World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

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World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby xjoeyx » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:45 am

All of the people cluttering the area on the runway made hooker stop his first attempt at 6.01 so he could get them to clear up space.
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Re: World Indoors Men's Prelims - Lavillenie, Mack DNQ

Unread postby Cooleo111 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:57 am

Hooker over 6.01!

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Re: World Indoors Men's Prelims - Lavillenie, Mack DNQ

Unread postby xjoeyx » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:59 am

and it looks like that knee isn't dropping like it used to ;)
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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:04 am

Hooker now attempting the World Record! http://www.iaaf.org/live/WIC10/index.html

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby Cooleo111 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:05 am

Where are you seeing his jumps? Universal Sports isn't showing any PV.

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:06 am

For some reason I can't copy/paste the live blog, but they said he did not get of the ground in his first attempt at 6.16

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:06 am

6.01 is a World Championships record! :yes:

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:08 am

"Here goes Hooker... this time he doesn't invert"

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:12 am

Third attempt was his best one but a miss.

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:13 am

Standings

Pos Bib Athletes Mark
1 7 Steven HOOKER AUS 6.01 CR
2 173 Malte MOHR GER 5.70
3 178 Alexander STRAUB GER 5.65
4 181 Konstadinos FILIPPIDIS GRE 5.65
4 351 Derek MILES USA 5.65
6 86 Michal BALNER CZE 5.45
6 157 Steven LEWIS GBR 5.45
6 294 Dmitry STARODUBTSEV RUS 5.45
9 259 Lukasz MICHALSKI POL 5.45

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:13 am

Another 4th place for Derek... which is awesome, but I bet he is sick of always being just out of the medals.

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Re: World Indoors Men's Finals - Hooker 6.01, Mohr 5.70

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:43 pm


Derek Miles, men's pole vault final

"Cursed. I don't know what it is. I've jumped that height 71 times before and I couldn't do it today. The stars didn't line up for me, I guess."


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