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Samuel Hathorn Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American pole vaulter. [1] He is a three-time indoor and six-time outdoor national champion (2014–2019), the 2016 Olympics bronze [3] [4] and 2024 Olympics silver medalist, and the 2017 and 2019 World Champion.
Men's pole vault at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships Venue Oregon Convention Center Dates March 17 Competitors 14 from 9 nations Winning height 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in) Medalists Renaud Lavillenie France Sam Kendricks United States Piotr Lisek Poland ← 2014 2018 → Video on YouTube Official Video 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships Track events 60 m men women 400 m men women 800 m men ...
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's pole vault event if all athletes met the entry standard during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard was 5.70 metres. The qualifying period was from 1 May 2015 to 11 July 2016.
Kendricks wrote a new Olympic story for himself on Monday night when he soared into medal contention by clearing the first three heights in the men’s pole vault without a single miss.
Former Ole Miss pole vaulter Sam Kendricks will represent the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics after all. Kendricks claimed his place in Paris by winning the men's pole vault event at the ...
American pole vaulter and reigning world champion Sam Kendricks will miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
Jeff Hartwig held the American record until July 27, 2019, when Sam Kendricks set the American pole vault record by jumping 6.06 m (19 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). His personal best indoor is 6.02 m (19 ft 9 in), also an area record .
Kendricks and his father built a pole vault runway and pit in Sam's backyard in 2018, which came in handy during the COVID shutdown last year, allowing him to continue training. He even joined ...