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What height did Renaud Lavillenie clear to break Bubka's indoor world record?

  • 6.14 m

  • 6.15 m

  • 6.16 m

  • 6.17 m

Answer

The answer is 6.16 meters. On February 15, 2014, French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie cleared a height of 6.16 m at the Pole Vault Stars meeting in Donetsk, Ukraine, breaking the previous indoor world record of 6.15 m set by Sergey Bubka in 1993. Lavillenie's record-breaking jump came on his third attempt, and it marked the first time anyone had cleared 6.16 m indoors or outdoors.
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