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| Born | July 16, 2003 Grasse, France | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole Vault | ||||||||||||||
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Anthony Ammirati (born 16 July 2003) is a French athlete who specializes in pole vaulting. He was the gold medalist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022.
Career
[edit]In June 2021, he set a new national record under-20 with 5.72m in Salon-de-Provence.[1] The following month, he won the gold medal at the U20 European championships in Tallinn with a jump of 5.64m.[2]
During the U20 world championships in Cali, he became world champion with a jump of 5.65m at his second attempt. He then improved his personal best with 5.75m. On August 31, 2022, he broke the French junior pole vault record for the third time in Sankt-Wendel with a jump of 5.81m. He became the second performer in the history of the category behind Armand Duplantis, who vaulted 6.05m in 2018.[citation needed]
Ammirati qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics; however, he failed to advance to the finals. Subsequently, a video of one of his attempts where he knocked down the crossbar with his penis went viral.[3][4][5] Following this, he was offered $250,000 by the pornographic website CamSoda to create a webcam show.[6][7] Ammirati was listed by Variety as one of the most viral athletes of the 2024 Summer Olympics, alongside Yusuf Dikeç and Stephen Nedoroscik.[8]
Records
[edit]| Event | Height | Place | Date | |
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| Pole Vault | Outdoor | 5.81 m | Sankt Wendel | 31 August 2022 |
| Indoor | 5.45 m | Nantes | 20 February 2022 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Anthony Ammirati épatant vainqueur du concours de perche de Salon-de-Provence avec 5,72 m". lequipe.fr. 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe juniors : et trois qui font douze". athle.fr. 22 July 2021.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (3 August 2024). "French Pole Vaulter's Bulge Costs Him an Olympic Medal". Variety. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Pole Vaulter's Bulge Catches on Crossbar, Knocks Him Out of Olympics". TMZ. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "French pole vaulter video: Anthony Ammirati dislodges bar with penis, costing him medal opportunity at 2024 Olympics | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Pole Vaulter Anthony Ammirati Offered $250,000 From Adult Website After Viral Moment". E! Online. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Adult cam site offered bulging French pole vaulter $250k". www.out.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (5 August 2024). "Paris Olympics' Most Viral Stars: The Bulge, Turkey's John Wick and Pommel Horse Pro". Variety. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
World U20 Champions in men's pole vault | |
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