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Katie Nageotte of Team USA celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Women's Pole Vault Final on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2021. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
American Katie Nageotte won gold for Team USA in the Tokyo Olympics women’s pole vault finals on Aug. 5.
The 30-year-old from Cleveland cleared 4.9 meters (16 feet, 1 inch) on her third attempt. It’s the third time that the United States has taken home a gold medal in the event’s history.
