Toby Stevenson (athlete)
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Toby "Crash" Stevenson (born November 19, 1976, in Odessa, Texas) is an Olympic class pole vaulter from the United States. He is known for being the only pole vaulter in the international elite to wear a helmet during jumps.
Biography
While attending
Since the fall of 2002, Stevenson has been a resident athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He won the 2004 Olympic silver medal in pole vaulting, the 2003 Pan American Games gold medal, and the 2004 USA Indoor gold medal.
He is known for his emotional antics after a successful vault. He played his pole like a guitar after his silver medal vault.[2]
On Friday, January 29, 2010, he officially retired from pole vaulting at the 2010
From February, 2014, he is working as Head of Activity for Hammarby Athletics in Stockholm, Sweden.
After a four-year stint coaching at the University of Kentucky, where he coached Olivia Gruver to her second straight NCAA outdoor title, as well as coaching decathlete Tim Duckworth to both the NCAA decathlon and heptathlon crowns, Stevenson was named associate head track & field coach in charge of the jumps and multi-events at the University of Washington on July 11, 2018.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Ekaterini Stefanidi - Athletics - Olympic Athlete - London 2012". 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "California Track and Running News -- Regional News Article". Caltrack.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved 15 August 2018.