Holly Bradshaw won bronze in the pole vault on day thirteen of the Olympic Games. Image: Still Sport photography.
Day thirteen review: bronze medals for both Bradshaw and Heath, Lake progresses, Borthwick equals PB, Wightman & Heyward through to 1500m final, Diamond shines
Team GB athletes Holly Bradshaw and Liam Heath added a further two bronze medals to Loughborough’s Olympic tally on day thirteen of the Games.
Bradshaw’s phenomenal performance resulted in a podium finish as the 29-year-old became the first British athlete to medal in pole vault at an Olympic Games. The full report of Bradshaw’s success can be read HERE.
In the water, alumnus Liam Heath secured his third consecutive Olympic medal by claiming a photo finish bronze in the men’s 200m canoe sprint. Read more on Heath’s latest medal HERE.
Back in the Olympic Stadium, current Loughborough University student Morgan Lake progressed to the final of the women’s high jump by clearing the automatic qualifying height of 1.95m.
Fellow student, Emily Borthwick, jumped a brilliant 1.93m to finish 16th overall, equalling her personal best in the process.
The women’s high jump final will be held on Saturday at 11:35am BST.
Elsewhere on the track, alumnus Jake Wightman stormed to 1500m semi-final victory in 3:33.48. He will be joined in Saturday’s final (12:40 BST) by Loughborough College graduate Jake Heyward who secured a personal best and beat his own Welsh record in 3:32.82.
Emily Diamond played a huge role as Team GB’s women’s 4x400m relay team sealed their spot in Saturday's final (13:30 BST). The quartet recorded a season’s best of 3:23.99 as they crossed the line in third in their heat.
In the women’s 4x100m relay heats, Loughborough College alumna Daryl Neita helped Great Britain beat a National Record with a time of 41.55. The team safely progressed to tomorrow’s final (14:30 BST).
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 21/163
Loughborough University
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2021 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019.
Loughborough is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 7th in the Guardian University League Table 2021, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 and 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2022.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
Day thirteen review: bronze medals for both Bradshaw and Heath, Lake progresses, Borthwick equals PB, Wightman & Heyward through to 1500m final, Diamond shines
Holly Bradshaw won bronze in the pole vault on day thirteen of the Olympic Games. Image: Still Sport photography.
Team GB athletes Holly Bradshaw and Liam Heath added a further two bronze medals to Loughborough’s Olympic tally on day thirteen of the Games.
Bradshaw’s phenomenal performance resulted in a podium finish as the 29-year-old became the first British athlete to medal in pole vault at an Olympic Games. The full report of Bradshaw’s success can be read HERE.
In the water, alumnus Liam Heath secured his third consecutive Olympic medal by claiming a photo finish bronze in the men’s 200m canoe sprint. Read more on Heath’s latest medal HERE.
Back in the Olympic Stadium, current Loughborough University student Morgan Lake progressed to the final of the women’s high jump by clearing the automatic qualifying height of 1.95m.
Fellow student, Emily Borthwick, jumped a brilliant 1.93m to finish 16th overall, equalling her personal best in the process.
The women’s high jump final will be held on Saturday at 11:35am BST.
Elsewhere on the track, alumnus Jake Wightman stormed to 1500m semi-final victory in 3:33.48. He will be joined in Saturday’s final (12:40 BST) by Loughborough College graduate Jake Heyward who secured a personal best and beat his own Welsh record in 3:32.82.
Emily Diamond played a huge role as Team GB’s women’s 4x400m relay team sealed their spot in Saturday's final (13:30 BST). The quartet recorded a season’s best of 3:23.99 as they crossed the line in third in their heat.
In the women’s 4x100m relay heats, Loughborough College alumna Daryl Neita helped Great Britain beat a National Record with a time of 41.55. The team safely progressed to tomorrow’s final (14:30 BST).
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 21/163
Loughborough University
Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2021 QS World University Rankings and University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019.
Loughborough is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 7th in the Guardian University League Table 2021, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020 and 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2022.
Loughborough is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, Loughborough has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The Loughborough University London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities. It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
