Olivia McTaggart
Olivia McTaggart (born 9 January 2000) is a pole vault athlete from New Zealand.[1] In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia.[2]
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Born | Southport, Queensland, Australia | 9 January 2000
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Pole vault |
Club | North Harbour Bays Athletics |
Coached by | Jeremy McColl |
McTaggart was born in Australia and later moved with her family to Greenhithe, in Auckland, New Zealand. She attends Kristin School. Her brother Cameron is a weightlifter, and was also selected to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's 77 kg division.[3][4]
McTaggart was a competitive gymnast for 10 years before changing to pole vaulting due to a back injury in 2014. After less than six months in the sport, she competed at the Australian Junior Championships in the under-16 event and won a bronze medal.[1]
In 2017 McTaggart broke the New Zealand under-17 record which had been set by Eliza McCartney. The height she cleared, 4.40m, placed her third in the world for under-18 athletes and seventh in the world for under-20 athletes.[2]
In 2017 she was a recipient of the AMP National Scholarship.[5]
References
- "Athletics: Five minutes with Olivia McTaggart". NZ Herald. 1 August 2017. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Olivia McTaggart | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart raising the bar". College Sport Media. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "Commonwealth Games: Siblings set to soar on the Gold Coast". VAULTER Magazine. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- "2017 Scholarship Recipients | AMP". www.amp.co.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2018.