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| |  Tuesday, 7 August, 2001, 01:21 GMT 02:21 UK Dragila wins pole vault classic Dragila remains the woman to beat American Stacy Dragila held on to defeat plucky Russian Svetlana Feofanova in a superb women's pole vault duel at the World Championships. Dragila, a massive favourite coming into the competition, was pushed all the way by her rival, who easily surpassed her own personal best. The competition, perhaps the most enduring of the field events so far, ended with both competitors warmly embracing. Both women came into the competition with the bar at 4.35 metres and cleared each height attempted until 4.65.
European record holder Feofanova failed twice at the same height before clearing with her third attempt. Both women went clear at 4.70 and 4.75 before the bar was raised to 4.82, a centimetre higher than Dragila's world record set in June this year. They both missed with three attempts each, giving Dragila the gold on the countback. Pole Monika Perek finished third. | |
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