Brad Walker

  • Brad Walker
    Brad Walker
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    United States
  • Date of Birth
    21 June 1981
  • Height
    6' 2" (1.88m)
  • Weight
    190lbs. (86kg)
  • Age
    31
  • Gender
    Male
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in BST.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
08/08/2012 10:00 Track & Field Men's Pole Vault Qualifying See Results
10/08/2012 19:00 Medal/Final Track & Field Men's Pole Vault Final See Results

Brad Walker Biography

Walker broke the American record with a vault of 19 feet, 3 3/4 inches in June 2008 at the Prefontaine Classic before qualifying for the Olympics at the U.S. trials. Four years ago in Beijing, he failed to clear any height in the preliminary round, marking a great disappointment for the two-time world champion. Walker kept persevering, though, retaining his U.S. title in 2009 and winning bronze at the 2012 World indoors before returning to the U.S. Olympic trials in June. He had no trouble finishing first with a vault in the final of 18 feet, 7 1/4 inches, but his thoughts immediately turned to his failures four years earlier in China. "I definitely wasn’t happy with what happened in Beijing," Walker said. "I can put it behind me in a healthy way and use it as motivation. I won’t completely forget about it, but it’ll be safely out of the way." Adding a medal in London might make Walker forget about it for good.

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
8 Italy 8 9 11 28
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