1. Nina Kennedy was born on 5 April 1997 and is an Australian athlete who holds the national record in the pole vault.
12 Facts About Nina Kennedy
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Nina Kennedy won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Athletics Championships and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Nina Kennedy's family moved to Perth and she completed primary school there.
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Nina Kennedy started pole vaulting one year later after a pole vault coach identified her talent at an athletics meet.
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In 2012, aged 14, Nina Kennedy placed second in the senior Australian pole vault championships with a personal best of 4.10m.
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In 2018, Nina Kennedy raised her personal best to 4.60m and a week later moved to number three Australian all-time with a vault of 4.71m.
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In early 2020, Nina Kennedy cleared her second-best ever height of 4.61m and was consistent with eight consecutive competitions at 4.70m or higher.
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At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Nina Kennedy jumped while injured, with a 4.40m clearance that placed 12th in her qualifier.
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Nina Kennedy raised the Australian record to 4.82m at the 2021 Sydney Track Classic.
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At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Nina Kennedy won bronze with a clearance of 4.80m.
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The next month, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Nina Kennedy won gold with a clearance of 4.60m.
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At the 2023 World Athletics Championships, Nina Kennedy won gold with a clearance of 4.90m, which she shared with the American athlete Katie Moon.