Germans claim deepest pole vault squad

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=37530.html

With five competitors at 5.70 or higher, Germany currently boasts the deepest pole vaulting squad in the world, so it was really no surprise that they should make some of the big headlines at the Sparkassen Athletics meeting on Friday night (09 February) in Leipzig.

[altius]

While I have no doubt that the Germans - population 80 million - have a deeper squad than Australia - 23 million - it is interesting to note that Victor Chgystiakov 5.80m last week - is trying to return to competing for Russia because he doubts his chances of making the Australian team -with Hooker, Burgess and Markov to beat if he is to make it

[B]

According to the criteria of this article, using 5.70m as a limiting factor, the IAAF results list for 2006 shows 7 from the U.S.A. (7>5 I think)

But I like to see the home town paper pumping up the local German guys. (Don't always believe what you read)

Kudos to the German and Aussies for fine national representatives in the vault!