Olympics: Lavillenie wins pole vault gold

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Olympics: Lavillenie wins pole vault gold

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Renaud Lavillenie of France won the Olympic gold medal in men's pole vault.

11 August,2012 05:40 am

In-form Frenchman Renaud Lavillenie won Olympic pole vault gold on Friday after reigning champion Steve Hooker bowed out without clearing a single height.Lavillenie claimed his first global outdoor title with a new Olympic record of 5.97m. German pair Bjorn Otto and Raphael Holzdeppe took silver and bronze after both cleared 5.91m.