Holzdeppe wins men's pole vault gold

By foxsports

Published Aug. 12, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany won the men's pole vault Monday at the world championships, beating Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie of France.

Both Holzdeppe and Lavillenie jumped 19 feet, 3 inches, but the German won because of fewer misses.

Bjoern Otto of Germany, the silver medalist at the London Olympics, was third after clearing 19-1.