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2009 Youth World Championships in Italy

World Youth Championships

Girls Pole Vault Final

A gallant effort by Morgann Leleux (Catholic, New Iberia, LA), finishing 5th overall. She made 13-1.5, her best outdoor performance this year. It was the best ever performance by an American at this event. The event was won by Angelica Bengtsson of Sweden at an world youth leading 14-2.

Angelica Bengtsson of Sweden had some trouble at the beginning of the completion, but once she got going no one could stop her. She needed second attempts to clear 12-1 ½, and 12-5 ½ and, after clearing 12-9 ½ on her first attempt, she again needed a second attempt to clear 13-1 ½. That left her in fourth place, but from then on it was nothing but clearances: first at 13-5 ¼, to move into second behind her teammate Michaella Meijer, and then to win the competition at 13-9 ¼ for the best Youth jump in the world this year. Next, she placed the bar at 14-0, which she cleared on her first attempt and then at 14-2, which she also cleared on her first attempt, to move into ninth on the all-time world Youth list. She finally missed at 14-4.

Tatyana Setesyuk of Russia and Felicia Horvath of Hungary tied for third at 13-1 ½. Morgann Leleux (Catholic, New Iberia, La.) really hung tough in the competition, clearing 12-1 ½ and 12-5 on her second attempts before clearing 12-9 ½ on her first attempt. However, it was a third attempt clearance at 13-1 ½ that earned her a fifth-place finish. It was also her outdoor best this year, just off her all-time best of 13-2 ½ indoors.