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The final Championship record of the day came in the Men’s Pole Vault, where 22 year-old Brazilian Fábio Gomes da Silva equalled the event’s top with a 5.40m jump. Two Argentineans escorted him on to the podium - Javier Benítez, second with 5.20, and 2003 IAAF World Youth Champion Germán Chiaraviglio, who only jumped 5.10, due to an injury to one of his feet.

Pole Vault
1 Fábio Gomes da Silva BRA 5.40 =CR
2 Javier Benítez ARG 5.20
3 Germán Chiaraviglio ARG 5.10

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Brazil's Joana Ribeiro takes part in the pole vault competition during the South American Athletics Championship in Cali, Colombia July 23, 2005. Ribeiro cleared 4.20 meters to win the gold medal.

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Brazil's Joana Ribiero Costa clears the bar to jump 4.20 meters and win the gold medal in the women's pole vault at the South America's Track and Field Championships in Cali, Colombia, Saturday, July 23, 2005.

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Costa interrupts García’s string of victories at Pole Vault

In the women’s Pole Vault, Argentinean Alejandra García, a finalist at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, was the heavy favourite, especially after taking 4 of the 5 titles in this discipline that has been contested at the Championships since 1995.

3 fouls at 4 metres by the 32 year-old Argentinean left the door open for her successors. The best of those was 23 year-old Brazilian Joana Costa, who saw her chance and took the victory with a jump of 4.20m.

Pole Vault
1 Joana Costa BRA 4.20
2 Fabiana Murer BRA 4.00
3 Milena Agudelo COL 4.00