Nick Hysong

Nick Hysong (born December 9, 1971 in Winslow, Arizona) is an American athlete competing in the men's pole vault. Best known for winning the Olympic gold medal in 2000 with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres, he also won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Has excellent speed. He has run 10.27 for 100 meters.

In his final year at Arizona State University in 1994, he won both the Pac 10 and the NCAA championships. He is now coaching pole vaulting team at Chaparral High School (Arizona) for the track and field team. Hysong is also running his own sports performance facility in phoenix (RISEN Performance - linked below). Last year under his private coaching Alex Bishop won the 5A1 Arizona State Championship with a vault of 5 meters, and Liz Portenova won the 5A2 State Championship with a vault of 3.70 meters.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	Men's Pole vault
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	8th	Men's Pole vault
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	Men's Pole vault
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Munchen, Germany	4th	Men's Pole vault
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	1st	Men's Pole vault
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Men's Pole vault
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Alberta	3rd	Men's Pole vault
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	Men's Pole vault

External links

• IAAF profile for Nick Hysong
• USA Track and Field profile
• Nick Hysong's Training Facility - RISEN Performance

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Name	Hysong, Nick
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Date of birth	December 9, 1971
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