Matt Ludwig

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Matt Ludwig
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Joseph Ludwig
Born (1996-07-05) July 5, 1996 (age 29)
Home town Chardon, Ohio, U.S.
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Athletics
EventAthletics (pole vault) pictogram.svg Pole vault
University team Missouri (2015–2017)
Akron (2017–2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Pole vault

Matthew Joseph "Matt" Ludwig (born July 5, 1996) is an American pole vaulter. [1]

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Biography

Ludwig 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

References

  1. ↑ "LUDWIG Matt". Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Retrieved July 29, 2021.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "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.


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