WIC Results - Suhr 4.90 CR, Lavillenie 6.02CR
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:09 pm
Men: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-w ... sultheader
GOLD Lavillenie 6.02 CR
SILVER Kendricks 5.80
BRONZE Lisek 5.75
Women: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-w ... sultheader
GOLD Suhr 4.90 CR
SILVER Morris 4.85
BRONZE Stefanidi 4.80
Athlete Quotes
DAY 1 – Thursday, March 17
MEN’S POLE VAULT
GOLD: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA), 6.02/19-9, Championships record
On the competition:
“I had a good mark, anytime you can jump above 6 meters, it is good. Obviously, the world record is not easy. But, it was great to be here and get the championships record and to win. That in itself is a great accomplishment. I have plenty of time to get the world record.”
On his second world-record attempt in which he dropped into the vaulting box:
“As I was in my rise, my foot hit the bar, and what I could see with my eyes (the box coming towards me), I was a little afraid, but I was able to manage it and fall safely. It’s not so often I do something like that, but pole vault is sometimes very dangerous and intense, but that’s why we love it.”
“My shape right now says a lot, you know, a couple months ago I had trouble with my knee and ankle, and just had to look for what would fix and what would make me better and better.
SILVER: Sam Kendricks (USA), 5.80/19-½
“My goal coming into the competition was to be competitive and consistent at the important heights. And going to the outdoor season, this medal gives me confidence, gives me placement, that can bolster my performance and push me beyond the limits.”
BRONZE: Piotr Lisek (POL), 5.75/18-10½
“I don’t know why I do the yell. I was thinking about stopping it, but I can’t. Everyone knows it’s me when I do it. (When the crowd yelled back at me), it was amazing. It was so great. Having the kids right there on the track and everyone so close was great. The energy was amazing. Everything was so great.”
(TIED) FOURTH: Shawn Barber (CAN), 5.75/18-10½
“I felt slow and dead on the runway until the last few attempts. Then I felt my feet finally got under me. I’m not upset. The goal was to get on the podium, which I didn’t achieve, but it got me fired up for the outdoor season. I feel like I have a good base now, having understood what I’ve done wrong.”
WOMEN’S POLE VAULT
GOLD: Jenn Suhr (USA), 4.90/16-¾, Championships Record
It was great to complete my indoor season with the World Indoor title, and I’ve jumped a Championships record today, a world record earlier. But I still feel like there is so much more in me in terms of performance, so I strive to do better.
(About competition strategy) I hate to skip heights, but it’s something you have to do in the pole vault. My coach and husband was making the calls on that and I just had to trust him.
(About the event presentation) I love the way the competition was set up. Having the crowd so close, being able to feel the energy… especially, being in the U.S., we definitely could feel that home-field advantage. It’s especially good that it has happened in the Olympic year, because with the Olympics so close, you don’t want to be too stressed out at this point. I’m planning to open my outdoor season over the next couple of weeks. Somewhere south, maybe in Florida, definitely not in New York (Jenn’s home state). And then I’m going to take a little time off.
SILVER: Sandi Morris (USA), 4.85/15-11
Competing professionally is a whole different ball game, but I still get to have fun and love it to death.
This is the year of the women’s pole vault movement… we’re going to start seeing more girls jump higher heights at younger ages – like Eliza [McCartney]. She jumped a 4.80m and she’s 19. That’s unheard of
The crowd was amazing; they really knew what was going on.
It was so great to be able to make eye contact and acknowledge the girls’ presence [watching on the track]. I actually pulled a rose out and threw it to the girls.
BRONZE: Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE), 4.80/15-9
This season has been crazy. All the girls have been jumping so well. Coming into the competition, I wanted to get close to my personal best (4.90m), and coming within 10 centimeters feels good. In pole vault, sometimes you just need some luck. And today, I didn’t have it while Sandi did. Sometimes after the competition, you regret your decisions on skipped heights, for example. Today I don’t feel this way at all.
It was fun having the audience so close and kinds watching us from the track. As for jumping at the same time with the guys, sometimes we had to wait for them to jump and we didn’t really have a chance to watch them.
GOLD Lavillenie 6.02 CR
SILVER Kendricks 5.80
BRONZE Lisek 5.75
Women: http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-w ... sultheader
GOLD Suhr 4.90 CR
SILVER Morris 4.85
BRONZE Stefanidi 4.80
Athlete Quotes
DAY 1 – Thursday, March 17
MEN’S POLE VAULT
GOLD: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA), 6.02/19-9, Championships record
On the competition:
“I had a good mark, anytime you can jump above 6 meters, it is good. Obviously, the world record is not easy. But, it was great to be here and get the championships record and to win. That in itself is a great accomplishment. I have plenty of time to get the world record.”
On his second world-record attempt in which he dropped into the vaulting box:
“As I was in my rise, my foot hit the bar, and what I could see with my eyes (the box coming towards me), I was a little afraid, but I was able to manage it and fall safely. It’s not so often I do something like that, but pole vault is sometimes very dangerous and intense, but that’s why we love it.”
“My shape right now says a lot, you know, a couple months ago I had trouble with my knee and ankle, and just had to look for what would fix and what would make me better and better.
SILVER: Sam Kendricks (USA), 5.80/19-½
“My goal coming into the competition was to be competitive and consistent at the important heights. And going to the outdoor season, this medal gives me confidence, gives me placement, that can bolster my performance and push me beyond the limits.”
BRONZE: Piotr Lisek (POL), 5.75/18-10½
“I don’t know why I do the yell. I was thinking about stopping it, but I can’t. Everyone knows it’s me when I do it. (When the crowd yelled back at me), it was amazing. It was so great. Having the kids right there on the track and everyone so close was great. The energy was amazing. Everything was so great.”
(TIED) FOURTH: Shawn Barber (CAN), 5.75/18-10½
“I felt slow and dead on the runway until the last few attempts. Then I felt my feet finally got under me. I’m not upset. The goal was to get on the podium, which I didn’t achieve, but it got me fired up for the outdoor season. I feel like I have a good base now, having understood what I’ve done wrong.”
WOMEN’S POLE VAULT
GOLD: Jenn Suhr (USA), 4.90/16-¾, Championships Record
It was great to complete my indoor season with the World Indoor title, and I’ve jumped a Championships record today, a world record earlier. But I still feel like there is so much more in me in terms of performance, so I strive to do better.
(About competition strategy) I hate to skip heights, but it’s something you have to do in the pole vault. My coach and husband was making the calls on that and I just had to trust him.
(About the event presentation) I love the way the competition was set up. Having the crowd so close, being able to feel the energy… especially, being in the U.S., we definitely could feel that home-field advantage. It’s especially good that it has happened in the Olympic year, because with the Olympics so close, you don’t want to be too stressed out at this point. I’m planning to open my outdoor season over the next couple of weeks. Somewhere south, maybe in Florida, definitely not in New York (Jenn’s home state). And then I’m going to take a little time off.
SILVER: Sandi Morris (USA), 4.85/15-11
Competing professionally is a whole different ball game, but I still get to have fun and love it to death.
This is the year of the women’s pole vault movement… we’re going to start seeing more girls jump higher heights at younger ages – like Eliza [McCartney]. She jumped a 4.80m and she’s 19. That’s unheard of
The crowd was amazing; they really knew what was going on.
It was so great to be able to make eye contact and acknowledge the girls’ presence [watching on the track]. I actually pulled a rose out and threw it to the girls.
BRONZE: Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE), 4.80/15-9
This season has been crazy. All the girls have been jumping so well. Coming into the competition, I wanted to get close to my personal best (4.90m), and coming within 10 centimeters feels good. In pole vault, sometimes you just need some luck. And today, I didn’t have it while Sandi did. Sometimes after the competition, you regret your decisions on skipped heights, for example. Today I don’t feel this way at all.
It was fun having the audience so close and kinds watching us from the track. As for jumping at the same time with the guys, sometimes we had to wait for them to jump and we didn’t really have a chance to watch them.