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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine
from newstalk zedb SO.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
This morning, we witnessed the most dramatic of men's high
jump finals. Hamish curR and American Shelby McEwan with a
last two left with two meters thirty eight on the bar.
Now both missed all three times at two thirty eight
and having both had two previous misses, they went into
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a jump off for gold. Now they kept it at
two thirty eight. They have one jump they both missed.
They bring it down to two thirty six. They each
had one jump they both missed. They brought it down
to two thirty four and shall be missed at two
thirty four, which left Hamish curR needing to clear two
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thirty four to claim gold. Weeks and years of training,
hamers Kurr for the gold medal.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Kiwi's can fly and Hamuskurr scales Everest and his high
jump Olympic champion and he is away. Homoss cur sprinting
around this arena arms wide.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
He is an Olympic champion.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
In the most dramatic of high jump finals, hamous Kerr
brings it home for New Zealand's what a moment and
it couldn't happen to a better bloke.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
And that bloke Hamish cur joins us now out of Paris,
Hamish Olympic high jump champion, with a few hours to reflect.
Have you been able to process what you've done? Gold
medal mate?
Speaker 5 (01:49):
No? No, I haven't. It's been pretty pretty crazy since then.
I've sort of been pushed and shoved in various directions.
But it's you know, it's just such an amazing, amazing
night and to be able to share it with with
not only my coach and the rest of my team
and my friends and fair it's just yeah, it's a
dream come true.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Two thirty four on the bar a height you know
you're capable of a clearance needed to win. How are
you feeling at the top of that run and take
us through that jump?
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (02:17):
I'm stoked day, Like that's that's the kind of That's
that's what dreams are made of, right there. Like, I mean,
you know, as a as a jumper, you you dream
of those moments where you can have one jump to
make all the difference. And that's what was going through
my head, you know, I I wasn't afraid of failing.
I wasn't afraid of the water, if so, I was
just accepting the fact that, you know, I could land
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on that mat in the bar, could still be up
and the rest of the history. And that's that's what happened.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
How much of you thought back to your third leap
at two twenty and qualifying without without that, you're not
even here, right, Yeah, Look.
Speaker 5 (02:53):
That was the hardest jump of that's this whole this
whole competition, that's for sure, And probably not only knowingly that,
but it's probably one of the hardest moments of my life.
You know, to face what could have been disaster, looked
at in the eyes and just accept the fact that
that's not that's not what's going to define me. Was
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was a pretty scary moment. It was pretty raw, and
I was pretty emotional afterwards, you know, even through the
twenty five and the twenty seven and qualifying, I was
I was pretty much holding back tears. But at the
same time, like, I think that that's what I knew
I had in my bag coming into this final. You know,
I was battle hardened. I I'd earned the right to
be there, and I'd really fought and that was that
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was the the thing that got me over that that
final jump in that and that jump off you.
Speaker 2 (03:44):
Needed three attempts at two thirty one in the final
as well. Was it a similar feeling, Nah.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
That was so much less stressful. Yeah, which seems weird,
but I think at the same time, like you know,
I knew I was in good shape today and and
I knew that it wasn't a matter of if. It
was a matter of win. And you know, to have
three three well you know, two d and the cracks
and then and then one one clearance at thirty one,
that was Yeah, that was completely on the Bingo card.
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Having a having a face and qualifying was not quite
on the Bingo card. Hints.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
It was a little bit tougher.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Amazing, And we've got a proud history of middle distance
running and then shot put, but young keyw Weis haven't
really had a high jumper to look up to. How
proud are you that they now do? Yeah?
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Look, I mean that's that's the amazing thing with the
sport at the moment. You know, I'm obviously re running
history in high jump, but not only that, we we
have such an amazing team of people throughout all events.
Now and you know with with sprints and charms and
polevolt and throws, it's it's great that Kiwi kids can
can look up and see idols and almost all of
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those event groups. So yeah, I think that's the great
legacy that we we're leaving mid and hopefully we're going
to have heaps of track and field medals in the
next few years.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
He provided us with goosebumps of breakfast time back here.
How much. Congratulations mate, absolutely amazing, Thank you for joining us.
Made and enjoy the rest of your evening.
Speaker 5 (05:08):
Awesome thanks thanks mate, No, thank.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
You, Hamish, Hamish Kurr. Now this tells you all you
need to know. It's currently quarter past two in the
morning in Paris and there's Hamish Kurr taking our call
to have a chat to us. And I can tell
you we are not the first and probably won't be
the last media interview he does, but I guess that's
what you get when you're an Olympic champion. Great to
get the chance to chat with Hamish Kurr after a remarkable,
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remarkable high jump competition this morning. For more from
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