The pole vault youth world record has been held by Wilma Murro for eight years.
Pole vaulting’s super promise at the indoor athletics championships held in Seattle, USA on Saturday Hana Moll threatened Wilman Murron junior world record.
Eight years ago, Murto, one of the world’s toughest pole vault stars, jumped 471 in the under-20s ME. Moll, born in 2005, bent 464, after which the bar was set to 473.
He made three attempts at that height, but this time he still missed the new age category ME. So it is still in the possession of a Finn.
Moll shared the victory of the race with the Greek star Ekaterini Stefanidi with.
Moll has this whole year to improve the ME of young people. He jumped in last year’s World Cup final when he was only 18 years old.
At that time, Moll made his record 465 in the qualification. This is the highest result ever in the under-20 series on outdoor tracks. At that age, Murto jumped 452 outdoors at his best.
Moll’s twin sister Amanda Moll is also a talented pole vaulter. Amanda’s record is also hard for her age, 461. Both can compete for their age in the youth World Championships held in Lima, Peru in the summer.
The Finnish youth world record holder has grown into an international adult peak. In his career, Murto has won the European championship both outdoors and indoors, was third in the World Championships and reached fifth in the Olympics.
He set his indoor record 481 a few weeks ago. Murro’s outdoor track record is four centimeters higher.