EJ OBIENA capped off the month of June by placing third in the pole vault event of the Ostrava Golden Spike 2023 with a clearance of 5.90 meters on Tuesday in the Czech Republic.
Obiena improved on his 5.81-meter mark in the Oslo Bislett Games last week, finishing third only via a countback behind Kurtis Marschall of Australia, who posted his season best with the similar clearance.
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Mondo Duplantis of Sweden, once again, topped the men’s pole vault with a world-leading mark of 6.12 meters.
It was a memorable month for Obiena, who finally cleared the six-meter mark during the Bergen Jump Challenge in Bruggen, Norway last June 11.
Next for Obiena will be the Bauhaus-Galan meet on July 2.'
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