenie and the rest of the world for the gold medal then because who would not want to win a gold medal in their home country," said the delighted da Silva, who also got his second national junior record of the summer to add to the more tangible gold medal that will be hung around his neck on Friday.

Phil Minshull for the IAAF

[Pogo Stick]

Here is a Horvat's 5.55 jump:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnNPQk7IMns