When was the last time that a six meter jump in the men’s pole vault came in second place? It happened on August 12 at the 2018 European Championships. Russian pole vaulter Timur Morgunov jumped 6.00 meters in the men’s pole vault final at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany,…
Bloomington High School graduate Zachery Bradford won the silver medal in the pole vault in the IAAF World U20 Championships at Tampere, Finland, on Saturday, equaling his lifetime best of 18 feet, 2½ inches. The Kansas recruit opened with first-attempt clearances at 17-0¾, 17-4¾, 17-8¾ and 18-0½ before needing three…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Double Olympic champion Mo Farah has won the men’s athlete of the year award from the European Athletics federation for a second straight year.The British distance runner, who completed a 5,000-10,000-meters double at the London Olympics in August, beat two Frenchmen to the European honor. Olympic pole…