Stacy has been so good for the last year that it's surprising for her to
lose, but the real shocker is for Pavla to win. Any vaulter can have an off
day. (Some "off day"--Stacy's 4.51 would have won the last WIC at Maebashi in
1999!) On the other hand, Hamácková entered the competition with a SB of
4.43, backed by 4.41 and 4.40, and defeated four vaulters with better marks
in 2001--Dragila (4.70), Feofanova (4.65), Suttle (4.56), and Isinbayeva
(4.47)--as well as Balakhonova with an equal 4.34!
For your interest, I'll list the placings in this meet and in the
first two women's indoor championships.
Cheers,
Roger
2001 Lisbon, 9 March
WIR 4.70 (15' 5")--Stacy Dragila 2001-02-17
1 Hamácková Pavla CZE 4.56 14'11.50" (CR)
2 Feofanova Svetlana RUS 4.51 14'09.50"
2 Suttle Kellie USA 4.51 14'09.50"
4 Dragila Stacy USA 4.51 14'09.50"
5 Koleva Tanya BUL 4.35 14'03.25"
6 Buschbaum Yvonne GER 4.25 13'11.25"
7 Isinbayeva Yelena RUS 4.25 13'11.25"
Balakhonova Anzhela UKR NM
1999 Maebashi, JPN, 5 March
WIR 4.56 (14' 11 1/2")--Nicole Rieger-Humbert 1999-02-25
1 Nastja Ryshich GER 4.50 14' 9" CR
2 Vala Flosadóttir ISL 4.45 14' 7"
3 Nicole Rieger-Humbert GER 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
3 Zsuzsa Szabó HUN 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
5 Melissa Mueller USA 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
6 Emma George AUS 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
7 Pavla Hamácková CZE 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
8 Stacy Dragila USA 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
1997 Paris-Bercy, 9 March
WIR 4.40 (14' 5")--Emma George 1996-12-10
1 Stacy Dragila USA 4.40 14' 5" CR =WR
2 Emma George AUS 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
3 Cai Weiyan CHN 4.35 14' 3 1/4"
4 Sun Caiyun CHN 4.20 13' 9 1/4"
5 Daniela Bártová CZE 4.20 13' 9 1/4"
6 Svetlana Abramova RUS 4.10 13' 5 1/4"
7 Ezster Szemerédi CZE 4.10 13' 5 1/4"
8 Vala Flosadóttir ISL 4.00 13' 1 1/4"
