Matthew Joseph "Matt" Ludwig (born July 5, 1996) is an American pole vaulter.[1]
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| Full name | Matthew Joseph Ludwig | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 5, 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Chardon, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event |  Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
| University team | Missouri (2015–2017) Akron (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editLudwig is a native of Ohio, where he attended Lake Catholic High School.[2] He attended the University of Missouri before transferring to the University of Akron where he graduated in 2019 with a degree in biomedical engineering.[3]
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.[3][4]
Career highlights
edit- 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
edit- ^ "LUDWIG Matt". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved July 29, 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Lake Catholic's Matt Ludwig wins cleveland.com Field Athlete of the Year for boys track 2015 (photos, video)". cleveland. July 8, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ a b "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
edit- 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)
