Steven Hooker

Steven Hooker

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nationality = Australian
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Steven Hooker, known as Steve Hooker (born 16 July 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6 metres [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=43037.html#hooker+joins+exclusive+vault+club Hooker joins exclusive 6.00m vault club] , putting him in an elite group of vaulters, and his height of 5.96 metres at the Beijing Olympics is a record for the event.

His mother Erica Hooker was a 1972 Olympian and a 1978 Commonwealth Games long jump silver medalist. She also won nine national titles. His father Bill represented Australia in the 800m and 4 x 400m at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and won four national crowns.

Hooker won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a vault of 5.96 metres, setting a new Olympic record, and making him the first Australian male track and field gold medalist since 1968. [cite news |first= Simon|last= Evans|title= Hooker gives Australia pole gold|url= |work= |publisher= Reuters|date= 2008-08-22|accessdate=2008-08-24] [cite news |author= Australian Associated Press|authorlink= Australian Associated Press|title= Aussie Hooker wins pole vault gold medal|url= http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news/article/-/4952294/steve-hooker-wins-pole-vault-gold-medal|publisher= Yahoo! Sports|date= 2008-08-23|accessdate=2008-08-24]

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