Derek Drouin of Canada celebrates after winning gold in the men's high jump final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 30, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray
BEIJING (Reuters) - Canada's Derek Drouin won the men's high jump gold medal with a 2.34-metre clearance in a sudden-death finale at the world championships on Sunday.
Drouin went into a jump-off with defending champion Bogdan Bondarenko of Ukraine and China's Zhang Guowei after all three had identical cards -- no failures up to 2.33 metres but none able to clear 2.36.
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