1. Eliza McCartney was born on 11 December 1996 and is a New Zealand track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault and won the bronze medal in this event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
14 Facts About Eliza McCartney
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Eliza McCartney won the silver medal at the Summer Universiade in 2015.
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Eliza McCartney was most fond of netball growing up, with her height and agility giving her an advantage in playing defence.
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Eliza McCartney played several other sports in her youth, including cross country running, basketball, touch rugby, squash, tennis, swimming, and water polo.
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In 2012, Eliza McCartney won the national youth title and the New Zealand secondary school championship.
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Eliza McCartney was added to the New Zealand team to the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
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Eliza McCartney made her senior international debut at the March 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon.
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At age 19 years and 252 days, Eliza McCartney became the youngest Olympic medallist in the women's pole vault.
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Eliza McCartney was only the fourth New Zealand Olympic medallist in a field event, after Yvette Williams, Valerie Adams, and Tomas Walsh.
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Eliza McCartney won the Emerging Talent category of New Zealand's Halberg Awards for 2015 at an awards ceremony held on 18 February 2016.
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In October 2016, Eliza McCartney became an ambassador for Beef and Lamb New Zealand, joining existing athlete ambassadors Lisa Carrington, Sophie Pascoe, and Sarah Walker.
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Also in October 2016, Eliza McCartney became a brand ambassador for Blueberries NZ.
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In December 2016, Eliza McCartney featured alongside several other notable New Zealanders in an aircraft safety video for Air New Zealand, entitled Summer of Safety.
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In June 2021, Eliza McCartney became the Hyundai NZ Electric Vehicle ambassador.