Mark Hollis (athlete)
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Men's athletics
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2015 Toronto | Pole vault | |
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2014 Marrakesh | Pole vault |
Mark Hollis (born December 1, 1984) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. His personal best for the event is 5.83 m (19 ft 1+1⁄2 in), set in 2014. He finished third at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup.
Hollis is a three-time national champion in his discipline, having won outdoors in 2010 and indoors in 2011 and 2014. He represented his country at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He ranked second in the world in the 2014 season.
Career
Early life and career
Hollis grew up in
In the 2008 season he turned professional and focused full-time on pole vaulting. His first season brought great improvement: in April he cleared 5.71 m (18 ft 8+3⁄4 in) at a
First national titles
Hollis had his first major circuit victory at the 2010
A win at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix in England preceded his second national title at the 2011 USA Indoor Championships. He finished his indoor season with a personal record clearance of 5.63 m (18 ft 5+1⁄2 in). He struggled to match this forms outdoors, however, and placed fourth at the 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Having achieved the previous "A" selection standard, he was chosen for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics ahead of national third-placer Nick Mossberg. At the global event in Daegu he cleared the opening height but then had three failures at 5.50 m (18 ft 1⁄2 in).[4]
In 2012 he set the same mark at the 2012 USA Indoors as he had a year early, but it was only enough for third on that occasion. He placed in the top three of both the
World leader
Hollis returned to top level form in 2014, taking consecutive wins at the Millrose Games then the
Personal bests
- Pole vault outdoors: 5.83 m (19 ft 1+1⁄2 in) (2014)
- Pole vault indoors: 5.65 m (18 ft 6+1⁄4 in) (2014)
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Pole vault: 2010
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
- Pole vault: 2011, 2014
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 22nd (q) | 5.35 m |
2014 | IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakesh, Morocco | 3rd | 5.55 m
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2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 5.40 m |
References
- ^ a b c ONU alumnus Hollis continues professional dominance in pole vault; wins 2010 USA Outdoor Championships Archived 2014-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. NCNNews (2010-07-07). Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- USA Track and Field. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ a b Mark Hollis, champion pole vaulter, inducted into Hall of Fame Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Olivet Nazarene University (2013-11-11). Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ a b c d e f Mark Hollis. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Mark Hollis. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2010-01-30). Lagat makes it eight at Millrose Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2010-05-21). Pchelnik throws Hammer to 75.42m in Bel\xe9m. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Morse, Parker (2010-06-26). Patterson, Felix steal the show: USATF Nationals, Day 1 & 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Pole Vault - men - senior - outdoor - 2010. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Sully, Kevin (2014-02-23). Lagat wins fourth US indoor 3000m title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Pole Vault - men - senior - outdoor - 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2014-09-14). Europe victorious at IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakech 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-06.