Thiago Braz
Thiago Braz da Silva (born 16 December 1993) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the pole vault. He is the current reigning Olympic Gold medalist and holds the Olympic record of 6.03 metres.
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Born | Marília, SP, Brazil | December 16, 1993|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career
In 2012 he won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships.
In 2013 he became the South American champion with a new outdoor area record of 5.83 metres. On 24 June 2015 he set a new record of 5.92 metres in Baku, Azerbaijan.[1]
On 13 February 2016 he extended the South American indoor record to 5.93 metres in Berlin, Germany.[2]
On 15 August 2016, he won the gold medal in pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, recording a new Olympic and South American record of 6.03 metres. He was just 1 cm away from matching Brad Walker's Americas record, of 6.04 m, accomplished on June 8, 2008.
Competition record
iAR = indoor AR
References
- Nick Butler (24 June 2015). "Holzdeppe wows crowds to win pole vault gold at Baku Street Athletics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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World Junior Champion – Men's pole vault 12 July 2012 – 26 July 2014 |
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