Damian Warner's Decathlon Title Defense Ends After Pole Vault Struggles

Norway's Markus Rooth claims unexpected gold as Warner and Skotheim falter in critical event.

Warner failed to clear 4.60 meters in the pole vault, dropping him from second to seventeenth place.
Norwegian Markus Rooth won the decathlon with 8,796 points, his career's biggest victory.
Germany's Leo Neugebauer and Grenada's Lindon Victor secured silver and bronze, respectively.
Warner was aiming to join the elite group of two-time Olympic decathlon champions.
Sander Skotheim, also in medal contention, failed his pole vault attempts and dropped out of the race.