Kiwi pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has surpassed her own national record with a winning clearance of 4.94m at Jockgrim, Germany.
The meeting is a pole vault-only event that regularly attracts the world's top performers. McCartney's clearance puts her atop the world rankings for the year and third all-time, edging American Jenny Suhr's 4.93m in April.
McCartney's previous national mark was 4.92m, set at Mannheim, Germany last month.
She opened her latest competition with first-time clearances at 4.60m and 4.70m, but needed two attempts at 4.80m and 4.87m.
McCartney, 21, succeeded with her third shot at 4.94m and then raised the bar to 5.01m - her highest competition attempt - hoping to become the third woman over the five-metre mark.
She failed with her first try and then retired from the competition, as a storm closed in.
Suhr finished second with 4.87m, with Briton Holly Bradshaw third on 4.80m.
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