The Night Of Twelve World Records
It was a magical evening in Helsinki indoor sports center Liikuntamylly "Mylly" on April 13 2019.
The first ever both side pole vault World Championships took place with the best Finnish pole vaulters Urho Kujanpää (5.56m) and Tomas Wecksten (5.55m).
In the first competition Urho Kujanpää jumped six heights, starting from 4.72m and ending with clearing 5.32m!
Just twenty centimeters less, Tomas Wecksten used four jumps to take the 2nd place. He was in a better shape than he knew. He didn't bring big enough poles to Helsinki, and blew through all his pole selection of the day. Although 5.12m is a great position to start the other part of the competition!
After the right side, Urho and Tomas started another competition of the left side. Urho started at 2.32m, clearing the bar seven times - 2.52m, 2.72, 2.92, 3.12, 3,32 and 3.52 - each jump being a new World Record! Urho Kujanpää's last clearance was 3.52m, which means 8.84m as a combined result (5.32+3.52). He is the first pole vaulter ever to jump the 8 meter barrier!
Tomas Wecksten started at 3.32m, clearing the bar 5 times for the great joy of the audience. The Finnish public saw a total of 12 World Records during the same competition! Tomas continued series of World Records ending to 9.24m (4.12+5.12).
Tomas Wecksten is and will always be the first 9 meter both side pole vaulter.
Congratulations Tomas Wecksten - the first Champion of the World!
Full results:
https://live.tuloslista.com/live/107932
https://live.tuloslista.com/live/107926
https://www.kilpailukalenteri.fi/?cs=18&nid=24215
https://www.tilastopaja.eu/fi/db/tulokset.php?CID=69085
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