Athletics-Clutch Kiwi Kerr adds world high jump crown to Olympic title
Posted on: Sep 16, 2025 20:06 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
By snick Mulvenney
yeddo - Hamish Kerr banished his domain title demons with a jump of 2.36 metres to win a dramatic high jump final on Tuesday and give New Zealand a second gold medal in Tokyo.
The 29-year-old, who failed to qualify for the final at the last two world championships, matched his personal best at the first attempt and tore off across the infield in celebration when Woo Sang-hyeok failed at the same height.
Woo, who was hoping to give South Korea their first ever outdoor world championship gold, finished second to add another silver medal to the one he won three years ago in Eugene after clearing 2.34m at his third attempt.
That clearance put the world indoor champion in gold medal position but Kerr responded with a clutch jump at the same height and, with the crowd roaring its approval, matched the leap that won him the Olympic title in Paris last year.
Czech Jan Stefela took bronze on the countback over Ukraine's Oleh Doroshchuk after they both cleared the bar at 2.31m but failed all three attempts at 2.34m.
A first-time champion was guaranteed on Tuesday after three-times gold medallist Mutaz Barshim pulled out on the eve of the championships with a foot injury and Gianmarco Tamberi, who won the title two years ago, failed to get through qualifying.
American Shelby McEwen, who won silver behind Kerr in Paris last year after turning down the chance of a shared gold, also failed to get through to the final.
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