Harry Coppell (born 11 July 1996) is an

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athlete specialising in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. He became British champion when winning the pole vault event at the 2019 British Athletics Championships. He then successfully defended his title at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a British record jump of 5.85 metres. In 2021, Coppell placed 7th at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

in Tokyo.

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* * * * * * * 1996 births Living people English male pole vaulters British male pole vaulters World Youth Championships in Athletics winners British Athletics Championships winners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub