EJ Obiena

(UPDATED) FILIPINO Olympian Ernest John "EJ" Obiena matched his own Philippine indoor pole vault record and claimed the bronze medal at the 2023 Mondo ...

Duplantis topped the competition with a meet record of 6.10 meters. Lightfoot, likewise, cleared 5.91 meters in Sweden but did it in two attempts to beat Obiena, who hurdled it in three tries. Obiena, who also owns the Asian outdoor record of 5.94 meters, started his 2023 indoor season campaign with a silver medal at the Internationales Springer-Meeting in Germany followed by a gold at the Perche En Or competition in France last week.

MANILA – Filipino pole vaulter and world No. 3 Ernest John “EJ” Obiena fell short of repeating over No. 1 seeded and world champion Armand Duplantis of ...

Obiena earlier captured a silver medal in the Internationales Springer-Meeting in Cottbus, Germany with a 5.77m jump before bagging a gold in the Perche En Ors tournament in Roubaix, France with 5.82 meters. 1 seeded and world champion Armand Duplantis of Sweden. MANILA – Filipino pole vaulter and world No.

Philippine Olympian EJ Obiena won third place in the Mondo Classic 2023, while duplicating his Philippine national indoor record in Sweden on Friday.

He followed it up with a gold medal finish at the Perche en Or event at the Stab Velodrome in Roubaix, France. Philippine Olympian EJ Obiena won third place in the Mondo Classic 2023, while duplicating his Philippine national indoor record in Sweden on Friday. Obiena earlier won silver in the Internationales Springer-Meeting in Cottbus, Germany.

Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is always at his best whenever the reigning Olympic and world champion in pole vault, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, is around.

Obiena settled for the silver at 5.77 meters when he competed against former world no. The last time Obiena competed against Duplantis, the Filipino cleared 5.91 meters to win the outdoor men’s pole vault gold medal in the Brussels leg of the Diamond League last September. Obiena now has two golds this year after jumping 5.82 meters for the top honors in the Perche En Or indoor meet in Roubaix, France on Sunday. Duplantis went on to clear 6.1 meters for the gold medal before a big home crowd. The 27-year-old Obiena soared to 5.91 meters to settle for the bronze medal in the 2023 Mondo Classic Uppsala, Sweden on Thursday in his first encounter with Duplantis since their last meeting in September, 2022. Obiena may have failed to win it all, but he nevertheless matched the Philippine national indoor record of 5.91 meters, he accomplished last year at the Perche Elite Tour in Rouen France.

Obiena cleared 5.77 meters to take the crown, with Sam Kendricks of the US getting second with 5.70 in the event that drew 11 participants. Latest Stories ...

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