| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1971-12-09)December 9, 1971 (age 53) Winslow, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 5.90 m (2000) |
Medal record | |
Nick E. Hysong (born December 9, 1971) is an American athlete competing in the men'spole vault. Best known for winning the Olympic gold medal in2000 with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres, he also won a bronze medal at the2001 World Championships in Athletics. Hyson is also a respectable sprinter, having run 100 m in 10.27 s.
In his final year atArizona State University in 1994, he won both thePac-10 and theNCAA championships. He is now coaching pole vaulting team atShadow Mountain High School for the track and field team. Hysong is also running his own sports performance facility in phoenix Arizona(RISEN Performance – linked below). In 2010 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. In 2012 Hysong's RISEN Performance had two exceptional male vaulters: Grant Sisserson pole vaulted 16' and had a 3rd-place finish at The State Championships, and Cole Walsh pole vaulted 16' 5" to win the Arizona Meet of Champion's (Walsh finished 2nd at the State Champs with a vault of 16' 3").
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the United States | |||||
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv,Bulgaria | 6th | Pole vault | 5.30 m |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | Pole vault | 5.70 m |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi,Japan | 8th | Pole vault | 5.50 m |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | Pole vault | 5.70 m | |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Munich,Germany | 4th | Pole vault | 5.70 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Pole vault | 5.90 m |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Pole vault | 5.60 m | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.85 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | Pole vault | 5.50 m |
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