European champion Angelica Moser is also European indoor champion. The Swiss pole vaulter flew to gold at the European Championships in Apeldoorn with 4.80 m.
After one failed attempt each at 4.70 and 4.75 m, the 27-year-old from Zurich cleared the height of 4.80 m on her first attempt. No competitor came close to this height. Silver went to Tina Sutej from Slovenia (4.75) and bronze to Marie-Julie Bonnin from France (4.70).
Moser equaled the Swiss indoor record of her mentor Nicole Büchler. Last summer, the Olympic fourth-placed athlete had improved the Swiss record outdoors to 4.88m. Moser failed three times at the height of 4.89 m when the gold medal was already secure.
In Apeldoorn, Moser competed as number 1 on the entry list and lived up to her role as favorite. It was her second European indoor gold medal. In 2021, she triumphed in Torun, Poland, with 4.75 m.