Soviet athlete Sergei Kalmykov suffered serious head...

Soviet athlete Sergei Kalmykov suffered serious head injuries at an international track and field event in Lage, West Germany, when he fell trying to clear 13-1 1/2 in the pole vault and struck his head on a wooden pallet next to the foam landing cushion.

Bleeding, he was taken by helicopter to a hospital for computer scans to determine the severity of his head injuries. One doctor said he probably sustained a fractured skull.