Steve Hooker
- January 10, 2024
- Vaulter
Quick Facts
Steve Hooker Biography
| Name | Steve Hooker |
| Birthday | Jul 16 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Place Of Birth | Melbourne |
| Home Town | Victoria |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Parents | Erica Hooker, Bill Hooker |
| Spouse | Yekaterina Kostetskaya |
Steve Hooker is one of the most popular and richest Vaulter who was born on July 16, 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Steven “Steve” Leslie Hooker OAM (born 16 July 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian former pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best, achieved in 2008, is 6.06 m (19 ft 10 ⁄2 in) making him the fourth- highest pole vaulter in history, behind Sergey Bubka and Renaud Lavillenie and Armand Duplantis.
He began his career with the Box Hill Athletic Club. His career started slowly, and he only went professional in 2006. He relocated to Perth, living on a very modest Australian Sports Commission allowance.
Steve Hooker Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Vaulter |
| House | Living in own house. |
Steve Hooker is one of the richest Vaulter from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Hooker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His mother Erica Hooker was a 1972 Olympian and a 1978 Commonwealth Games long jump silver medalist. She also won nine national titles. His father Bill represented Australia in the 800 m and 4 x 400 m at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and won four national crowns.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight | 85 kg |
Steve Hooker height 6 ft 2 in Khajag weight 85 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Steve Hooker Dating?
According to our records, Steve Hooker married to Yekaterina Kostetskaya. As of December 1, 2023, Steve Hooker’s is not dating anyone.
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At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Hooker won the gold medal in the pole vault.
Facts & Trivia
Khajag Ranked on the list of most popular Vaulter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Steve Hooker celebrates birthday on July 16 of every year.
Hooker also has a personal best of 10.82 s in 100 m as an amateur sprinter. He ran in the 2010 Stawell Gift.
How high did Steve Hooker jump to win gold?
At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Hooker won the gold medal despite a hamstring injury. On only his second jump, Hooker cleared 5.90 metres , to win the gold medal after missing 5.85 metres on his first attempt.
What was the record pole vault height in the 2012 Olympics?
Renaud Lavillenie cleared 5.97 metres to win the gold medal and set a new Olympic record.
Where is Tatiana Grigorieva now?
Grigorieva has since relocated to the Gold Coast where she is bringing up two children and working with the next generation of Australian athletes as they plot their road to success.
What was Steve Hookers highest jump?
The Australian is part of a very small band of pole vaulters to jump over 6m on a regular basis, Hooker won the gold medal at Beijing 2008 with an Olympic record vault of 5.96m and needed only two jumps to become world champion at Berlin in 2009, clearing 5.90m after opening up with a failure at 5.85m.
Who won the 2008 Olympic pole vault?
Men’s pole vault at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Competitors| 38 from 25 nations
Winning height| 5.96 OR
Medalists
Steven Hooker Australia Yevgeny Lukyanenko Russia Derek Miles United
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