Thiago Braz

Thiago Braz
Personal information
Born	December 16, 1993 (age 30); Marília, SP, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Pole vault: 6.03 m (2016);
Medal record
Olympic Games
Summer Youth Olympics
World Junior Championships

Thiago Braz da Silva (born 16 December 1993) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the pole vault. He is the current reigning Olympic Gold medalist and holds the Olympic record of 6.03 metres.

Career

In 2012 he won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships.

In 2013 he became the South American champion with a new outdoor area record of 5.83 metres. On 24 June 2015 he set a new record of 5.92 metres in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[1]

On 13 February 2016 he extended the South American indoor record to 5.93 metres in Berlin, Germany.^[2]

On 15 August 2016, he won the gold medal in pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, recording a new Olympic and South American record of 6.03 metres. He was just 1 cm away from matching Brad Walker's Americas record, of 6.04 m, accomplished on June 8, 2008.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Brazil
2009	South American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	4.40 m
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	2nd	5.05 m
2010	South American Youth Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	5.10 m
2011	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, United States	1st	5.20 m
2011	South American Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	2nd	4.85 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	5.55 m
2013	South American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	1st	5.83 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th (q)	5.40 m
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	4th	5.75 m
2014	South American Games	Santiago, Chile	–	NM
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	–	NM
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	19th (q)	5.65 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	12th	5.55 m
2016	ISTAF Indoor	Berlin, Germany	1st	5.93 m iAR
2016	2016 Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	6.03 m AR
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	12th	5.60 m
2019	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	2nd	5.41 m
	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	4th	5.51 m
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th	5.70 m

iAR = indoor AR

References

^ Nick Butler (24 June 2015). "Holzdeppe wows crowds to win pole vault gold at Baku Street Athletics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^ "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

External links

Thiago Braz at World Athletics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Anton Ivakin	World Junior Champion – Men's pole vault 12 July 2012 – 26 July 2014	Succeeded by Axel Chapelle

[1] Nick Butler (24 June 2015). "Holzdeppe wows crowds to win pole vault gold at Baku Street Athletics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

[2] "Pole Vault Results" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 13 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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