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'''Steven Hooker''' (born [[16 July]] [[1982]] in [[Melbourne, Victoria]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[pole vault]]er and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.00 metres, achieved on [[27 January]] [[2008]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. This ranks him joint second among Australian pole vaulters, alongside [[Paul Burgess (athlete)]], and behind [[Dmitri Markov]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=43037.html#hooker+joins+exclusive+vault+club Hooker joins exclusive 6.00m vault club]</ref> |
'''Steven Hooker''' (born [[16 July]] [[1982]] in [[Melbourne, Victoria]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[pole vault]]er and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.00 metres, achieved on [[27 January]] [[2008]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. This ranks him joint second among Australian pole vaulters, alongside [[Paul Burgess (athlete)]], and behind [[Dmitri Markov]].<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=43037.html#hooker+joins+exclusive+vault+club Hooker joins exclusive 6.00m vault club]</ref> |
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His mother [[Erica Hooker]] was a [[1972]] |
His mother [[Erica Hooker]] was a [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympian]] and a [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] [[long jump]] silver medalist. She also won nine national titles. His father [[Bill Hooker|Bill]] represented Australia in the 800m and 4 x 400m at the [[1974 Commonwealth Games]] and won four national crowns. |
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Hooker won gold at the [[2008]] [[Beijing 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]].<ref>[http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/4952294/steve-hooker-wins-pole-vault-gold-medal Steve Hooker wins pole vault gold medal]</ref> |
Hooker won gold at the [[2008]] [[Beijing Olympics]] with a vault of 5.96 metres, setting a new Olympic record, and making him the [[Australia at the Olympics|first Australian male]] [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|track and field]] gold medalist since [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]].<ref>[http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/4952294/steve-hooker-wins-pole-vault-gold-medal Steve Hooker wins pole vault gold medal]</ref> |
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==Achievements== |
==Achievements== |
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Representing  Australia
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2008 Beijing | Pole vault |
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2006 Melbourne | Pole vault |
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2008 Valencia | Pole Vault |
Steven Hooker (born 16 July 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.00 metres, achieved on 27 January 2008 in Perth. This ranks him joint second among Australian pole vaulters, alongside Paul Burgess (athlete), 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 Beijing 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]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 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 |
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