Matt Ludwig
American pole vaulter (born 1996)
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Matthew Joseph "Matt" Ludwig (born July 5, 1996) is an American pole vaulter.[1]
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| Full name | Matthew Joseph Ludwig | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 5, 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Chardon, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event |  Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
| University team | Missouri (2015–2017) Akron (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Ludwig is a native of Ohio, where he attended Lake Catholic High School.[2] He attended the University of Missouri before transferring to the University of Akron where he graduated in 2019 with a degree in biomedical engineering.[3]
Ludwig was originally an alternate on the three-man U.S. Olympic pole vault team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but subsequently competed as an Olympian after bronze medalist and reigning world champion Sam Kendricks tested positive for COVID-19 and was declared out of the Tokyo Games.[3][4]
Career highlights
- 2017 Outdoor NCAA Champion
- 2020 U.S. Indoor Champion
- 2021 Tokyo Olympian (called up from alternate)
- Best indoors: 5.85m or (19 ft 2.5 in)
- Best outdoors: 5.90m (19 ft 4.25 in)
