Australian pole vaulter Nina Kennedy soars to new heights, tying for the gold medal with American Katie Moon in a drama-charged final at the world athletics championships in Budapest.
abc.net.au/news/australian-nina-kennedy-shares-pole-vault-gold-world-champs/102769048Australian pole vaulter Nina Kennedy has soared to new heights, tying for the gold medal with American Katie Moon in a drama-charged final at the world athletics championships in Budapest.That jump represents the greatest of Kennedy's career
Kennedy finished third at last year's worlds, before winning gold at the Commonwealth Games and Diamond League final Kennedy twice broke her own national record with a first-up clearance at 4.85 metres and a gutsy third and final crack at 4.90m.The pair then each had three unsuccessful attempts at 4.95m in Thursday morning's final before embracing on the track.Moon is one of only eight vaulters to ever jump higher than she and Kennedy did in Budapest, a list headed by the legendary Russian Yelena Isinbayeva, whose 14-year-old world record stands at 5.06m.
The WA vaulter made her senior debut as the youngest member of the Australian team at the 2015 world championships in Beijing when she no-heighted in the qualifying round as a raw 18-year-old.
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