Athletics - German Athletics Championships - Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, Germany - August 9, 2020 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action during the men's pole vault REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final- Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019. Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final- Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019. Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final- Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019. Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final- Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019. Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final- Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019. Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe carries a pole REUTERS/Dylan Martinez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe carries a pole REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe carries a pole REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe carries a pole REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Final - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - October 1, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 28, 2019 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019 - Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - September 28, 2019. Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

2018 European Championships - Men's Pole Vault Qualifications - Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany - August 10, 2018 - Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany reacts. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

2018 European Championships - Men's Pole Vault Qualifications - Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany - August 10, 2018 - Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

2018 European Championships - Men's Pole Vault Qualifications - Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany - August 10, 2018 - Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Cup London 2018 - London Stadium, London, Britain - July 15, 2018 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action during the men's pole vault Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Athletics - World Cup London 2018 - London Stadium, London, Britain - July 15, 2018 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe in action during the men's pole vault Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

Athletics - IAAF Diamond League - Golden Gala - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - May 31, 2018 Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany in action during the Men's pole vault REUTERS/Tony Gentile

Athletics - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2018 - Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Britain - March 4, 2018 Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany reacts during the Men's Pole Vault Final REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Athletics - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2018 - Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Britain - March 4, 2018 Germany's Raphael Holzdeppe during the men's pole vault final Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Athletics - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2018 - Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Britain - March 4, 2018 Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany in action during the Men's Pole Vault Final REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Athletics - IAAF World Indoor Championships 2018 - Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Britain - March 4, 2018 Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany in action during the Men's Pole Vault Final REUTERS/Phil Noble

Athletics - World Athletics Championships –men’s pole vault final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 8, 2017 – Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships –men’s pole vault final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 8, 2017 – Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships –men’s pole vault final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 8, 2017 – Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany reacts. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships –men’s pole vault final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 8, 2017 – Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany reacts. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships –men’s pole vault final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 8, 2017 – Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships –men’s pole vault final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 8, 2017 – Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

Athletics - World Athletics Championships –men’s pole vault final – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 8, 2017 – Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men's pole vault qualifying round – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 6, 2017 – Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men's pole vault qualifying round – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 6, 2017 – Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany reacts. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's Pole Vault – London Stadium, London, Britain - August 6, 2017. Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany in action. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's Pole Vault – London Stadium, London, Britain - August 6, 2017. Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany, Renaud Lavillenie of France and Armand Duplantis of Sweden. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's Pole Vault – London Stadium, London, Britain - August 6, 2017. A tattoo on Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men's pole vault qualifying round – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 6, 2017 – Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's Pole Vault – London Stadium, London, Britain - August 6, 2017. Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's Pole Vault – London Stadium, London, Britain - August 6, 2017. Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany in action. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Athletics - World Athletics Championships – men's pole vault qualifying round – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 6, 2017 – Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany competes. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Men's Pole Vault – London Stadium, London, Britain - August 6, 2017. Raphael Holzdeppe of Germany in action. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany presents his silver medal after the men's pole vault event during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany presents his silver medal after the men's pole vault event during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

(L-R) Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany, silver medal, and Shawnacy Barber of Canada, gold medal, pose on the podium with bronze medallists Renaud Lavillenie of France, Piotr Lisek of Poland and Pawel Wojciechowski of Poland after the men's pole vault event during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany (L), silver medal, shakes hands with Shawnacy Barber of Canada, gold medal, on the podium after the men's pole vault event during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany competes in the men's pole vault final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 24, 2015. Picture taken with multiple exposure. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany celebrates as he clears the bar to win silver in the men's pole vault final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany celebrates after winning silver in the men's pole vault final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Second placed Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany is congratulated by Piotr Lisek of Poland (R) and Renaud Lavillenie of France (C) after the men's pole vault final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble

First placed Shawnacy Barber of Canada congratulates second placed Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe of Germany (L) after the men's pole vault final during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach