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Friday, March 3, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Soviet teammates try to take pole vaulting to new heights
The Associated Press
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Although Sergei Bubka dominated pole voting for more
than five years, his Soviet compatriot, Rodion Gataullain, might be ready to succeed him as king of the event as both attack the magic 20-foot barrier.
Gutahun has been progressively making inroads on Bubka's reign, and, in the World Indoor Championships that begin today in the Budapest Sports Hall, he is the overtime winner of two games the less successful Bubka as champion.
gataullin and Bubka have taken turns exchanging the world indoor record this season, and both are closing in on the 20-foot barrier.
Bubka has come the nearest
indoors, clearing 19·9/4' F11 at Osaka. Japan. That performance broke the mark in 19·9 set by Gataulin a week earlier in the Soviet Championships at Gomel. Prior to that, Gataulin broke Bukka's record of 19·7, sailing 19·8' at Leningrad.
Bubka has cleared $ 19 \cdot 10_{2} $ outdoors.
oatm reportedly have soared above 20 feet in practice, each going 20-41° over a spongy bar instead of the customary aluminum bar.
Gataullu took another shat at the record last week in New York but missed three at 19·10<sup>4</sup>, setting for a victory at 19·2<sup>4</sup>.
He was not happy with the jumping conditions.
"The runway in New York was terrible." Gataulain said. "I don't like (the bouncy) wood (floor). I like a stuff track, one that doesn't give. Here, it is longer and better than New York or Los Angeles."
Gataullin performed in Los
Angeles the week before New York and lost on misses to American Joe Dial, each clearing 18-8½.
Gataullu won the 1988 European Indoor Championships here with a vault of 18-10%.
He also finished third behind Bubka and Thierry Vigneron of France in the 1987 World Outdoor Championships at Rome and second behind Bubka at last year's Olympic Games.
rms only victory in six or seven meetings with Bubka came at West Berlin last year, about one month before the Olympics.
Gataullin, 23, has great respect and admiration for Bubka, 25, but he is confident of overtaking him in the near future.
"What Bubka has done, 19 world records (indoors and outdoors), is very difficult to repeat." Gataullan said through a translator. "He has been the best for five years, and I am amazed he can sustain that level."
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