Bubka Raises Pole Vault Record to 20-1 1/2
From Staff and Wire Reports
Sergei Bubka raised his world pole vault record to 20 feet 1 1/2 inches in Berlin at an indoor meet.
The 28-year-old Ukrainian, the gold-medal winner at the Seoul Olympics, went over the bar on his second attempt at 20-1 1/2, half an inch higher than the record he set last year.
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