Sergei Bubka of the Soviet Union and...
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Sergei Bubka of the Soviet Union and Javier Sotomayor of Cuba won their events but neither broke his world record at an International Amateur Athletic Federation track and field meet in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
Bubka won the pole vault at 19 feet 2 1/4 inches. He failed in his attempt at 19-11 1/4, three-quarters of an inch higher than the mark he set last July in Nice, France.
Sotomayor won the high jump with a leap of 7-9 3/4 but failed in his bid to become the first jumper to clear eight feet.
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