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Anna Rogowska is sure Isinbayeva still the best · 2009-08-18 18:56
It was close to surreal to see Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia fail to clear a height in the women's pole vault.
On Monday night in Berlin, Anna Rogowska became world champion by clearing 15 feet 7 inches (4.75 meters), with her compatriot Monika Pyrek and the American Chelsea Johnson sharing the silver medal after clearing 15-3 (4.65 meters) on their first attempts, New York Times” reports. Pole vault queen, two-time Olympic champion, world record-holder Yelena Isinbayeva remained without medals.
"A huge surprise," said the 28-year-old Rogowska, who, like nearly everyone in her discipline, has been jumping in Isinbayeva's shadow throughout her career.
"I did beat her in London, but then again, and I want to emphasize this, she's still No. 1," Rogowska said. "She's still the best there is, still the only one of us to clear 5 meters. In London, I just thought she was going through a bad phase. And I thought, Well it's just a phase, and it will go away, and she'll be back to normal form for the world championships ??“ which I thought she would win."
Chelsea Johnson said she felt sympathy for her inability to clear a height. "I think it just proves she's human, like the rest of us," Johnson said.
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