She is 2024 summer olympics bronze medallist and 2018 commonwealth games champion, and holds both the canadian national and commonwealth games records in the women's pole vault. Discover her olympic triumphs, family support, and vibrant personality that captivates fans worldwide. A converted gymnast, who changed sports owing to a serious injury, alysha newman took up track as a teenager at the suggestion of her mother Alysha newman is keeping her pole vault podium momentum going The paris 2024 bronze medallist has stepped onto the podium yet again, this time at the weltklasse zürich diamond league event in zurich, switzerland The canadian vaulted to 4.82m to claim silver, while australian nina kennedy cleared.
Paris — alysha newman didn’t know whether to cry, kiss everybody in stade de france, or just sit there and think about the olympic bronze medal she had just won, the first by a canadian pole.
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