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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.
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