Brad Walker (born June 21, 1981 in Aberdeen, South
Dakota) is an American pole vaulter.
Walker attended University High School in Spokane,
Washington and competed in football and track&field.
In track, Walker was coached by Reg Hulbert and won
All-Greater Spokane League honors following his
senior season. Brad Walker graduated from University
High School in 1999 with a 3.89 GPA.
While attending University of Washington, Walker
became NCAA indoor pole vault champion twice and
four-time NCAA All-American under Coach Pat Licari.
In 2005 he became both indoor and outdoor National
Champion.
Perhaps not among the favorites in the 2005 World
Championships, Walker nonetheless won the silver
medal with 5.75. Two weeks later in Rieti he set a
new personal best of 5.96. In 2006 he won the World
Indoor Championships in Moscow with a jump of
5.80meters. Wednesday 19 July 2006 Jockgrim, Germany
- The World Indoor champion, USA’s Brad Walker,
cleared 6 meters, the best performance of the year,
in a Pole Vault competition in Jockgrim, in the
South West of Germany. He won the gold in the world
championships on the 1st of September, 2007.
