![]() And then on his second attempt at 5.92 meters (19.4 feet), he soared over again. Then he cleared 5.87 meters (19.26 feet). It was his first missed attempt in Tokyo.īut on his second attempt at the same height, he cleared it easily, flexing and screaming while still parallel with the bar. After a shaky takeoff, Nilsen came up way short and seemingly gave up on his ascent, knocking his bar off the handles with his back. Nilsen cleared the first height (5.55 meters) easily, but encountered his first issue in Tokyo when the height was increased to 5.80 meters. Womens Pole Vault Final - Athletics Tokyo 2020 Replays This event took place on at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo. pole vaulting superstar has tested positive for. “I’m so pumped,” Nilsen told Duplantis after the round. pole vault champion out of Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 By Sophie Lewis J/ 7:25 AM / CBS News A U.S. ![]() Nilsen previously beat Duplantis in the 2019 NCAA outdoor pole vault final, "the good old days," Nilsen remarked on the broadcast to Duplantis. Since the last World Athletics Championships in Doha the men’s pole vault has been all about Mondo. Nilsen's silver-medal finish was the highest by an American since 2004.Īrmand Duplantis of Sweden won the Gold, clearing the height of 6.02 meters (19.75 feet) which Nilsen failed to clear on any of his three attempts, ending his pursuit of the gold medal. Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra continues to lead the javelin with his opening effort of 88. Tina Sutej was second with Sandi Morris in third. A 5. He clinched the second spot by clearing a height of 5.97 meters (19.58 feet), which is a few inches better than the South Dakota school record height of 19.46 feet he set last season. World and Olympic champion Katie Moon won the womens pole vault with a second-time clearance at 4.81m, the best jump in the world this year. The three-time NCAA Champion Nilsen won a silver medal in the men’s pole vault final Tuesday night at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. View Gallery: Chris Nilsen wins silver in Olympic pole vault: PhotosĬhris Nilsen, the best pole-vaulter in University of South Dakota history, has secured his spot as the second-best pole vaulter in the world. 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.
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