Steve Hooker

Steve Hooker
OAM
Steve Hooker in 2008
Personal information
Full nameSteven Leslie Hooker
NicknameHooksy
NationalityAustralian
Born (1982-07-16) 16 July 1982
Melbourne, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics

Steven Leslie Hooker OAM (born 16 July 1982) is an Australian former pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best, achieved in 2008, is 6.06 m (19 ft 10+12 in) making him the fourth-highest pole vaulter in history, behind Sergey Bubka, Renaud Lavillenie and Armand Duplantis.

Hooker was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and has a personal best of 10.79 s in 100 m as an amateur sprinter. He ran in the 2010 Stawell Gift.