Alysha Newman of Delaware is bringing some hardware back from the 2024 Paris Olympics, after taking home a bronze medal in Women’s Pole Vault.
Newman was able to clear 4.85 metres to take third place, with Katie Moon of the USA placing second and Australia’s Nina Kennedy securing the gold.
The Canadian set a personal best as well as a national record with her vault.
As myFM shared in our local Olympian spotlight, 30-year-old Newman was actually a gymnast first, but was forced to abandon that sport at the age of 13 after a lower back injury.
After a year off sports where she considered hockey and diving, she chose track and field, and was directed by a coach to vaulting due to her gymnastics background.
Newman had won several medals in international sporting events, but this is her first at the Olympics.
Written by: K. Freeman