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 Steve Hooker in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Leslie Hooker |
| Nickname | Hooksy |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 16 July 1982 Melbourne, Australia |
| 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.
- ^ a b Steve Hooker's profile at the IAAF site
- ^ "Hooker's rise continues - 6.06m in Boston". Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ "Steve Hooker to run in Stawell Gift". 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2010.