She is an olympic bronze medallist and commonwealth games gold medallist, and holds both the canadian national and commonwealth games records in the women's pole vault Meet alysha newman, canada’s twerking pole vault medallist at the paris olympics Newman won the bronze medal at the 2024 summer olympics and the gold medal at the 2018 commonwealth games.
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(stillvika) alysha newman has already earned a lifetime’s worth of athletic accolades
As a champion pole vaulter, she set a series of high school, collegiate and national records before.
Discover her olympic triumphs, family support, and vibrant personality that captivates fans worldwide. Alysha newman made history at paris 2024 by becoming canada's first pole vault medallist in 112 years She cleared 4.85m to set a new canadian record and secure the bronze medal in the final. Newman made her olympic debut in 2016 in rio de janeiro, vaulting 4.45 metres to secure 17th place in a field of 36 competitors
That experience capped a superb 2016 season for newman, who graduated from university, won the atlantic coast conference (acc) pole vault title, finished second in her specialty at the ncaa div.
