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Review: Shawn Barber claims 2nd place in the men’s pole vault in Zurich (Includes first-hand account)

Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber cleared 5.86 meters on this first attempt, which was sufficient for him to claim second place. He cleared all of his previous four heights (5.81 meters, 5.71 meters, 5.56 meters and 5.41 meters) on his first try as well. Barber attempted 5.91 meters three times with no success.

Russian athlete Timur Morgunov came in first place with 5.91 meters, which he cleared on his third and final attempt, prior to retiring from the competition, thus opting not to raise the bar at 5.96 meters. Morgunov had won the silver medal at the European Championships in Berlin earlier this month in an impressive six-meter clearance, and personal best (right behind 18-year-old pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, who won with a new world junior record of 6.05 meters).

As Digital Journal reported, Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall finished in third place, with a new personal best of 5.86 meters.

In 2015, Barber was the outdoor world champion in the men’s pole vault, where he cleared 5.90 in Beijing.

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 that has authored over 22,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-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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