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Review: Katerina Stefanidi wins gold medal at 2017 World Championships (Includes first-hand account)

Stefanidi was able to clear 4.65 meters, 4.75 meters and 4.82 meters on her first attempts. She tried 4.89 meters once, but failed to clear it, so she passed, and subsequently raised the bar to 4.91 meters, where she managed to clear that height on her first attempt, thus setting a new personal best score, and a world leading mark.

In addition, with her clearance over 4.91, Stefanidi is tied with Cuban pole vaulter Yarisley Silva for the fourth greatest female pole vault clearance of all time. She also set a new national record for Greece, her country of origin.

American pole vaulter Sandi Morris took the silver medal with 4.75 meters, while Venezuelan pole vaulter Robeilys Peinado and Yarisley Silva were tied for bronze with 4.65 meters respectively. Peinado also set a national record for her country.

This past March, Stefanidi won the gold medal at the European Championships, as well as first place at the NYRR Millrose Games that took place at the Armory in New York.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator who has authored over 24,700 original articles over the past 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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