Luke Cutts

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luke Cutts
Occupation	Vaulter
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1988(1988-02-13)
Age	36
Birthplace	Sheffield
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aquarius

Luke Cutts Biography

Luke Cutts is one of the most popular and richest Vaulter who was born on February 13, 1988 in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. Luke Cutts, a British pole vaulter, was born 13 February 1988 in Sheffield (South Yorkshire), England. The British indoor record for this event is his personal best of 5.83m (19 ft1 /2 in), set in 2014. He is third on the all time British list with an outdoor record of 5.70m (18 ft 8.4 in).

Cutts didn’t return to his best in 2012 despite the possibility of qualifying for the London Olympics 2012. Cutts was not in the top ten at the national championships. His mark of 5.10m (16 ft 8/4 in) at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was also the lowest. Cutts was at his best in 2013, when he returned to his best.

Cutts established himself as the top British vaulter at the start of 2014. Following on from a 5.71 m (18 ft 8 ⁄4 in) personal best in December, he broke Nick Buckfield’s 12-year-old British indoor record on his first attempt at a height of 5.83 m (19 ft 1 ⁄2 in). He took his first British indoor title shortly afterwards, beating Max Eaves. At the Pole Vault Stars meeting his cleared 5.81 m (19 ft ⁄2 in), the second best performance of his career, but his runner-up placing was overshadowed by the winner, Renaud Lavillenie, who broke Sergey Bubka’s long-standing world record with a mark of 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in). Cutts entered the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships as the second ranked athlete (Lavillenie was injured while Malte Mohr had cleared 5.90 m (19 ft 4 ⁄4 in). However having suffered a neck injury Cutts couldn’t reproduce his strong form from earlier in the year and finished 8th. His neck injury hindered Cutts’ preparation for the outdoor season but he still managed to produce a jump of 5.55m at the Commonwealth Games to take a silver medal behind his domestic rival Steve Lewis. At the 2016 Olympics, Cutts managed 5.45m to finish 12th in his qualifying pool.

He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.getting gold and bringing home over £124,000 in sponsorship

Cutts was a senior athlete when he made his debut in 2009. To win the Northern England senior title, Cutts vaulted 5.62m (18 ft5 /4 in). In the outdoor season, he beat his personal best of 5.55m (18 ft2 /2 in) and won his first British Athletics Championships national title. At the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships, he was silver. His new personal best was 5.60m (18 ft4 /4 in), which was one step behind Raphael Holzdeppe. He finished fourth at the London Grand Prix, but he fell at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. His vault of 5.40m (17 ft 8/2 in) was his lowest and he was eliminated in qualifying. He also had a poor 2010 season for Great Britain. After finishing third at both the British outdoor and indoor championships, he didn’t record a valid height at Commonwealth Games. At the 2011 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, he finished second at 5.60m (18 ft 4/4 in). However, his progress was halted once again when he lost his height at the British trials.

Luke Cutts Net Worth

Luke Cutts is one of the richest Vaulter from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luke Cutts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Sheffield and began pole vaulting in 1999. He was a junior weightlifting champion in 2004. He cleared four metres in pole vault that year, and improved to 4.90m (16 ft 4 in) in 2005. In 2006, he won both the AAA junior titles in indoor and outdoor. He also set a personal best of 5.30m (17 ft 4/2 in) at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. This placed him ninth in the world.

In 2006, he represented Great Britain at European Athletics Junior Championships in 2007. He then won a silver medal in the European Athletics U23 Championships 2009. He failed to advance beyond the qualifying round at his three first senior international championships in athletics (2009 World Championships in Athletics and 2010 Commonwealth Games), but he did not qualify for the next two. After a successful start to 2013, he quit his job as an overnight laborer at a lorry depot in order to concentrate full-time on pole vault. He won the 2013 British Championship, but was not selected for the World Championships by compatriot Steve Lewis. Cutts returned from a neck injury mid-season to win a silver medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games after a strong indoor season.

Cutts quit his work doing 10-hour night shifts loading lorries at a depot at the beginning of 2013 to allow himself to focus full-time on pole vaulting. He added a centimetre to his personal best in Sheffield in July 2013 then won the second British outdoor title of his career in a new best of 5.65 m (18 ft 6 ⁄4 in). More came at the London Grand Prix/Anniversary Games, where he defeated national rival Steven Lewis and came fourth with another best of 5.70 m (18 ft 8 ⁄4 in). Despite this, UK Athletics selected Lewis for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics instead. This decision attracted much criticism after Lewis finished last at the World Championships, failing to clear the bar.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Luke Ranked on the list of most popular Vaulter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Luke Cutts celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.