Harry Coppell

{{Short description|English pole vaulter}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|11|df=yes}}

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| country = {{flagcountry|Great Britain}}

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| sport = Athletics

| event = Pole vault

| club = Wigan & District {{cite web|url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=75560|title=Profile|website=Power of 10}}

| coach = Scott Simpson

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{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Birmingham|pole vault}}

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Harry Coppell (born 11 July 1996) is an English athlete specialising in the pole vault.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/harry-coppell-14506488|title=Athlete profile|website=World Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=c/athlete=143759-coppell-harry/index.html|title=Athletes|website=European Athletics}}

He became British champion when winning the pole vault event at the 2019 British Athletics Championships. He then successfully defended his title at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a British record jump of 5.85 metres.{{cite web|url=https://www.uka.org.uk/results/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/|title=Results list|website=British Athletics}} In 2021, Coppell placed 7th at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

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