Ireland’s Tori Pena cleared 4.3m in the women’s pole vault, but failed to progress to the final. To guarantee qualification she needed to clear 4.6m, her personal best, or finish in the top 12 places. Pena started well, clearing 4.15m at the first attempt and 4.3m at the second. However,…
Tori Pena is from Los Alamitos in California and is competing for Ireland in the pole vault at this month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. It will be a second Olympics for the 29-year-old and former American College star. She was also a member of the Irish team at the…
Event: Pole Vault Who is she? Pena, 28, is the only person ever to represent Ireland in the pole vault at the Olympics. Where’s she from? Born in California but her current training base is in Phoenix, Arizona. Pena is eligible to represent Ireland through her Derry grandmother and has held dual…
It was a disappointing morning for Tori Pena in the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam. The Finn Valley AC athlete failed to clear 4.45 meters in the opening round of the pole vault at the Olympic Stadium. Pena needed to clear 4.55 meters to qualify. Pena cleared 4.20 and 4.35…
It is instantly more pronounced by the names that are not there rather than the names that are and still the Irish team for the 14th World Athletics Championships has a relatively healthy look. No Derval O’Rourke, no Fionnuala Britton, no Ciarán Ó Lionáird, no David Gillick, and no Deirdre…
It proved a long afternoon for Irish pole vaulter Tori Pena at last Saturday’s European Team Championships in Santry. With all four seasons pummelling the athletes (and spectators), the pole vault took well over two hours to complete with the cross-bar constantly at risk of blowing over in gale-force gusts.…
TORI PENA LEFT her pole vault dreams on the crash mat after a disappointing morning in London’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Ireland’s first-ever female pole vaulter was in action on the second day of the track and field events but couldn’t find the performance to book a place in Monday’s…
THE POLE VAULTER: Tori Pena, 25 8AM: Making plans… At the moment, there isn’t really a typical day for me. I’m travelling. I have my training plan all mapped out, mixing the meets I’m doing with preparation for the Olympics. When do I get up? Unfortunately, international competitions like the…
Congratulations to Tori Pena Olympic Training Center Chula Vista, California. May 24th, 2012.
