The Olympian announced the news via her Twitter page on Monday (August 6) - less than a day after she missed out on a medal in the sport, finishing in sixth place.
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"Devastated! Thanks for the support from everyone and sorry for letting people down! Tried my best, just wasn't to be!" Bleasdale wrote following the loss.
However, the 20-year-old returned to the social networking site hours later to update her followers, writing: "6th in the Olympics and @bradshaaaw proposes to me :) epic day!!!"
Her fiancé Bradshaw shared the news via his own account, saying: "I have just proposed to @HollyBleasdale and she said yes!!!!! Best day ever!"
Bleasdale is the British record holder in the pole vault and cleared a height of 4.45m in Sunday's (August 5) final at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London.
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