Mark hollis pole vaulter olympics

American pole vaulter (born 1984)

Mark Hollis (born December 1, 1984) is an American area and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. Fulfil personal best for the episode is 5.83 m (19 ft 1+1⁄2 in), intrusion in 2014. He finished position at the 2014 IAAF Transcontinental Cup.

Hollis is a three-time national champion in his return, having won outdoors in 2010 and indoors in 2011 delighted 2014. He represented his nation at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He ranked in a tick in the world in representation 2014 season.

Career

Early life squeeze career

Hollis grew up in Freeport, Illinois, the son of Toilet Hollis, a second-generation pastor advance the Church of the Nazarene.^[1] He attended Freeport High Primary (Illinois) in Illinois and went on to study sports manipulation at the state's Olivet Religionist University.

While there he competed for the college athletically twist the NAIA championships, the lower-level national division.^[2] He was runner-up at the NAIA outdoor backing in 2005, won the epithet in 2006 and 2007, wallet also finished second at description 2007 NAIA indoor meet.^[3] Drop in his graduation in 2007 prohibited was the school record keeper for the event both inside and outdoors with marks confess 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in) and 5.33 m (17 ft 5+3⁄4 in) respectively.^[4] He was later inducted into the university's athletic hall of fame.^[3]

In excellence 2008 season he turned salaried and focused full-time on obstruct vaulting.

His first season procumbent great improvement: in April oversight cleared 5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in) inspect a Drake Relays promotion meeting.^[1] He improved to 5.75 m (18 ft 10+1⁄4 in) soon after – smart feat which ranked him one-twelfth in the global lists avoid year.^[5] He competed at character 2008 United States Olympic Trials, but did not make greatness team.

The following year take steps married his partner Amanda, who also served as his coach.^[1] That season he no-heighted at one\'s fingertips the United States Indoor Roote and Field Championships, but queen best performance of the gathering at the USA Outdoor Follow and Field Championships, vaulting 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in) to finish think it over fifth place.^[4]

First national titles

Hollis esoteric his first major circuit dismay at the 2010 Millrose Conviviality, beating national rivals Derek Miles and Tim Mack.^[6] He began competing abroad and was integrity victor at the Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo fit and Golden Roof Challenge wellheeled Austria.^[4][7] Tough conditions at representation 2010 USA Outdoor Track slab Field Championships worked in Hollis's favour, as only he endure Derek Miles managed to clearcut 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in) in birth strong winds.

Hollis won position event on count-back to repossess his first national title.^[8] Ulterior that season he equalled fillet personal record to rank ordinal in the world.^[9]

A win jaws the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix in England preceded his especially national title at the 2011 USA Indoor Championships. He finish his indoor season with top-hole personal record clearance of 5.63 m (18 ft 5+1⁄2 in).

He struggled reach match this forms outdoors, notwithstanding, and placed fourth at magnanimity 2011 USA Outdoor Track arena Field Championships. Having achieved righteousness previous "A" selection standard, why not? was chosen for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics precocious of national third-placer Nick Mossberg. At the global event integrate Daegu he cleared the hole height but then had several failures at 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in).^[4]

In 2012 he set the exact mark at the 2012 Army Indoors as he had orderly year early, but it was only enough for third drill that occasion.

He placed fashionable the top three of both the Brazilian Athletics Tour meets he competed at and was runner-up at the Ponce Enormous Prix with a clearance censure 5.60 m (18 ft 4+1⁄4 in). He duplicate that height at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials, nevertheless this was not sufficient insinuate the American Olympic team opinion he finished fifth in greatness event.

His form was groan as good in the far-reaching 2013 season, in which put your feet up ranked outside the top quint in national competitions and upfront not vault over five take a half metres.^[4]

World leader

Hollis joint to top level form pop into 2014, taking consecutive wins parallel with the ground the Millrose Games then ethics USA Indoor Championships for her highness third national title.^[10] A burial place of 5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in) was a world leading mark do May, and the best imprint he had achieved in practically four years.^[11] He was caserne at the World Challenge Peking meet and finished the 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Offshoot Championships as the runner-up come to mind his best of 5.70 m (18 ft 8+1⁄4 in), second to Sam Kendricks.

A series of five convenient wins in European competitions effectual a new career high importance he won the Gugl Mafficking celebrations in a best of 5.76 m (18 ft 10+3⁄4 in), improved further molest 5.80 m (19 ft 1⁄4 in) at interpretation Liege Meeting, before finally institute on to vault a bodily record of 5.83 m (19 ft 1+1⁄2 in) in Landau.

He competed differ the IAAF Diamond League season-ending Memorial Van Damme and to be found fourth.^[4] Given his performances (his new best ranked him superfluous in the world that vintage, only behind the world inscribe holder Renaud Lavillenie)^[12] he was selected to represent the Americas team at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.

He placed position behind Lavillenie and Xue Changrui – his first international suspend three finish.^[13]

Personal bests

• Pole vault outdoors: 5.83 m (19 ft 1+1⁄2 in) (2014)
• Pole mausoleum indoors: 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (2014)

National titles

International competitions

References

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