Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon shared the pole vault gold medal in Budapest
American Moon and Australia's Kennedy both cleared 4.90m but missed all three attempts at 4.95m after a draining two hours and 10 minutes.
They could have gone to a jump-off but ultimately decided to share the gold.
The moment was reminiscent of Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi sharing high jump gold at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
After an exhausting competition in warm temperatures, Moon and Kennedy had a brief conversation about continuing before sharing a hug.
They agreed to split the medal and celebrated with bronze medallist Wilma Murto of Finland.
"When the final started I didn't think about sharing a gold medal would work for me but now I am completely satisfied," Moon said.
"What a battle it was, oh my. What an amazing night, I hope everyone enjoyed that one. We did."
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