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Budgie' flies high and clear over 6 metres
Saturday 26 February 2005
In the most theatrical of weather conditions, pole vaulter Paul "Budgie" Burgess became only the 13th man in history to fly over six metres yesterday in a low-key interclub event in his home town of Perth in Western Australia.
The previous last men to have joined this elite club were the Americans Tim Mack (6.01, Monaco 18 Sep 2004) and Toby Stevenson (6.00, Modesto 8 May 2004), respectively last summer’s Olympic gold and silver medallists.
Quality pedigree
"There were thunderstorms and the conditions were really weird," Burgess said after leaping onto centre stage in Australian sport. "The sea breeze that usually arrives, didn't. I thought, oh well, I'll try to squeeze out maybe 5.80m and I warmed up not feeling so well.â€Â
Budgie' flies high and clear over 6 metres
Saturday 26 February 2005
In the most theatrical of weather conditions, pole vaulter Paul "Budgie" Burgess became only the 13th man in history to fly over six metres yesterday in a low-key interclub event in his home town of Perth in Western Australia.
The previous last men to have joined this elite club were the Americans Tim Mack (6.01, Monaco 18 Sep 2004) and Toby Stevenson (6.00, Modesto 8 May 2004), respectively last summer’s Olympic gold and silver medallists.
Quality pedigree
"There were thunderstorms and the conditions were really weird," Burgess said after leaping onto centre stage in Australian sport. "The sea breeze that usually arrives, didn't. I thought, oh well, I'll try to squeeze out maybe 5.80m and I warmed up not feeling so well.â€Â
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VaultBrad wrote:right on paul!
thats amazing. next comes 6.16m
isnt paul the first true australian over 6.00
check http://www.polevaultpower.com/6mclub.php to see if there has been another Aussie the has cleared 6m. But Dmitri Markov has cleared over 6.00m under both Russian and Australian citizenship.
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Burgess vaults into six-metre club
February 27, 2005 - 2:39PM
Australian pole vaulter Paul Burgess has joined one of athletics' most exclusive clubs by clearing the six-metre barrier.
Only 12 other men have ever gone over the magical mark, indoors or outdoors.
And if he takes that form into August's world titles in Helsinki, Burgess can join an even smaller group - that of Australian world champions.
Robert de Castella, Cathy Freeman, Dmitri Markov and Jana Pittman are the only Australians to have won gold medals at the track and field world championships.
By clearing six metres at an interclub meet in Perth in front of a handful of spectators, Burgess moved further ahead atop the 2005 rankings.
He had successful first-time clearances at 5.70m, 5.85 and 6m before putting his poles away for the night after one attempt at a new Australian record of 6.06m.
"I went to a bigger pole for the six-metre attempt and I didn't even touch the bar," Burgess said.
"I told myself to just run down and see what happens and I didn't get nervous.
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"Then I was starting to feel a little fatigued when I went for 6.06m because it had been such a huge deal to clear six metres.
"It was hard to pick myself up.
"And I want to keep fresh for next week's national titles in Sydney."
Burgess's best effort at a major championships was reaching the final at last year's Athens Olympics.
But now he shapes as a genuine gold medal chance at the world titles in Finland.
"I now know that if I jump my best I'm a definite contender," he said.
"I'd love to win a gold medal and I'll be going for that.
"I just want to perform and let my jumps do the talking.
"Anything can happen in pole vault and you've got to stay focused."
Markov set the national record of 6.05m on the way to winning gold at the 2001 world championships.
With rising star Steve Hooker also in the field, the men's pole vault shapes as one of the feature events at the national titles in Sydney starting on Friday.
"I'll be going for the win in Sydney but I don't want to turn it into any form of combat," said the 25-year-old Burgess, whose personal best has improved from 5.77m since July.
"I jump better when I just focus on myself and what I can do."
Retired great Sergei Bubka holds the outdoor (6.14m) and indoor (6.15m) world records.
But 5.95m was good enough to win gold for Burgess's close friend Tim Mack of the United States at the Athens Olympics
Burgess vaults into six-metre club
February 27, 2005 - 2:39PM
Australian pole vaulter Paul Burgess has joined one of athletics' most exclusive clubs by clearing the six-metre barrier.
Only 12 other men have ever gone over the magical mark, indoors or outdoors.
And if he takes that form into August's world titles in Helsinki, Burgess can join an even smaller group - that of Australian world champions.
Robert de Castella, Cathy Freeman, Dmitri Markov and Jana Pittman are the only Australians to have won gold medals at the track and field world championships.
By clearing six metres at an interclub meet in Perth in front of a handful of spectators, Burgess moved further ahead atop the 2005 rankings.
He had successful first-time clearances at 5.70m, 5.85 and 6m before putting his poles away for the night after one attempt at a new Australian record of 6.06m.
"I went to a bigger pole for the six-metre attempt and I didn't even touch the bar," Burgess said.
"I told myself to just run down and see what happens and I didn't get nervous.
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"Then I was starting to feel a little fatigued when I went for 6.06m because it had been such a huge deal to clear six metres.
"It was hard to pick myself up.
"And I want to keep fresh for next week's national titles in Sydney."
Burgess's best effort at a major championships was reaching the final at last year's Athens Olympics.
But now he shapes as a genuine gold medal chance at the world titles in Finland.
"I now know that if I jump my best I'm a definite contender," he said.
"I'd love to win a gold medal and I'll be going for that.
"I just want to perform and let my jumps do the talking.
"Anything can happen in pole vault and you've got to stay focused."
Markov set the national record of 6.05m on the way to winning gold at the 2001 world championships.
With rising star Steve Hooker also in the field, the men's pole vault shapes as one of the feature events at the national titles in Sydney starting on Friday.
"I'll be going for the win in Sydney but I don't want to turn it into any form of combat," said the 25-year-old Burgess, whose personal best has improved from 5.77m since July.
"I jump better when I just focus on myself and what I can do."
Retired great Sergei Bubka holds the outdoor (6.14m) and indoor (6.15m) world records.
But 5.95m was good enough to win gold for Burgess's close friend Tim Mack of the United States at the Athens Olympics
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rainbowgirl28 wrote:Retired great Sergei Bubka holds the outdoor (6.14m) and indoor (6.15m) world records.
Uh-oh... this reporter didn't get the memo about indoor and outdoor world records
But wait, the IAAF isn't exactly going back and changing the old records to reflect their policy change. So maybe the reporter is correct.
*rolls eyes*
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