American pole vaulter Katie Nageotte earned a gold medal for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. The 30-year-old from Ohio was able to clear an impressive height of 4.9 meters (16 feet ...

Nageotte discovered pole vault while attending middle school in Olmsted Falls, a small suburban town outside of Cleveland, with fewer than 9,000 residents. She said Thursday that she feels a ...

Sports Cleveland native Katie Nageotte wins gold medal in women’s pole vault at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Updated: Aug. 05, 2021, 1:01 p.m. | Published: Aug. 05, 2021, 8: ...

The 30-year-old from Olmsted Falls, Ohio won gold in the women's pole vault at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, clearing a height of 16 feet, 1 inch to secure her spot atop the podium.

U.S. pole-vaulter Katie Nageotte’s gold medal win on Thursday came after a year full of hurdles. The 30-year-old Ohio native experienced a nasty case of COVID-19 and had to battle through side ...

Katie Nageotte, of United States, celebrates after winning the final of the women's pole vault at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) (AP) ...

Guttormsen holds the Norwegian national record in pole vault (5.80m/19’0.5“), which he achieved in July 2019 in Leverkusen, Germany. As of Jan. 5, he is ranked 23rd in the world in pole vaulting, ...

Duplantis has now broken the men's pole vault record for a 10th time. He first set the record in February 2020 when he cleared 6.17 meters, and one year later he took gold in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

He responded, "If you told him (Nilsen as an 18-year-old in 2016) you were going to win the Olympic trials in 2021, he would've slapped you in the face and said, 'That's stupid.

Christopher Nilsen, of the United States, competes in the men’s pole vault final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Matthias Schrader AP ...

Tokyo bound: Nilsen, South Dakota alum, wins US Olympic Trials in pole vault by: Eric Mayer Posted: Jun 23, 2021 / 03:58 PM CDT Updated: Jun 24, 2021 / 06:06 AM CDT ...