Javier Gazol
Spanish pole vaulter (born 1980)
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Javier Sebastián Gazol Condón[a] (born 27 October 1980 in Zaragoza), known as Javier Gazol, is a Spanish pole vaulter.[1] Representing his nation Spain in the men's pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gazol cleared a height at 5.60 metres to set his own personal best from the Spanish Championships in Almería.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Gazol trained for the track and field club Transbaso Monzón Polidux, under his personal coach Hans Ruf.[3]
Spain| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Sebastián Gazol Condón |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Born | 27 October 1980 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Pole vault |
| Club | Transbaso Monzón Polidux |
| Coached by | Hans Ruf |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 5.60 (2004) |
Gazol qualified for the Spanish squad as a lone athlete in the men's pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Nearly a week before the Games commenced, Gazol improved his personal best and an Olympic B-standard of 5.60 m to earn a spot on the Spanish team at the national championships in Almería.[2][4] Gazol successfully vaulted 5.30 m on his first attempt, but failed to raise the bar at a targeted height of 5.50 m after three straight misses, leaving him in a twenty-eighth place draw with Czech Republic's Štěpán Janáček and Australia's Steven Hooker at the end of the qualifying round.[5][6]
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gazol and the second or maternal family name is Condón.
