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| Full name | Matthew Joseph Ludwig | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-07-05) July 5, 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Chardon, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event |  Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Joseph "Matt" Ludwig (born July 5, 1996) is an American pole vaulter.
Biography
Ludwig is a native of Ohio. He attended the University of Missouri before transferring to the University of Akron where he graduated in 2019 with a degree in biomedical engineering.
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.
Career highlights
- 2017 Outdoor NCAA Champion
- 2020 U.S. Indoor Champion
- 2021 Tokyo Olympic Alternate
- Best indoors: 5.85m or (19 ft 2.5 in)
- Best outdoors: 5.90m (19 ft 4.25 in)
References
- "LUDWIG Matt". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Chardon native Matt Ludwig heading to Olympics for pole vaulting after another athlete tests positive for COVID-19". WEWS. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- "Team USA pole vaulting alternate Matt Ludwig of Chardon called to compete in Tokyo Olympics after Sam Kendricks tests positive for COVID-19". wkyc.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
External links
- Matt Ludwig at World Athletics
- Matthew Ludwig at www.USATF.org
- Matt Ludwig at Team USA (archive July 11, 2022)
- Matt Ludwig at Olympics.com
- Matt Ludwig at Olympedia (archive)
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American male pole vaulters
- Sportspeople from Ohio
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Missouri Tigers men's track and field athletes
- Akron Zips men's track and field athletes
- 21st-century American sportsmen
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