Pole Vaulter Holly Bleasdale's Boyfriend's Olympic Proposal

Olympic Ring: Pole Vaulter's Boyfriend Proposes

She may not have done as well as she hoped in the pole vault final, but Holly Bleasdale was celebrating anyway after being proposed to by her boyfriend.

Bleasdale, 20, from Wigan, said she was "disappointed" by her performance yesterday in the Olympic Stadium, finishing in sixth place.

The British record holder was on the verge of tears as she failed her third and final attempt to try for a medal.

However things looked up for her later in the night as she tweeted: "6th in the Olympics and @bradshaaaw proposes to me :) epic day!!!"

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Holly Bleasdale's boyfriend proposed to her after she competed in the Olympics

Her boyfriend Paul Bradshaw wrote on Twitter: "I have just proposed to @HollyBleasdale and she said yes!!!!! Best day ever!"

Earlier Bleasdale said she was trying to look on the bright side.

She said: "I am trying to look at the positives and to finish in the top eight in my first Olympic final is pretty good, but I am just heartbroken with how it went today.

"I am only 20 and I feel like I could have performed well this year."

Olympic Pictures Of The Day - Monday 6th August 2012
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Elizabeth Tweddle of Great Britain poses with the bronze medal after the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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Sam McGregor, left, of Australia holds the ball as Emmanouil Mylonakis of Greece defends during a preliminary men's water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (credit:AP)
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Botswana's Nijel Amos, center, leads in a men's 800-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (credit:AP)
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Runners race past some Olympic rings on the track during a women's 1500-meter during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (credit:AP)
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Egypt's Hamada Mohamed rests his head on the track after competing in a men's 800-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (credit:AP)
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USA's Duane Solomon heads to the finish line during round 1 of the men's 800-meter during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (credit:AP)
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United States' Jillian Camarena-Williams takes a throw in a women's shot put qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:AP)
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South Korea's Kim Kyun-gah eyes the ball during her match against China's Ning Ding in a women's team table tennis semifinal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) (credit:AP)
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The nails of United States' Jillian Camarena-Williams are seen in a women's shot put qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip ) (credit:AP)
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New Zealand's Charlotte Harrison loses the ball to Germany during their women's hockey preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. The match was scoreless landing New Zealand a semifinals berth. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) (credit:AP)
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New Zealand's Valerie Adams takes a throw in a women's shot put qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton is consoled by Australia's Sally Pearson after competing in a women's 100-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.(AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:AP)
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Kayakers compete in a men's kayak single 1000m heat in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) (credit:AP)
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Britain's Tiffany Porter competes in a women's 100-meter hurdles heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (credit:AP)
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Fans of Great Britain cheer at the canoe sprint competition in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (credit:AP)
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Revaz Lashkhi of Georgia competes against Zaur Kuramagomedov of Russia (in blue) during the 60-kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (credit:AP)
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Brazilian gymnast Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti performs on the rings during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus finals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (credit:AP)
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British supporters react as they watch a broadcast of the woman's 1500-meter semifinals on a screen at Hyde Park in London during 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:AP)
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From left to right, Spain's Natalia Rodriguez, Canada's Hilary Stellingwerff, Britain's Hannah England, and Kenya's Hellen Osando Obiri prepare to compete in a women's 1500- meter heat during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:AP)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Elizabeth Tweddle of Great Britain competes in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Gabrielle Douglas of the United States competes in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)