Clayton Fritsch

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Clayton Fritsch
Clayton Fritsch - Taby Stavhoppsgala - Sweden - May 2024 - 1.jpg
Clayton Fritsch in Täby, Sweden, in 2024
Personal information
Born (1998-12-29) December 29, 1998 (age 27)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Track and field
Event
Pole vault
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Pole vault

Clayton Fritsch (born December 29, 1998) [1] is an American pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. [1] [2]

In that same year, he won the bronze medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also won the gold medal in the men's pole vault event at the 2019 NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Athletics held in Queretaro, Mexico.

Fritsch is from Sealy, Texas. He became the first Sam Houston State Bearkats track and field medal-winner at the NCAA outdoor championships in 2019, and went on to finish runner-up in the pole vault at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Former Tiger earns second international medal". The Sealy News. August 16, 2019. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. "The bar has been raised". katytimes.com .
  4. "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved December 28, 2024.