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OK sorry to be a little late to the show...

Here is the start list

Pole Vault
Damiel DOSSÉVI FRA 5.75 5.75
3 Feb 83
Renaud LAVILLENIE FRA 6.01 6.01
18 Sep 86
Romain MESNIL FRA 5.95 5.85
13 Jun 77
Konstadínos FILIPPÍDIS GRE 5.75 5.65
26 Nov 86
Viktor CHISTIAKOV RUS 5.90 5.70
9 Feb 75
Maksym MAZURYK UKR 5.82 5.80
2 Apr 83
Derek MILES USA 5.82 5.75
28 Sep 72
Jeremy SCOTT USA 5.75 5.751 May 81




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Opening height was 5.50. At this height, Mazuryk, Chistiakov, Mesnil, and Miles all made on their first try. Scott and Filippidis made on their second, and Dossevi on his third.

Big surprise of the day... Lavillenie NHs!

At 5.60 so far, Miles made on his first, Chistiakov passed, and Mazuryk and Dossevi made on their second. Everyone else on third attempts right now.

So Miles is in the lead!

Scott, Filippidis, and Mesnil (!) go out at 5.60.

Four vaulters remain. Miles has a solid lead with no misses. Chistiakov passed the last height and also has no misses. Mazuryk has the one miss at 5.60 and Dossevi has 3 misses total.

Bar now going to 5.70. No World Champs medalists remain.

All four miss their first attempts at 5.70.

Mazuryk makes 5.70 on his second attempt to pull into the lead. Chistiakov and Miles will have to clear on this attempt to regain the lead.

Dossevi and Chistiakov miss their second attempts. Derek Miles up now, he has to make this to keep the lead...

Miles misses. Now for third attempts...

Dossevi misses his third. He'll finish in 3rd or 4th place.

Ooh video of Chistiakov's third... he comes down on the bar. So he will finish 4th, Dossevi 3rd.

Miles up now, he is in second, needs to make this and then 5.80 to try and win.

Aww Derek bails on his third.

So the places are finalized, now it's just up to Mazuryk to see if he wants to keep jumping. It's been a long year, I wouldn't be surprised if he stops.

Here are the places and heights with Mazuryk still alive:

Pos Bib Athletes Mark
1 131 Maksym MAZURYK UKR 5.70
2 148 Derek MILES USA 5.60
3 48 Damiel DOSSEVI FRA 5.60
4 123 Viktor CHISTIAKOV RUS 5.50
4 50 Romain MESNIL FRA 5.50
6 66 Konstadinos FILIPPIDIS GRE 5.50
6 155 Jeremy SCOTT USA 5.50

Plus a NH for Lavillenie.

Mazuryk passing 5.80. Looks like he'll attempt 5.85?