Olympics pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati breaks silence after manhood prevented him from medaling at Paris 2024

By Oliver Salt

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati has spoken out after his manhood appeared to prevent him from winning a medal at the Olympics this weekend.

Ammirati looked set to clear 5.70m until a sensitive part of his body denied him during his third attempt on Saturday, leaving viewers in hysterics on social media.

And following the viral moment, the 21-year-old admitted his frustration at missing out on a medal in Paris. 

‘I’m a little disappointed, because I didn’t miss anything on the third try at 5.70m,’ he told the French Athletics Federation website.

‘I was 100 per cent physically, but I was missing a little pole.’

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati has spoken out after his manhood appeared to prevent him from winning a medal at the Olympics 

Anthony Ammirati failed the bar and the commentators are clearly having a hard time acknowledging what happened 😂 HELP I’M DYING pic.twitter.com/5hOHttVA5g

— Gladys Wotching (@Glodyswotcher) August 3, 2024

Ammirati’s unfortunate gaffe quickly went viral on social media, with fans left in stitches after his private parts cost him a place on the podium. 

‘Anthony Ammirati failed the bar and the commentators are already having a hard time acknowledging what happened. Help I’m dying,’ a user on X posted. 

‘Unlucky but also good flex’ another pointed out. 

‘The best way to lose… man ego still there,’ someone else said. 

‘Oh he brought that baguette to the games,’ a fan said. 

Ammirati had already cleared two heights before his manhood messed up his score. He eventually finished 12th with a height of 5.60 in Group A. 

Robin Emig and Thibault Collet – Ammirati’s compatriots – recorded heights of 5.60 meters and 5.75 meters, respectively. 

Ammirati suffered the unfortunate mishap en route to finishing 12th on Saturday

The 21-year-old admitted his disappointment after missing out on a medal in Paris 

Collet, who became the third best French performer in pole vault history in June after clearing a bar at 5.95 meters, said of his performance on Saturday: ‘When people say that the Games are different, well, it really is different. 

‘I thought it wouldn’t necessarily affect me by arriving with potentially the third world performance of the year, but that doesn’t mean anything.

‘Today, I missed my competition. I knew that this qualification was going to be tough and now I’m taking it in the face.

‘The Olympic Games are over. I’m going to pack my bags before going home.’ 

The pole vault event final will now take place on Monday. 

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Olympics pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati breaks silence after manhood prevented him from medaling at Paris 2024

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