Coming down

Original Toronto Star caption: Coming down: Buckingham floats down towards the pit having successfully cleared the bar at 5.65 metres. That was good enough for him to win the event. Buckingham attempted to break the U.S. indoor record of 5.82 metres, but missed on all three attempts. Last year's winner Earl Bell suffered a frightening experience when his pole broke during his second jump at 5.30 metres.