Robbie Grabarz admitted he was ?over the moon? after completing a remarkable rise by taking a share of the Olympic bronze medal in the high jump. Poles apart: Robbie Grabarz jumps clear to seal a share of third place (Picture: Graham Hughes) The 24-year-old had first-time clearances up to 2.29metres before three failures at 2.33m sent him out of the competition. Canadian Derek Drouin and Qatar?s Mutaz Essa Barshim had exactly the same record to share third place with the Briton. Ivan Yukhov took the gold medal as the only man to clear 2.36m and 2.38m. ?If someone had said I?d get a medal here I?d had bitten their hand off,? said Grabarz, who finished 2011 ranked 28th in the world and saw his Lottery funding removed. ?It?s fantastic. I?m so happy, I?m over the moon. I had just been wasting too much time and I wasn?t applying myself. ?At the end of the year my coach [Fuzz Ahmed] sat me down and said, ?you?re wasting your time and my time?. He told me to go away and sort myself out.? Meanwhile, Lawrence Okoye?s hopes of an Olympic discus medal disappeared with a disappointing performance in the final. The 20-year-old, who produced a throw of 65.28m in qualifying, could only manage a best of 61.03m to end the competition in 12th place. However, there was better news for two other British athletes. Shara Proctor made swift work of qualifying for the final of the long jump leaping out to 6.83m with her first attempt to
Source: http://bbc-worldnews.net/2012/08/robbie-grabarz-over-the-moon-after-securing-high-jump-bronze/
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