New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr added the world high jump title to his Olympic gold, equalling his own Oceanian record with a world-leading 2.36m to win at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.
Kerr shared the lead up to 2.28m, but world indoor champion Woo Sanghyeok took it with his second-time clearance at 2.31m. Both Woo and Kerr got over 2.34m on their third tries with Woo still leading on countback. But a flawless clearance at 2.36m gave Kerr the outright victory as Woo was unable to go any higher.
Czechia’s Jan Stefela and Ukraine’s Oleh Doroshchuk tied for bronze with 2.31m.
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AloJapan.com