Pat Manson

Pat Manson

Personal information
Born	November 29, 1967 (1967-11-29) (age 56) West Point, New York, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Pole vaulting
Medal record Competition 1st 2nd 3rd Pan American Games 3 0 0

Pat Manson (born November 29, 1967, in West Point, New York) is a retired American pole vaulter, best known for winning three gold medals at the Pan American Games in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He also finished sixth at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. His personal best was 5.85 meters (19 ft 2 in), achieved in September 1994 in Tokyo.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  United States
1986	Pan American Junior Championships	Winter Park, United States	2nd	4.80 meters (15 ft 9 in)
	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	1st (h) [1]	5.00 meters (16 ft 5 in)
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	5.50 meters (18 ft 1 in)
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	1st	5.75 meters (18 ft 10 in)
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	5.70 meters (18 ft 8 in)
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	3rd	5.70 meters (18 ft 8 in)
1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	5.60 meters (18 ft 4 in)
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th (q)	5.55 meters (18 ft 3 in)

References

• Pat Manson at World Athletics

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