Cale Simmons
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1991 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Pole vault |
Cale Simmons(born February 5, 1991) is an Americantrack and fieldathlete who competes in thepole vault.He was runner-up at theUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championshipsin 2016 and was chosen for the2016 Rio Olympics.
A member of theUnited States Air Forceand based inRocklin, California,[1][2]he began competing in the pole vault at a high level in 2012 and set a best of 5.53 m (18 ft1+1⁄2in). This placed him in the top twenty American athletes for the year.[3]The following year he improved to 5.61 m (18 ft4+3⁄4in).[4]
He dropped out of the sport for a couple of years but returned in better form in 2016. He made the national podium at the2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.[5]A week before the trials, he set his personal record and qualifying mark for the Olympics at an obscure meet called the Kyle MacIntosh Twilight atValor Christian High SchoolinHighlands Ranch, Colorado,a meet primarily for high school and middle school aged athletes. The pole vault was the only event open for open athletes and only 5 jumped.[6]
He entered the2016 United States Olympic Trialsand jumped 5.65 m (18 ft6+1⁄4in) to make his firstAmerican Olympic team.[7]
References
[edit]- ^Jordan, Roy (2016-07-05).Eventful 800m finals won by Grace and Murphy at US Olympic Trials.IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^No shortage of July 4th fireworks to close competition on Day 4 of Olympic Trials.USA Track & Field (2016-07-04). Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^2012 U.S. Absolute List - MenArchived2016-09-19 at theWayback Machine.Track and Field News.Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^Cale Simmons.IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^Day 1 Results 2016 USATF Indoor Championships.USA Track & Field.Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^"Kyle Macintosh Twilight 2016 - Meet Results".
- ^Day 4 Quotes - U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field.USA Track & Field (2016-07-04). Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- People from Rocklin, California
- Sportspeople from Placer County, California
- Track and field athletes from California
- American male pole vaulters
- United States Air Force officers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program
- United States Air Force Athlete of the Year
- Military personnel from California
- 21st-century American sportsmen