Pat Manson
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| Born | November 29, 1967 (age 58) West Point, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Pole vaulting | |||||||||||||||||
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Pat Manson (born November 29, 1967) is an American retired 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.
Manson grew up in Aurora, Colorado where he attended Aurora Central High School.[1] He was an All-American vaulter for the Kansas Jayhawks track and field team, placing runner-up in the pole vault at the 1989 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, 1989 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 1989 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and 1990 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[2][3]
He finished third behind Simon Arkell and Tim Bright at the British 1993 AAA Championships.[4][5]
In 2017, his son and daughter both surpassed his freshman best mark vaulting for Monarch High School.[1]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1986 | Pan American Junior Championships | Winter Park, United States | 2nd | 4.80 meters (15 ft 9 in) |
| World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st (h) [6] | 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) | |
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1967 births
- Living people
- American men pole vaulters
- Sportspeople from West Point, New York
- Track and field athletes from New York (state)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- American masters athletes
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Sportspeople from Aurora, Colorado
- Kansas Jayhawks men's track and field athletes
- American pole vaulter stubs