Steven Hooker
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| Steven Hooker | |
| Event | pole vault |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| PR | 6.00M |
| Born | 16 July 1982 at Melbourne, Victoria |
Steven Hooker (1982-) is an Australian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.00 metres, achieved on January 27, 2008 in Perth. This ranks him joint second among Australian pole vaulters, alongside Paul Burgess, and behind Dmitri Markov.[1]
His mother Erica Hooker was a 1972 Olympian and a 1978 Commonwealth Games long jump silver medalist. She also won nine national titles. His father Bill represented Australia in the 800m and 4 x 400m at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and won four national crowns.
Hooker won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a vault of 5.96 metres, setting a new Olympic record, and making him the first Australian male track and field gold medalist since 1968.[2][3]
At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, Hooker won the gold despite a groin injury. On only his second jump, Hooker cleared 5.90 meters, to win the gold after missing 5.85 meters on his first attempt.[4][5]
At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Hooker won the gold medal with a vault of 6.01 metres, a championship record.
Career highlights
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 4th | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | ||
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 1st | ||
| 2007 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 1st | OR | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | CR |
External links
- IAAF profile for Steven Hooker
References
- ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=43037.html#hooker+joins+exclusive+vault+club Hooker joins exclusive 6.00m vault club
- ↑ Evans, Simon. "Hooker gives Australia pole gold", Reuters, 2008-08-22. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ↑ Australian Associated Press. "Aussie Hooker wins pole vault gold medal", Yahoo! Sports, 2008-08-23. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
- ↑ Nesha Starcevic. "Hooker wins pole vault gold at worlds", USATODAY, August 22, 2009. Retrieved on August 26, 2009.
- ↑ Hooked on Success. Inside Athletics (September 2009 edition). [1]. Retrieved 7 October, 2009.
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