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Lanaro Flies High in Padua, Italy
July, 2007-Giovanni Lanaro, the Mexican record holder in the men’s Pole Vault with 5.82m a height which he set at the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut in April, produced one of the best results in Padua clearing 5.80m on his third attempt. This result which makes him a serious contender for the podium at the World Championships in Osaka especially as Lanaro has also won the World Athletics Tour meeting in Eugene this season. Click here to read more.

Lanaro Dominates a Stellar Prefontaine Classic Field
June 11 , 2007-Giovanni Lanaro of Mexico overcame strong headwinds and rain to follow-up his Reebok Grand Prix win in New York (2 June) with a win in his Prefontaine debut at 5.80m.

Russ Buller was second at 5.60m and Jeff Hartwig was third at 5.45m.  Daichi Sawano and Brad Walker tied for fourth at 5.45m. 

“I felt really good today and dialled-in,” Lanaro said. “I was on the right poles at the right time.”

Lanaro’s triumph on Sunday was his seventh in nine competitions in 2007. Lanaro who has jumped 5.70m or higher in eight meets this year, set a Mexican national record of 5.82m at the Mt. SAC Relays on 15 April.

Lanaro topped a Prefontaine field that included all 2004 Olympic medallists Tim Mack and Toby Stevenson of the USA and Italian Giuseppe Gibilisco and 2006 World Indoor champion Brad Walker.

Despite a last a minute switch in the direction of the Pole Vault after the competition began, the winds did not cooperate and reversed into a head wind. At 5.70m, only Buller and Lanaro remained with Buller leading the competition on misses.  Lanaro answered with a first attempt clearance at 5.70m, forcing Buller to pass after two failed attempts. Buller missed an opportunity take the lead at 5.80m while Lanaro has a successful second attempt to clinch the win.
Mexico's One Man Mission To Moscow Aims For The Heights
March 08, 2006 - Walnut, California, USA - Giovanni Lanaro’s Pole Vault career as well as his Olympic debut in 2004 had an inauspicious start but the Mexican pole vaulter will be ready to make amends in the 11th IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia (10-12 March). Click here to read more.

Sawano Breaks Japanese National Record!
March 08, 2006 - Shizuoka, Japan - The 21st annual Shizuoka International in Japan was held yesterday, a national holiday that commemorates the founding of the current national constitution. The highlights were the men’s Pole Vault, where Daichi Sawano cleared 5.83m to improve his own national record by 3cm. Click here to read more.