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Review: Katie Nageotte jumps 4.75 meters in Monaco, sets personal best (Includes first-hand account)

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July 21, 2018

Nageotte was tied in fifth place with fellow American athlete Jennifer Suhr, where Nageotte set a new personal best of 4.75 meters, thus increasing her previous outdoor personal best by two centimeters.

This women’s pole vault competition at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco was perhaps the most competitive event in the sport’s history, especially since eight female athletes vaulted over 4.75 meters. Russian pole vaulter Anzhelika Sidorova won the competition with a new personal best of 4.85 meters, and Cuban athlete Yarisley Silva came in second with a season best of 4.80 meters. 2016 Olympic gold medalist and reigning outdoor world champion Katerina Stefanidi came in third place with 4.80 meters, and 2018 indoor world champion Sandi Morris came in fourth place with 4.80 meters. Morris is still in the lead in the IAAF Diamond League rankings.

Katie Nageotte

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Earlier this year, Nageotte won the gold medal at the national indoor championships, and she came in second place at the USA Track and Field Championship in June.

Read More: Katie Nageotte chatted with Digital Journal about her athletic career in pole vault.

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 24,700 original articles over the past 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 19-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.