Bjorn followed up his silver medal at the 2012 European Championships (5.92m - personal best)
by winning the same medal in London. The photos above show him during the final in London.
A month later he cleared 6.01m to join Danny Ecker on the top of the German all time list.
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Men's Pole Vault Final.
2012 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Renaud LAVILLENIE |
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FRA |
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5.97m OR |
2. Bjorn OTTO
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GER |
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5.91m |
3. Raphael HOLZDEPPE
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GER |
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5.91m PB
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4. Dmitry STARODUBTSEV
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RUS |
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5.75m |
5. Steven LEWIS
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GBR |
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5.75m |
5. Evgeniy LUKYANENKO
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RUS |
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5.75m SB
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7. Konstadinos FILIPPIDIS
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GRE |
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5.65m |
8. Jan KUDLICKA
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CZE |
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5.65m |
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Björn Otto clearing the bar at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki then moments
later watching the re run on the vault on one of the stadium's giant TV screens.
Photos George Herringshaw. ©
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Renauld Lavillenie |
France |
5.97 WL
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Björn Otto |
Germany |
5.92 PB
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Raphael Holzdeppe |
Germany |
5.77 =SB |