Javier Gazol

Javier Sebastián Gazol Condón[lower-alpha 1] (born October 27, 1980 in Zaragoza), known as Javier Gazol, is a Spanish pole vaulter.[1] Representing his nation Spain in the men's pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Gazol cleared a height at 5.60 metres to set his own personal best from the Spanish Championships in Almería.[2] Throughout his sporting career, Gazol trained for the track and field club Transbaso Monzón Polidux in his native Zaragoza, under his personal coach Hans Ruf.[3]

Javier Gazol
Personal information
Full nameJavier Sebastián Gazol Condón
Nationality Spain
Born (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980
Zaragoza, Spain
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
ClubTransbaso Monzón Polidux
Coached byHans Ruf
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole vault: 5.60 (2004)

Gazol qualified for the Spanish squad as a lone athlete in the men's pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Nearly a week before the Games commenced, Gazol improved his personal best and an Olympic B-standard of 5.60 m to earn a spot on the Spanish team at the national championships in Almería.[2][4] Gazol successfully vaulted 5.30 m on his first attempt, but failed to raise the bar at a targeted height of 5.50 m after three straight misses, leaving him in a twenty-eighth place draw with Czech Republic's Štěpán Janáček and Australia's Steven Hooker at the end of the qualifying round.[5][6]

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gazol and the second or maternal family name is Condón.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Javier Gazol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. Martti, Ricardo (2 August 2004). "Gazol y los García consiguen medalla y plaza en los Juegos" [Gazol and García earns a medal and a place for the Games] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. Martti, Ricardo (23 February 2004). "Javier Gazol conquista el oro en Valencia" [Javier Gazol takes the gold in Valencia] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. "Spain sends largest ever team to Athens". IAAF. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's Pole Vault Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. "Termina el sueño olímpico de Javier Gazol en pértiga" [Pole vaulter Javier Gazol ends his Olympic dream] (in Spanish). Radio Huesca. 25 August 2004. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2015.


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