Nina Kennedy has restored Australian supremacy in the Commonwealth Games women’s pole vault with a dominant display in Birmingham. Two weeks after hanging tough to win the bronze medal at the world championships in Eugene, Kennedy did it much easier at Alexander Stadium. READ MORE
Australian Nina Kennedy has shown nerves of steel, overcoming a horror start to the women’s pole vault final at the world athletics championships to claim the bronze medal. Kennedy missed her first attempt at her opening height of 4.45 metres and ran under the bar with her second, meaning she…
As the world’s top track and field athletes descend on one of America’s most green states, there could be some gold heading the way of Australia’s top medal chances. Pole vaulter Nina Kennedy believes the 64-strong squad Australia have assembled for next week’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon is…
The Australian record holder showed all her class, nailing her final attempt at 4.35m to consolidate her title as the nation’s top female vaulter and claim the gold medal. The 24 year-old Olympian’s third jump sealed the deal to not only deliver her victory, but also a spot in Australia’s…
For one awful hour Kurtis Marschall thought his Games were over before they had begun. For that hour, he was scooped into a bubble, given COVID-19 tests and separated from his teammates. The rest of the Australian team were all immediately ordered back to their rooms and sent into lockdown.…
Mineola’s Abby Kratzmeyer won a gold medal in the pole vault at the Down Under Championships in Australia. Kratzmeyer, who will be a junior at Mineola High School, has won the Class 3A state title in the pole vault in each of her first two high school seasons. This past…
Elizaveta Parnova has moved past her famous aunt Tatiana Grigorieva and into equal fourth spot on the Australian all-time list with a spectacular victory in the women’s pole vault at the Oceania championships in Townsville. Parnova, 25, defied difficult windy conditions to go clear at 4.60m on her third and…
Go Geo and Athletics WA will showcase some of Australia’s best pole vaulters next month. The Pole Vault Street Meet – an exhibition-style pole vault competition – will entertain community members on Saturday, March 2 at 3pm. Held on the corner of Eliot Street and Victoria St in the heart of…
Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall has tasted Commonwealth Games gold and now he wants to become the Olympic champion. Marschall lept his way into Australian hearts on the Gold Coast last April and will kick-start his Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign at the Canberra Track Classic on Monday. The 21-year-old admits he…
Rising Australian pole vault superstar Kurtis Marschall learnt some valuable lessons after missing the mat and breaking both heels while competing in last year’s Diamond League final. It was the first hiccup in a short, spectacular career to date for the 21-year-old Marschall that has otherwise included only highs. He…