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Friedrich Fireworks! 2.06m leap in Berlin - ÅF Golden League REPORT
Following a series of explosive jumps, Ariane Friedrich celebrates a huge pb, national record and world leading height of 2.06m (Getty Images)
Following a series of explosive jumps, Ariane Friedrich celebrates a huge pb, national record and world leading height of 2.06m (Getty Images)
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Berlin, Germany – With a performance as thrilling and heart-pounding as it was confident and gutsy, Ariane Friedrich rocked the foundation of Berlin’s historic Olympic stadium with a 2.06m leap in the High Jump to steal the show at the DKB-ISTAF Meeting in the German capital this afternoon, capping the kick-off of the ÅF Golden League series and with it the hunt for the $1 million ÅF Golden League Jackpot.
Already one of Germany’s strongest medal hopes for the upcoming World championships in August at this same stadium, the 25-year-old’s star rose considerably higher after her classy performance which should quickly render Thursday, 20 August – the night of the women’s world championships High Jump final – into a sell out. Friedrich became only the seventh woman ever to sail over 2.06m, a mark which also eclipsed Heike Henkel’s 2.05m leap, set when winning the 1991 World title, as the German national record.
“I really wanted to make a statement for Berlin in two months time,” said Friedrich, whose previous outdoor best was 2.03 from last year. She had already leaped 2.05m indoors last winter, and took the European indoor title “And also for German athletics.”
Tantalizing close at 2.09m
Only she and World champion Blanka Vlasic remained in the competition when the bar was raised to 2.00m, which both cleared with their first attempts. The Croatian brushed the bar at 2.03 but it stayed on, to take the lead. Undeterred, Friedrich simply passed. After Vlasic missed her first go at 2.06m, Friedrich, jumping in dark sunglasses, sailed well clear, electrifying the crowd of 63,896. Captivating their collective imagination, Friedrich produced two very good attempts at a world record-equalling 2.09m, her second tantalizingly close. Vlasic too took two jumps at 2.09m, but neither were as close as Friedrich's.
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Following a series of explosive jumps, Ariane Friedrich celebrates a huge pb, national record and world leading height of 2.06m (Getty Images)
Following a series of explosive jumps, Ariane Friedrich celebrates a huge pb, national record and world leading height of 2.06m (Getty Images)
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Berlin, Germany – With a performance as thrilling and heart-pounding as it was confident and gutsy, Ariane Friedrich rocked the foundation of Berlin’s historic Olympic stadium with a 2.06m leap in the High Jump to steal the show at the DKB-ISTAF Meeting in the German capital this afternoon, capping the kick-off of the ÅF Golden League series and with it the hunt for the $1 million ÅF Golden League Jackpot.
Already one of Germany’s strongest medal hopes for the upcoming World championships in August at this same stadium, the 25-year-old’s star rose considerably higher after her classy performance which should quickly render Thursday, 20 August – the night of the women’s world championships High Jump final – into a sell out. Friedrich became only the seventh woman ever to sail over 2.06m, a mark which also eclipsed Heike Henkel’s 2.05m leap, set when winning the 1991 World title, as the German national record.
“I really wanted to make a statement for Berlin in two months time,” said Friedrich, whose previous outdoor best was 2.03 from last year. She had already leaped 2.05m indoors last winter, and took the European indoor title “And also for German athletics.”
Tantalizing close at 2.09m
Only she and World champion Blanka Vlasic remained in the competition when the bar was raised to 2.00m, which both cleared with their first attempts. The Croatian brushed the bar at 2.03 but it stayed on, to take the lead. Undeterred, Friedrich simply passed. After Vlasic missed her first go at 2.06m, Friedrich, jumping in dark sunglasses, sailed well clear, electrifying the crowd of 63,896. Captivating their collective imagination, Friedrich produced two very good attempts at a world record-equalling 2.09m, her second tantalizingly close. Vlasic too took two jumps at 2.09m, but neither were as close as Friedrich's.
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