Back in May, American pole vaulter Sandi Morris' Olympic chances were in jeopardy after breaking her wrist when her pole snapped during an attempt.
After just a couple months of rehab, she came back and broke the American outdoor record previously held by Jenn Suhr by clearing 16 ft., 1 in. Soon after that, she won the Silver Medal in her first Olympic games this past August in Rio.
This past Saturday at the final Diamond League Track & Field Meeting this season in Brussels, Belgium, she became the 3rd woman in history to clear 5.00m in the event. The other two are Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia and Jenn Suhr. Her 16-5 clearance was 8 inches higher than her best clearance in Rio.
Morris' 5.00m jump solidifies her place in the world's pole vault elite as she is currently the #1 ranked female vaulter in the world. Being just half an inch away from Suhr's world record set back in 2013 and the progress we've seen from Morris this Summer, there's plenty of reason to believe we may see a new world record soon.