Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Kjell Gunnar Isaksson (born 28 February 1948) is a retired pole vaulter from Sweden, who broke the world record several times in 1972. First he broke the record set by Christos Papanikolaou of Greece and San Jose State University two years earlier, by jumping 5.51 metres in Austin, Texas—the second man to clear 18 feet. A week later he improved to 5.54 in Los Angeles, California. His technique inspired several aspects of the Petrov/Bubka model. Two months later he added another centimeter at a meet in Helsingborg, Sweden. His record reign was ended on 2 July 1972 when Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Seagren jumped 5.63 metres at the United States Olympic Trials (track and field) before going on to take an additional silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics (after being forced to use an unfamiliar pole). The highest Isaksson ever jumped was 5.59 m, in a competition in El Paso, Texas, 23 May 1972.Isaksson is a three-time Olympian for his Sweden. He finished 5th at the 1968 Summer Olympics, no heighted after passing to 5.0 metres in the trials of the 1972 Summer Olympics and again no heighted after passing to 5.20 in the final of the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was on the cover of Track and Field News several times starting in April 1971, then March, April and June 1972 (with Seagren)."@en }
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- Kjell_Isaksson abstract "Kjell Gunnar Isaksson (born 28 February 1948) is a retired pole vaulter from Sweden, who broke the world record several times in 1972. First he broke the record set by Christos Papanikolaou of Greece and San Jose State University two years earlier, by jumping 5.51 metres in Austin, Texas—the second man to clear 18 feet. A week later he improved to 5.54 in Los Angeles, California. His technique inspired several aspects of the Petrov/Bubka model. Two months later he added another centimeter at a meet in Helsingborg, Sweden. His record reign was ended on 2 July 1972 when Olympic Gold Medalist Bob Seagren jumped 5.63 metres at the United States Olympic Trials (track and field) before going on to take an additional silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics (after being forced to use an unfamiliar pole). The highest Isaksson ever jumped was 5.59 m, in a competition in El Paso, Texas, 23 May 1972.Isaksson is a three-time Olympian for his Sweden. He finished 5th at the 1968 Summer Olympics, no heighted after passing to 5.0 metres in the trials of the 1972 Summer Olympics and again no heighted after passing to 5.20 in the final of the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was on the cover of Track and Field News several times starting in April 1971, then March, April and June 1972 (with Seagren).".