Brad Walker
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Brad Walker United States |
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| Silver | 2005 Helsinki | Pole Vault |
Brad Walker (born June 21, 1981 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is an American pole vaulter.
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[edit] High School Years
Walker attended University High School in Spokane, Washington and competed in football and track&field. In track, Walker was coached by Reg Hulbert and won All-Greater Spokane League honors following his senior season. Brad Walker graduated from University High School in 1999 with a 3.89 GPA.
[edit] College and Career
Attending University of Washington, Walker became NCAA indoor pole vault champion twice and four-time NCAA All-American under Coach Pat Licari. In 2005 he became both indoor and outdoor National Champion.
Perhaps not among the favorites in the 2005 World Championships, Walker nonetheless won the silver medal with 5.75. Two weeks later in Rieti he set a new personal best of 5.96. In 2006 he won the World Indoor Championships in Moscow with a jump of 5.80meters. Wednesday 19 July 2006 Jockgrim, Germany - The World Indoor champion, USA’s Brad Walker, cleared 6 meters, the best performance of the year, in a Pole Vault competition in Jockgrim, in the South West of Germany.
[edit] Video Interview
[edit] References
| World champions in men's pole vault |
| Outdoor 1983: Sergei Bubka | 1987: Sergei Bubka | 1991: Sergei Bubka | 1993: Sergei Bubka | 1995: Sergei Bubka | 1997: Sergei Bubka | 1999: Maksim Tarasov | 2001: Dmitri Markov | 2003: Giuseppe Gibilisco | 2005: Rens Blom |
| Indoor 1985: Sergei Bubka | 1987: Sergei Bubka | 1989: Rodion Gataullin | 1991: Sergei Bubka | 1993: Rodion Gataullin | 1995: Sergei Bubka | 1997: Igor Potapovich | 1999: Jean Galfione | 2001: Lawrence Johnson | 2003: Tim Lobinger | 2004: Igor Pavlov | 2006: Brad Walker |
