Luke Cutts

Luke Cutts (born 13 February 1988 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a British pole vaulter.

He quit work as an overnight labourer in a lorry depot to focus on pole vault full-time at the start of 2013 which brought an upturn in performances.

[9] Cutts' training based at the Dearneside Leisure Centre with his coach Trevor Fox combined a variety of methods including: improving upper-body strength, speedwork, gymnastics and vaulting technique.

[12] He was fourth at the London Grand Prix but faltered at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, as he vaulted only 5.40 m (17 ft 8+1⁄2 in) and was eliminated in qualifying.

His 2010 season also saw him perform poorly for Great Britain: after finishing third at the British indoor and outdoor championships he did not record a valid height at the Commonwealth Games.

[9][13] Cutts quit his work doing 10-hour night shifts loading lorries at a depot at the beginning of 2013 to allow himself to focus full-time on pole vaulting.

[20] Cutts entered the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships as the second ranked athlete (Lavillenie was injured while Malte Mohr had cleared 5.90 m (19 ft 4+1⁄4 in).

His neck injury hindered Cutts' preparation for the outdoor season but he still managed to produce a jump of 5.55m at the Commonwealth Games to take a silver medal behind his domestic rival Steve Lewis.