To reach the newsroom or report a typo/correction, click HERE. Read more on Mondo’s gold medal win, here. His final height clearance of 6.02 meters, a centimeter short of the Olympic Record, was enough to give him the gold after Christopher Nilsen of the United States failed to clear the height in all three of his attempts. Leleux’s personal best and seasonal best is 4.70 meters.Īnother Acadiana native, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, took home the gold medal for Sweden during the Men’s Pole Vault final on Tuesday.ĭuplantis cleared each height on his first attempt, only passing on two heights. Going to leave my heart on that field and just fly.” TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - World record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden won the Olympic men's pole vault gold medal on Tuesday, soaring over 6.02 metres on his first attempt at that height. I feel so loved and ready to make everyone proud come Thursday. 8, 2021 8:04 am ET) First-placed USAs Dalilah Muhammad (L) and second-placed USAs Sydney Mclaughlin (R) cross the finish line in the Womens 400m Hurdles final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on October 4, 2019. “All this love and support is so humbling. about a half-meter from reaching the pole vault qualifying standard to be considered for Team Great Britain at the 2024 Olympics. “I feel very confident and soo dang grateful,” she said. TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - World record holder Mondo Duplantis of Sweden won the Olympic mens pole vault gold medal on Tuesday, soaring over 6.02 metres on his first attempt at that height. Quayle’s position in the world pole vault rankings put him.
She said the injury was not bad enough to fully tear and that it was not stopping her from realizing her Olympic dream. Olympic Team Trials 2021 Channels: Sort By: Track Field US Olympic Team Trials 2021 0:58 Men's 110 Hurdles Post-Race Interview Track & Field U.S.
Leleux said in an Instagram post on Monday following qualifying that she has a partial tear in her Achilles. On Monday, Leleux qualified for a spot in the finals after clearing a height of 4.55 meters (14 feet, 11 inches) on her third attempt. PHNOM PENH Pole vault star Ernest John Obiena will auction off his gold medal-winning spikes to raise money for children back home in the Philippines who practise in a sawdust pit. One other jumper, Canada's Anicka Newell, was unable to clear the 4.50 meter height during the finals. The pole vault at the Summer Olympics is grouped among the four track and field jumping events held at the multi-sport event. The likes of two-time Olympic medalist Renaud Lavillenie of France to world-record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden, the men’s pole vault final is a blend of experience and youth. The finals began at 5:00 am Central Standard Time (7:00 pm in Japan) on Thursday, August 5 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. rockets to GOLD in the women's pole vault! 🚀🥇 #TokyoOlympics /uXxILr1YzB- Team USA August 5, 2021Īnzhelika Sidorova of the Russian Olympic Committee earned silver and Great Britain's Holly Bradshaw earned bronze. Historically, the United States has been the most successful nation in the pole vault at the Olympics, winning all gold medals between 18 (including two golds for a joint victory.
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