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Billinge's Harry Coppell clears Olympic pole vault standard
BILLINGE pole vaulter Harry Coppell cleared the Olympic qualifying height of 5.80m in yesterday’s Perche Elite Tour in Rouen, France.
The 23-year-old former World Youth Champion just missed out on the British pole vault record of 5.86m, but will be delighted at reaching the Tokyo qualifying mark with his personal best.
His effort means he has the Olympic qualifying standard but will not automatically be selected for the Olympics.
To guarantee auto-selection, he needs to finish in the top two at the British Championships in Manchester on June 20-21.
The 2020 Tokyo games begin on 24 July.Â
🙌 Great weekend for 🇬🇧 British 🇬🇧 jumping 🙌
— British Athletics (@BritAthletics) February 8, 2020
1⃣ @TomGale_HJ hits Tokyo 2020 high jump qualifier with a massive 2.33m
2⃣ @Harry_Coppell leaps to 5.80m Olympic pole vault standard, just misses out on British record 5.86m pic.twitter.com/bgAAPVjbqd
The former Chapel End pupil was the Pride of St Helens Young Sportsperson of the Year in 2014.
Just got the news that Harry Coppel @Harry_Coppell, a recent recipient of an #RPMFGrant for 2020, just booked his ticket to #Tokyo2020 with a new PB vault of 5.80m for an Olympic Qualifying mark.
— Ron Pickering Fund (@RunforRon) February 8, 2020
Congratulations to Harry and Coach Scott Simpson @Scott_Simpson_ ðŸ‘ðŸ‘💪 pic.twitter.com/6fZo3CUq07
