FILE– Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena in motion in the course of the Czesław Cybulski Memorial in Poland. –EJ OBIENA/INSTAGRAM
MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena nabbed one other gold medal, ruling the Raiffeisen Austrian Open in Eisenstadt, Austria on Thursday (Philippine time).
In a span of days, Obiena won back-to-back gold medals in his ongoing outdoor season.
The Filipino Olympic pole vaulter cleared 5.75 meters to rule the competition and set a brand new meet record.
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Obiena eclipsed the previous meet record of 5.74 meters, set by Austin Miller in 2024, while also matching his outdoor personal best, which he set during his runner-up finish in Düsseldorf, Germany, last month.
“5.75m here at Eisenstadt. For the win and recent stadium record,” said Obiena. “After many, many, many runs and third attempt makes, we wanted to call it an evening after 11pm.”
Great Britain’s Owen Heard placed second, while Czech Republic’s Dan Barta settled for bronze after each cleared 5.55m.
It took three attempts for Obiena to clear 5.75m.
He recently won the Czesław Cybulski Memorial in Poland, leaping 5.72m last Monday.