Molly Caudery
Molly Caudery has had a whirlwind 9 months. She entered 2023 with a PR of 4.60 and cleared 4.71 to win the GB Champs and earn her place within the Worlds. In Budapest, she leaped to 4.75 and fifth place.
2024 began with 4.83 and 4.75 in France, a second new PR in a month—4.85—to win the GB indoors after which 4.86 again in France. Then, she gained the World Indoors with 4.80.
She appeared a bit of overwhelmed after that Worlds win in Glasgow: “The change from coming fifth at World Outside final 12 months to profitable World Indoors is simply unbelievable to me, and it’s not sunk in. I dreamed of this. I wasn’t positive if it might come true or not. It was such a troublesome competitors; six women over 4.80m have been coming into it, so I knew it might be a combat. I’m not used to having a goal on my again and to have executed the best way I did, I’m simply pleased with myself for that. As quickly as I acquired a medal, that was sort of all I got here to do, and that made me imagine in myself”.
That was 5 indoor competitions in 2024, with performances equal to or past her 2023 PR.
She adopted that with a first-ever Diamond League win in Doha; she is barely 24. It reveals how far she has come that her Doha profitable top of 4.73 appeared disappointing. She mentioned of the win: “The competitors was very powerful at this time. The group was wonderful. There was fairly a powerful wind, however we may deal with it very nicely; I actually loved the competitors. Pole vault is about consistency, however I’m actually pleased with the end result. That is my first time in Doha. It’s a nice environment, I like the local weather, I adore it right here”.
I bear in mind watching Molly on the 2022 European Championships when she was seventh with 4.55 this 12 months. I requested her if the 2022 Molly was anticipated to be the place she is in 2024: “Positively not as fast because it’s all occurred. Every thing has come up concurrently within the final six months following worlds. I knew I had been in fairly good condition, however going from my PB being 4.60 initially of final 12 months to 4.86 already this 12 months – getting as much as excessive heights – is a reasonably large soar. So now it’s all occurred in a short time for me really”.
She attributes her success to continuity of coaching with coach Scott Simpson: “I’ve simply not acquired injured, and I feel that’s been my primary success on the minute. I’ve simply been capable of constantly construct by coaching. I took a lot confidence from final 12 months, and I’ve improved bodily, mentally, and total confidence, and I feel that’s simply taken me to the subsequent step.”
Amazingly, she shared that she needed to alter her plans due to the success. Her purpose had been to win a medal on the 2028 Olympics, with Paris being a invaluable expertise on the best way to 2028. She explains: “I feel each athlete has their timeline, and 2028 was gonna be my time for me. That’s whenever you actually need to focus. The purpose was simply to attempt to get to the Olympics this 12 months, however by opening up how I’ve, I’ve acquired to regulate to what I’ve been given or given myself. And I do know that 4.86 could possibly be pushing in the direction of these medal areas. So, I do assume I must reevaluate. It’s loopy to assume that that might put me up there”.
Partially 2, Molly talks about Holly Bradshaw’s affect, browsing, baking, and practically shedding a finger.
