Brazil’s Thiago Braz Claims Bronze in Men’s Pole Vault at Tokyo Games

2020 Tokyo Games

Thiago Braz is back on the Olympics medal stand…

The 27-year-old Brazilian athlete, who won the gold in the men’s pole vault at the 2012 Rio Games, had to settle for bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Thiago Braz

Braz earned the bronze with a distance of 5.87 meters.

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis won the gold with a distance of 6.02 meters, while Team USA’s Chris Nilsen claimed the silver with a distance of 5.97 meters.