Holly Bleasdale
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Holly Bethan Bleasdale is a British
track and field
athlete who specialises in the pole vault
. She is the British record holder after breaking Kate Dennison
's record on 2 July 2011.
in which she was the favourite for the gold medal. However, she failed to vault higher than 4.15m, resulting in a bronze medal behind Angelica Bengtsson
and Victoria von Eynatten, who vaulted 4.25m and 4.20m respectively.
Bleasdale's first competition of the 2011 season, was the 2011 European Indoor Championships
where she finished 11th in the qualifying round, with a best vault of 4.45m.
Later in 2011, she represented Great Britain in the European Team Championships, where she finished in 5th place.
In June 2011, Bleasdale set a new British U23 record with a 4.53m vault at the British Under-23 Championships in Bedford. However, just 5 days after this, she set a new British senior record of 4.70m, which is also a world record for her age group.
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track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete who specialises in the pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
. She is the British record holder after breaking Kate Dennison
Kate Dennison
Kate Dennison is an English pole vaulter. She is the British indoor record holder in the Pole Vault and she was also the British outdoor record holder in the event before Holly Bleasdale jumped 4.70 in July 2011....
's record on 2 July 2011.
Biography
Bleasdale's Junior career gained note when she broke the British Junior pole vault record in June 2010, with a vault of 4.35m. A month later, she competed at the 2010 World Junior Championship2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 13th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from 19–25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male...
in which she was the favourite for the gold medal. However, she failed to vault higher than 4.15m, resulting in a bronze medal behind Angelica Bengtsson
Angelica Bengtsson
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and Victoria von Eynatten, who vaulted 4.25m and 4.20m respectively.
Bleasdale's first competition of the 2011 season, was the 2011 European Indoor Championships
2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's pole vault
The Women's pole vault event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 5–6, 2011 with the final at March 6 at 15:00.-Records:-Qualification:...
where she finished 11th in the qualifying round, with a best vault of 4.45m.
Later in 2011, she represented Great Britain in the European Team Championships, where she finished in 5th place.
In June 2011, Bleasdale set a new British U23 record with a 4.53m vault at the British Under-23 Championships in Bedford. However, just 5 days after this, she set a new British senior record of 4.70m, which is also a world record for her age group.