EJ Obiena and his 2024 pole vault season

Filipino Olympian and pole vaulter EJ Obiena is having an eventful 2024 pole vault season.

Despite narrowly missing the podium in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Obiena said he will bounce back and look to maintain his world rankings.

Prior to the Summer Games, Obiena held the world no. 2 spot for 46 weeks, then he slipped to no. 3 after the Olympics.

Here are the results of EJ Obiena's pole vault competitions in 2024:

Season best

5.97 meters (6th Irena Szewi?ska Memorial, Zdzis?aw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz - June 2024)

Personal best

6.00 meters (Sparebanken Vest Bergen Jump Challenge, Bryggen, Bergen - June 2023)

6.00 meters (World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ, Budapest - August 2023)

Season results

February 2024:

5.83 meters (1st) - Memorial Josip Gasparac, Croatia, February 20 (Indoor) 
5.93 meters (1st) - ISTAF Indoor 2024, Germany, February 23 (Indoor) 

March 2024:

5.65 meters (9th) - World Athletics Indoor Championships, Great Britain, March 3

May 2024:

5.80 meters (1st) - USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, USA, May 18
5.52 meters (7th) - Ostrava Golden Spike, Czech Republic, May 28
5.72 meters (2nd) - Oslo Bislett Games, Diamond League, Norway, May 30

June 2024:

5.70 meters (7th) - BAUHAUS-Galan, Diamond League, Sweden, June 2
5.97 meters (1st, SB) - Irena Szewi?ska Memorial, Poland, June 20
5.87 meters (1st) - Czeslaw Cybulski Memorial, Poland, June 23

July 2024:

5.75 meters (4th) - Meeting de Paris, France, July 7

August 2024:

5.75 meters (6th) - Paris Olympics qualifying round, August 3
5.90 meters (4th) - Paris Olympics finals, August 5
5.82 meters (3rd) - Diamond League, Lausanne, August 21
5.82 meters (5th) - Diamond League, Silesia, August 25

Upcoming (announced):

September 20 - Philippine International Pole Vault Challenge

—JMB, GMA Integrated News