American Moll Wins Women's Pole Vault at Zurich City Event
Moll cleared 4.90m to beat Angelica Moser by 5cm and win after a tense duel before a partisan home crowd.
- On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, American Hana Moll won the women's pole vault at the Zurich Diamond League city event held at Zurich Hauptbahnhof, clearing a personal best of 4.90m.
- Progressing through the heights, American Emily Grove, New Zealander Eliza McCartney, and France's Marie-Julie Bonnin failed at 4.75m, while six remaining vaulters all struggled at 4.85m.
- Moll pushed Switzerland's two-time European champion Angelica Moser into second place with a 4.85m best. "It was just survival at the beginning, but to get my personal best was incredible," Moll said.
- Moser brought the bar down on her third and final attempt at 4.90m, leaving Moll as the sole winner of the competition.
- Following the city event, the Zurich Diamond League's main track and field programme continues at Letzigrund Stadium on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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Former junior world champion Moll, who finished equal sixth with her twin Amanda at last year's Tokyo world championships, was the sole vaulter to clear 4.90m. She broke local hearts by pushing Switzerland's two-time European champion Angelica Moser, also a two-time world indoor bronze medallist, into second with a best of 4.85m. "It was just survival at the beginning, but to get my personal best was incredible," said Moll, who had two failures …
Hana Moll from the United States jumped a score of 490 in the Zurich Diamond League.
American Hana Moll broke her record in the Zurich Diamond League.
American Hana Moll won the opening event at the famous Weltklasse meeting in Zurich. She jumped 4.90 meters in the pole vault at the railway station, while Slovenian record holder Tina Šutej took fifth place with 4.75 meters.
With the Swiss hall record of 4.85 m, the 27-year-old Zuricherin jumps to the 2nd place in the main station.
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