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. “It hasn’t even begun to sink in yet,” Nageotte said after besting world champion Anzhelika Sidorova of the Russian Olympic Committee team to win the gold. “This is the biggest dream I have ever had for myself. And here I am living the dream. I will tell you when it finally sinks in. This is about as good as I could feel. We’ve all been through so much with COVID and everything. I’m really grateful.” Nageotte, who also won the event at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, failed on her first two attempts of the competition, but improved from …
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