Matt Ludwig

Matthew Joseph "Matt" Ludwig is an American pole vaulter.

Biography

Ludwig is a native of Ohio, where he attended Lake Catholic High School. He attended the University of Missouri before transferring to the University of Akron where he graduated in 2019 with a degree in biomedical engineering.
Ludwig was originally an alternate on the three-man U.S. Olympic pole vault team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but subsequently competed as an Olympian after bronze medalist and reigning world champion Sam Kendricks tested positive for COVID-19 and was declared out of the Tokyo Games.

Career highlights

2017 Outdoor NCAA Champion
2020 U.S. Indoor Champion
2021 Tokyo Olympian
Best indoors: 5.85m or
Best outdoors: 5.90m