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Thiago Braz da Silva (born 16 December 1993) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the pole vault. He is the current reigning Olympic Gold medalist and holds the Olympic record of 6.03 metres.
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- Career
- Competition record
- References
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Career
In 2012 he won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships.
In 2013 he became the South American champion with a new outdoor area record of 5.83 metres. On 24 June 2015 he set a new record of 5.92 metres in Baku, Azerbaijan.
On 13 February 2016 he extended the South American indoor record to 5.93 metres in Berlin, Germany.
On 15 August 2016, he won the gold medal in pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro, recording a new Olympic and South American record of 6.03 metres. He was just 1 cm away from matching Brad Walker's Americas record, of 6.04 m, accomplished on June 8, 2008.
Competition record
iAR = indoor AR
