Steve Hooker

Steve Hooker
OAM
Steve Hooker in 2008
Personal information
Full nameSteven Leslie Hooker
NicknameHooksy
NationalityAustralian
Born (1982-07-16) 16 July 1982 (age 42)
Melbourne, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Pole vault
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Berlin Pole vault
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Doha Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Valencia Pole vault
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Pole vault
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Athens Pole vault
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Split Pole vault
World Athletics Final
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Stuttgart Pole vault

Steven Leslie Hooker OAM (born 16 July 1982) is an Australian former pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best, achieved in 2008, is 6.06 m (19 ft 10+1⁄2 in) making him the fourth-highest pole vaulter in history,[2] behind Sergey Bubka, Renaud Lavillenie and Armand Duplantis.

Hooker was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and has a personal best of 10.82 s in 100 m as an amateur sprinter.[3] He ran in the 2010 Stawell Gift.

  1. ^ a b Steve Hooker's profile at the IAAF site
  2. ^ "Hooker's rise continues - 6.06m in Boston". Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Steve Hooker to run in Stawell Gift". 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.