2016 Olympic GamesAug 16, 2016 by Taylor Dutch
Thiago Braz Da Silva Upsets Renaud Lavillenie For Olympic Gold
Thiago Braz Da Silva Upsets Renaud Lavillenie For Olympic Gold
In a thrilling upset victory, Brazil's Thiago Braz Da Silva claimed Olympic gold in the pole vault with an Olympic record clearance of 6.03m over defending
In a thrilling upset victory, Brazil's Thiago Braz Da Silva claimed Olympic gold in the pole vault with an Olympic record clearance of 6.03m over defending champion Renaud Lavillenie.
Da Silva's performance marks the first time that Brazil has won an Olympic medal, men or women, since 2004. The performance puts him at No. 7 in the world all-time. It's also the best outdoor performance since 2008.
The performance was built with much anticipation after the event was delayed due to heavy rain at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Eventually, the meet organizers resumed competition and the fight was on.
Da Silva utilized the home crowd advantage to compete and eventually beat the two-time world champion.
It came down to a showdown at 6.03m where Da Silva missed his first attempt and cleared his second for the Olympic record. Lavillenie missed two attempts, passed on the third, and missed on the bar when it was raised to 6.08m.
Sam Kendricks of the United States finished third with a clearance of 5.85m to claim the bronze medal. The performance marks his first Olympic medal.
Da Silva's performance marks the first time that Brazil has won an Olympic medal, men or women, since 2004. The performance puts him at No. 7 in the world all-time. It's also the best outdoor performance since 2008.
Brazil have their first #Athletics #Olympics champion
— IAAF (@iaaforg) August 16, 2016
What an incredible PV competitionhttps://t.co/qVIJfEoh6h pic.twitter.com/o6mgK3iExB
The performance was built with much anticipation after the event was delayed due to heavy rain at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Eventually, the meet organizers resumed competition and the fight was on.
Da Silva utilized the home crowd advantage to compete and eventually beat the two-time world champion.
It came down to a showdown at 6.03m where Da Silva missed his first attempt and cleared his second for the Olympic record. Lavillenie missed two attempts, passed on the third, and missed on the bar when it was raised to 6.08m.
Sam Kendricks of the United States finished third with a clearance of 5.85m to claim the bronze medal. The performance marks his first Olympic medal.
.@timebrasil @FranceOlympique WHAT. A. FINAL.
— U.S. Olympic Team (@TeamUSA) August 16, 2016
Congrats to @ThiagoBrazPV, @airlavillenie and 's @samkendricks! pic.twitter.com/euGIUfmLrS
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