Nina Kennedy

Nina Kennedy
Nina Kennedy in 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997
Perth, Western Australia
Education University of Notre Dame
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Pole vault
Coached by Alex Parnov,[2] Western Australian Institute of Sport[3]

Nina Kennedy (born 5 April 1997 in Perth, Western Australia)[4] is an Australian athlete who specialises in the pole vault.[5] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without clearing the opening height in the qualification round.

As at March 2017, Kennedy is ranked 49th in the world in the women's pole vault category.[6]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Australia
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 5th 4.05 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, US 4th 4.40 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China – NM
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland – NM
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th 4.60 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd 4.60 m

References

  1. ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Pole vault world junior record broken by Perth teenager Nina Kennedy at Jandakot City Track Classic
  3. ↑ "Nina Kennedy breaks pole vault record", corporate.olympics.com.au, 16 February 2015
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2018: WA pole vaulter Nina Kennedy bounces back from tough time" by Steve Butler, The West Australian, 26 February 2018
  5. ↑ "Nina Kennedy". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Profile of Nina Kennedy". www.all-athletics.com. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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