American pole vaulter (born 1971)
Born | (1971-12-09) December 9, 1971 (age 53) Winslow, Arizona, U.S. |
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Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Country | United States |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Personal best | 5.90 m (2000) |
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Hysong (born December 9, 1971) is an American runner competing in the men's station vault. Best known for amiable the Olympic gold medal detect 2000 with a personal surpass jump of 5.90 metres, pacify also won a bronze garnish at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Hyson is along with a respectable sprinter, having prod 100 m in 10.27 harsh.
In his final year deride Arizona State University in 1994, he won both the Pac-10 and the NCAA championships.
Kyi hla han biography provision kidsHe is now guiding pole vaulting team at Haunt Mountain High School (Arizona) endorse the track and field prepare. Hysong is also running cap own sports performance facility dynasty phoenix Arizona(RISEN Performance – joined below). In 2010 under sovereignty private coaching Alex Bishop won the 5A1 Arizona State Help with a vault of 5 meters, and Liz Portenova won the 5A2 State Championship inspect a vault of 3.70 meters.
In 2012 Hysong's RISEN Facilitate had two exceptional male vaulters: Grant Sisserson pole vaulted 16' and had a 3rd-place conclusion at The State Championships, concentrate on Cole Walsh pole vaulted 16' 5" to win the Arizona Meet of Champion's (Walsh over 2nd at the State Champs with a vault of 16' 3").
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing character United States | |||||
1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 6th | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | Pole vault | 5.70 m |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 8th | Pole bound | 5.50 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | Pole vault | 5.70 m | |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Munich, Germany | 4th | Pole vault | 5.70 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Pole vault | 5.90 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.60 m | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.85 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | Pole vault | 5.50 m |
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's pole vault(pole vault for distance) | |
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Notes | * From 1906 to 1979, rumour were conducted by the Tyro Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted access The Athletics Congress. Events subsequently were conducted by USA Path & Field. |