Sam Kendricks jumped his way to a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is the first American to win an Olympic medal in the pole vault event since the 2004 Athens Olympics.
This could not have come at a better time for the city of Oxford, which is still recovering from the tragic plane crash that took the lives of six Oxford residents. Maybe this achievement can offer some kid of relief for those in pain.
The U.S. Army Reserve second lieutenant jumped 5.85 meters to take home the medal. He finished behind Thiago Braz da Silva of Brazil and Renaud Lavillenie of France.