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Review: Sam Kendricks makes it to pole vault final in World Championships (Includes first-hand account)

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August 6, 2017

After three attempts at 5.60 meters, the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist was able to clear the bar on his third try, as well as 5.70 meters in his first attempt. In his group, Kendricks came in first place.

Joining Kendricks in the pole vault final on Tuesday, August 8, are 11 athletes: Polish pole vaulter Piotr Lisek, Canadian Shawn Barber (and reigning World Champion from Beijing), Australian Kurtis Marschall, Germany’s Raphael Holzdeppe, Arnaud Art from Belgium, Jie Yao and Changrui Xue from China, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, 2011 World Champion Paweł Wojciechowski, as well as French athletes Axel Chapelle and indoor world record holder Renaud Lavillenie (who won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro).

Read More: Digital Journal chatted with Sam Kendricks.

In this article:Sam Kendricks, Shawn Barber, World championships

Written By Markos Papadatos

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.