Raphael is pictured above winning the bronze medal with a new personal best.
His previous personal best was 5.80 metres, achieved in June 2008, when setting the world
junior record.
5.91m put him fourth on the German all time list (and and Otto joint top with
Danny Ecker).
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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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Raphael Holzdeppe in action at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki. The season
best height (5.77) he reached there was passed at the Olympic Games when he set a new personnel
best - see above. Phot G. Herringshaw. ©
| 1 |
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 |