Pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw finishes fourth in Commonwealth Games

Euxton pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw missed out on a Commonwealth Games medal.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Apr 2018, 13:02 BST
Updated 13th Apr 2018, 14:06 BST
Holly Bradshaw can't hide her disappointment after missing out on a medal at the Commonwealth GamesHolly Bradshaw can't hide her disappointment after missing out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games
Holly Bradshaw can't hide her disappointment after missing out on a medal at the Commonwealth Games

The 25-year-old failed to clear 4.65m and was forced to settle for fourth place.

After opening her campaign with a first-time clearance of 4.40m, Bradshaw went onto clear 4.50m and 4.60m.

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However she came unstuck when the bar went higher and was unfortunately edged out of a podium spot on the Gold Coast, in Australia.

The gold went to Canada's Alysha Newman, who set a new games record with 4.75m

New Zealand's Eliza McCartney and Australia's Nina Kennedy came second and third respectively.

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