Bjorn Otto Vaulting at the OTC in Chula Vista. What a great day and a great vault. Bjorn Otto Vaulting at the Olympic Training Center Chula Vista from Vaulter Magazine on Vimeo. FROM: http://vimeo.com/39787832
Bjorn Otto (GER) after his third place in the pole vault at Gateshead 2013 European Athletics Team Championships FROM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmboZATEAIk
It is not only Gateshead that is on the minds of the German team as they prepare for the European Athletics Team Championships on June 22-23. They are already looking a year into the future. In 12-months time Germany will be the hosts when the competition is staged in Braunschweig…
Duesseldorf, 27 November 2012. The athletics’ World elite will meet already for the eighth time for the “PSD Bank Meeting” at Athletics Hall at Arena Sportpark in Duesseldorf on 8 February 2013. And once again Meeting Director Marc Osenberg will provide top-level entries. Big names also means new disciplines in…
The 104th installment of what promises to be one of the greatest Drake Relays in its storied history is scheduled for April 24-27 at Drake Stadium. Men’s Pole Vault The men’s pole vault field includes both the gold and silver medalists from the 2012 Olympics. Both of them have cleared 19-8 and will…
A landmark sponsorship deal with Hy-Vee will enable the Drake Relays to become a pacesetter in prize money. Officials announced the five-year agreement Wednesday that will allow the annual Des Moines track and field meet to offer a purse of more than half a million dollars. “It wasn’t a move…
Even though the 6-meter (19-8¼) barrier was first broached 27 years ago, the membership has swollen to only 18 in all the time since then, with Björn Otto this week becoming the first newbie in 3 years. The U.S. membership is just 4, with no new members in 7 years.…
Björn Otto has saved the best till last. After two silver medals at the European championships and Olympic Games, the 34-year-old German shot into the world lead when he looped over 6.01m last night at the second attempt in the Domspringen, a special pole vault meeting, in Aachen. It was not only…
Germany’s Bjorn Otto, Ralf Holzdeppe and the USA’s Brad Walker shared the spoils after an absorbing pole vault contest at a special meeting in Jockgrim, Germany, on Wednesday. The three athletes tied for the first place after clearing 5.81m. All three of them cleared the height on their first attempt,…
