History of Alysha Newman in Timeline

Alysha Newman is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in pole vaulting. She's an Olympic bronze medalist (2024) and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist. Newman holds the Canadian national and Commonwealth Games records for women's pole vault. A three-time Olympian (2016, 2020, 2024), her 2024 Olympic bronze was historic as the first Canadian woman to medal in Olympic pole vaulting. Her 4.85-meter vault at the Olympics also established a new Canadian national record.

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1912: First Canadian Olympic pole vault medal since 1912

In 2024, Alysha Newman set a new national record height of 4.85 m and won the bronze medal at the Olympics. This was the first Canadian pole vault medal at the Olympics since William Halpenny won bronze in 1912.

June 29, 1994: Alysha Newman's birth

Alysha Eveline Newman was born on June 29, 1994. She is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in pole vault.

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2013: Joined Eastern Michigan University

In 2013, Alysha Newman joined Eastern Michigan University, became the Mid-American Conference champion, and competed in the NCAA tournament.

2014: Bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

In 2014, Alysha Newman competed in the pole vault event at the Commonwealth Games, winning the bronze medal with a vault of 3.80m.

April 2016: Record-breaking vault at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational

In April 2016, Alysha Newman cleared 4.60 m at the University of Miami's Hurricane Alumni Invitational, breaking the University of Miami school record, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) record, and Canadian national record in the women's pole vault.

July 2016: Named to Canada's Olympic team

In July 2016, Alysha Newman was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.

2016: Graduation from the University of Miami

In 2016, Alysha Newman graduated from the University of Miami with a major in exercise physiology and a minor in nutrition, following a transfer after her time at Eastern Michigan University.

2016: 2016 Summer Olympics

In 2016, Alysha Newman represented Canada at the Summer Olympics as an Olympian.

2016: Ranked fourth worldwide

In 2016, Alysha Newman's 4.60 m vault ranked her fourth in the world in women's pole vault.

April 2017: New national record at Hurricane Alumni Invitational

In April 2017, Alysha Newman bettered her own national record at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational at the University of Miami, vaulting 4.71 m in Coral Gables, Florida.

March 2018: Sixth place at the 2018 World Indoor Championships

In March 2018, Alysha Newman placed sixth at the 2018 World Indoor Championships with a height of 4.70 m.

May 2018: Poles destroyed in transit and injury at Prefontaine Classic

In May 2018, Alysha Newman's poles were destroyed in transit with Air Canada while traveling to compete at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha. She competed with borrowed poles, placing seventh. Air Canada replaced her equipment. She suffered a torn patellar tendon in a warmup at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.

2018: Gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

In 2018, Alysha Newman won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, becoming the champion. She also holds the Commonwealth Games record in the women's pole vault.

February 2019: Canadian indoor pole vault record at Indoor Meeting iKarlsruhe

In February 2019, Alysha Newman won the 2019 Indoor Meeting iKarlsruhe with a clearance of 4.71 m, setting the Canadian indoor track and field pole vault record.

July 2019: Victory at Stabhochsprung Jockgrim with personal best

In July 2019, Alysha Newman won the Stabhochsprung Jockgrim meet with a new personal best of 4.77 m.

2019: Bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games and Diamond League win

In 2019, Alysha Newman won the bronze medal in the pole vault event at the Pan American Games in Lima. Later that month, she won the 2019 Meeting de Paris, her first Diamond League win, with a new Canadian record of 4.82 m.

2019: First championship final since 2019

Named to her third Canadian Olympic team, Newman finished seventh in the qualification round of the women's pole vault, reaching the Olympic final for the first time since 2019.

2020: Named to Canadian Olympic team for the 2020 Summer Olympics

Alysha Newman was named to the Canadian team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which was delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020: 2020 Summer Olympics

In 2020, Alysha Newman represented Canada at the Summer Olympics as an Olympian.

October 2021: Sought medical assistance for concussion symptoms

In October 2021, Alysha Newman sought additional medical assistance and began a new recovery regimen after continuing to struggle with concussion symptoms that resulted from a fall earlier in the year.

2021: Named one of Maxim's hot 100 women in 2021

Alysha Newman was named one of Maxim's hot 100 women in 2021.

May 2022: Competed in heptathlon at NACAC Combined Events Championship

In May 2022, Alysha Newman competed for the first time since the Olympics in the heptathlon at the NACAC Combined Events Championship in Ottawa, finishing fourth.

October 2022: Athletics Canada sought to reduce Newman's sports funding

In October 2022, Athletics Canada sought to reduce Newman's sports funding, which she successfully appealed by the end of the year, following consecutive years of disappointing results.

2023: 2023 World Athletics Championships disappointment

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Alysha Newman cleared only 4.5 m in the pole vault and did not advance to the final.

2024: Creating content via OnlyFans to supplement income

Alysha Newman was one of several athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics who created content via OnlyFans to supplement their income.

2024: Victory at All-Star Perche and Canadian national record

In 2024, Alysha Newman had success in the indoor season, culminating with a victory at the All-Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand on February 22, where she raised her own Canadian national record to 4.83 m.

2024: Bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics

In 2024, Alysha Newman won the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics, marking her as the first Canadian woman to medal in pole vaulting at the Olympics. She also set a new Canadian national record with a vault of 4.85 meters.