Harry Coppell
English pole vaulter
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Harry Coppell (born 11 July 1996) is an English athlete specialising in the pole vault.[2][3] He competed at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
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| Born | 11 July 1996 Wigan, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wigan & District [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Scott Simpson | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Coppell grew up in Wigan.[5] He attended Up Holland High School.[6]
Career
Coppell became British champion when winning the pole vault event at the 2019 British Athletics Championships. He then successfully defended his title at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a British record jump of 5.85 metres.[7]
At the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain and placed 7th in the pole vault event.[4] Coppell represented England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he won a bronze medal.[8]
Coppell won a 3rd, 4th and 5th British title in 2021, 2022 and 2024 respectively.[9][10]
