![]() Steve Hooker in 2008 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Steven Leslie Hooker |
Nickname | Hooksy |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Melbourne, Australia | 16 July 1982
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics |
Medal record |
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.