2019 The Match Presser: RunBlogRun interviews Ekaterina Stefanidi, Olympic champion, European Champion, World Champion, pole vault

Katerina Stefanidi is one of the finest pole vaulters in the world and a global champion in the event. She’s won Olympic, European and World Championship gold. Stefanidi trains in the US, near Akron, Ohio, at the Aspire Academy, with her coach husband. Stefanidi is always good for an interview and comment on the event that she loves, the pole vault.

Ekaterina Stefanidi, photo by PhotoRun.net

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A finely honed sense of humor, Katerina knows her event and is focused and competitive. She wanted one more competition prior to Doha, and she is looking forward to getting a good jump in on Monday night. Her pole vault competition begins at 19:00 local time on Monday night, 9 September 2019.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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