NZ’s Hamish Kerr Clears 2.36m for World Championship Gold

[{"selector":"#anim-fd282647-2e56-4dca-ae28-4705b9201372 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0c02a74-9219-4555-be88-f8712c36291c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ddf13cb-b36b-4f00-a2a8-23441ba2cbe4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.04535%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e96d9aa3-07cb-46e1-a2fb-d2bcfcca6807","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9210b47d-99b3-4827-9cdf-6c29522345fd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 263.79074%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26828c49-3347-4aee-8a09-7f1130518725","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] New Zealand’s Hamish Kerr cleared 2.36m, matching his personal best, to win gold at the World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday. Credit: Gettyimages

[{"selector":"#anim-56358994-27df-4d52-8ce5-41581c2b26f5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5f01be8-3017-4339-aa12-c2c8468cbf4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f431a41-ff76-4f3e-bb13-336887619d21","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.04535%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-205a33dd-6049-40ff-aef5-fa6910b1810f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a87f516f-8fe7-41f3-9985-689fb4a8938e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 263.79074%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71be36de-9643-481e-a389-3fe6b83d8e5e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The 29-year-old’s jump marked the highest clearance worldwide this year, securing New Zealand’s second gold medal of the event. Credit: Gettyimages

[{"selector":"#anim-32ff2371-2f06-4d4e-bf26-6a4bd7c85b88 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9c4bce4-4a25-47d7-bf31-b4f259e9f2c6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b631f17c-cca1-4c5c-b8a3-796a1109b2d2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.04535%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e617177c-87a5-4fab-beba-2e6c4aef6a0c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a7b4296-e8fd-4c83-9d4e-c90436122803","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 263.79074%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-08365af6-2286-4b7c-b8a0-2a5534b813cc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] South Korea’s Woo Sang-hyeok took silver with a 2.34m clearance on his third attempt, missing at 2.36m in the final showdown. Credit: Gettyimages

[{"selector":"#anim-ec14b88c-9b38-441e-8419-13812d5f8c3c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-980c0286-bff0-4be3-829c-fb9ea76728f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b2b4600-ff74-414b-ac27-ff0b11c66747","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.04535%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdf984fe-b9cb-4425-af4d-85ed0190e242","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67cdc86d-7ed4-4060-9a1d-f1dfa4520c6d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 287.32017%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72617dfd-1ccb-44ee-8ed8-760110268dac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Woo added to his silver medal from Eugene 2022, narrowly missing South Korea’s first-ever world championship gold in high jump. Credit: Gettyimages

[{"selector":"#anim-c316f3b5-5cdd-449b-8a52-d6f792868ce3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7aee6c0-91ad-4839-b498-71d0a4c13899","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a8f123d1-f20f-4e35-9bb4-281e52d8832a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.04535%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ef58483-fd51-40fe-95ff-1d5b91a82af0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fdf573c-165b-43cb-b566-c235017ae930","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 263.79074%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38d72344-df76-4f09-b258-b791c363bb43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Czech athlete Jan Stefela earned bronze on countback after clearing 2.31m, ahead of Ukraine’s Oleh Doroshchuk. Credit: Gettyimages

[{"selector":"#anim-6dbe9ac8-5f0f-4478-ab25-b618317bda1c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c991592b-c85e-4f36-bcee-f769455c51f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a14136f-04d1-4cd0-922a-c9a93f454390","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.04535%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69c795af-7e7f-45bd-b733-e8588dabd097","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a848b5d-bebf-413e-a93c-0a20f2ee58dc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 263.79074%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf001b62-17ad-4317-8f82-9a4464906a96","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kerr celebrated his triumph with an emotional sprint across the infield after clinching his world title with a first-attempt jump. Credit: Gettyimages

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