Who is Canadian pole vault star Alysha Newman as her celebration video goes viral, bio, age, height, weight, partner and job

Who is Canadian pole vault star Alysha Newman as her celebration video goes viral, bio, age, height, weight, partner and job

Alysha Newman is a track and field athlete who recently became the first Canadian woman to win an Olympic medal in pole vault, find out more about her and her partner

Newman accomplished the achievement after winning bronze in the women’s pole vault at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

Who is Canadian pole vault star Alysha Newman as her celebration video goes viral, bio, age, height, weight, partner, Instagram and job

Interestingly, Newman is also an Only Fans star and went viral after the win following her twerking celebration.

Alysha Newman bio

Alysha Eveline Newman is a Canadian track and field athlete and an OF model as well who was born on June 29, 1994, in London, Canada but lives in Florida, USA. She competes in the pole vault event and she is the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medallist. Alysha also holds both the Canadian national and Commonwealth Games records in the women’s pole vault event. Newman has represented Canada across three Olympic Games – the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Newman originally started out playing gymnastics but had to abandon it at the age of 13 following a lower back vertebra injury. She had to lay off sports for over a year following which she played ice hockey and diving, before eventually choosing track and field. and was directed by a coach to vaulting due to her gymnastics background.

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In 2019, Alysha reportedly dated Anthony Chickillo of the Pittsburgh Steelers and in October 2022, Alysha shared an Instagram photo alongside one of the CEOs of Bet99.net, Canadian Jared Beber. She is currently single and unmarried.

Age, height, and weight

Alysha Newman is currently 30 years old and stands at a height of 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in). She roughly weighs around 63 kg (139 lb).

Family

Alysha Newman was born to parents, Paula Newman, and Robert Newman and has three other siblings named Brianna Newman, Dylan Newman, and Kris Newman.

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Education

During her childhood, Alysha Newman attended Mother Teresa Secondary School in London, Ontario. She later attended Eastern Michigan University before transferring to University of Miami, graduating in 2016 with a major in exercise physiology and a minor in nutrition.

Career and achievements

After joining Eastern Michigan University in 2013, Alysha Newman joined the university’s track and field team. She eventually became the Mid-American Conference champion and competed in the NCAA tournament. She later transferred to the University of Miami, following her coach Jerel Langley. During her time there, Newman successfully cleared 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) during the University of Miami’s Hurricane Alumni Invitational on April 9, 2016.

As a result, she broke multiple records, including the University of Miami school record, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) record, and Canadian national record. That same year in June, 2016, Newman won the silver medal at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She finished her impressive college career as a six-time NCAA Division I All-American.

While still in college, Alysha won a gold at the 2013 Medellín Pan American U20 Championships. She also won a bronze at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games while still in college. She notably won a gold medal at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. The next year, she won a bronze at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games in the women’s Pole vault. More recently, she won a bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Instagram

Alysha Newman has an Instagram account with the handle @alyshanewman, where she has over 671K followers, and about 1,288 posts.

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