Alysha Newman

Alysha Newman
OLY
Newman at the 2019 Birmingham Grand Prix
Personal information
Full nameAlysha Eveline Newman
Born (1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 30)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventPole vault
University teamUniversity of Miami
Achievements and titles
Personal bests4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) NR, Paris, France 2024
4.83 m (15 ft 10 in) NRi, Clermont-Ferrand, France 2024
Medal record
Women's pole vault
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Pole vault
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Pole vault
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Pole vault
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Medellín Pole vault

Alysha Eveline Newman OLY[citation needed] (born June 29, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She is 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medallist and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, and holds both the Canadian national and Commonwealth Games records in the women's pole vault. Newman represented Canada at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This marked her as the first Canadian woman to medal in pole vaulting at the Olympics. Her vault of 4.85 meters also set a new Canadian national record.[2]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alysha Newman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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