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Alysha Newman
- Born
- Jun 29, 1994 (32 years old)
- Birthplace
- London, Canada
- Events
- Pole Vault
- Height
- 1.72 m
- Weight
- 67 kg
Alysha Eveline Newman (born June 29, 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault She is an Olympic bronze medallist and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and holds both the Canadian national and Commonwealth Games records in the women's pole vault.
Newman won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion She is a three-time Olympian and represented Canada at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Her Olympic bronze medal made her the first Canadian woman to medal in pole vaulting at the Olympics, while her vault of 4 85 metres at the Olympics also set a new Canadian national record.
As of Oct 29, 2026: Pole Vault 4.85 (#18 all-time), 2025 season best 4.48 (May 16, 2025, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT)) · Last competition: Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, May 25, 2025, 4.20 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · National record (Pole Vault) · 32 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PV | 4.48 | – | May 16, 2025 | Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
| 2025 | PV Indoor | 4.50 | – | Feb 4, 2025 | Czech Indoor Gala |
| 2025 | 60m Indoor | 7.90 | – | Jan 18, 2025 | Fred Foot Classic, Bruce Kidd Field House, Toronto (i) |
| 2024 | PV | 4.85 | – | Aug 7, 2024 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2024 | 60m Indoor | 7.87 | – | Jan 6, 2024 | Sharon Anderson Memorial, Bruce Kidd Field House, Toronto (i) |
| 2023 | PV | 4.73 | – | Jul 27, 2023 | Canadian Championships |
| 2023 | PV Indoor | 4.78 | – | Feb 25, 2023 | Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final 2023, Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham (i) - World Athletics Indoor Tour |
| 2022 | HJ | 1.55 | – | May 14, 2022 | NACAC Combined Events Championships |