Muller successfully jumped over the bar and fell on the thick mat while the bar above remained stable.
"6.13m high. Franz Muller! He made it! He seized his only chance! He cleared the bar at 6.13m high!"
Muller stood up on the mat. First, he looked up to confirm that he had not knocked down the bar. When he confirmed his success, he immediately raised his hands and screamed. Although he hadn't won yet, he had jumped 6.13m high, which meant that he had gone farther than he thought was possible. At this moment, he really was a winner.
The audience was so excited. This was exactly the kind of nail-biting drama they had come to see.
"He succeeded! We succeeded!" The U.S. team leader Downey was so excited that he gave Dai Li a big hug. Downey thought Muller would fail just as Pat Riley had. To his surprise, Muller had made it.
