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Emma George
Australian pole vaulter

Emma George

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Australian pole vaulter
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Beechworth, Australia
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50 years
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Emma George (born 1 November 1974 in Beechworth, Victoria) is a former Australian pole vaulter. She set twelve world records in a row in the late nineties, but she lost the record on 26 May 2000 to Stacy Dragila and was unable to recapture it. She was previously a trapeze artist in The Flying Fruit Fly Circus. She was coached by world-renowned coach Mark Stewart, who also led Steve Hooker to Olympic gold.

George suffered a fall while training for the 1999 Seville Championships. She then underwent a number of operations on her back before finally announcing her retirement in 2003.

World records

  • 4.25 m - Melbourne, Australia 30 November 1995
  • 4.28 m - Perth, Australia 17 December 1995
  • 4.30 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 1996
  • 4.41 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 1996
  • 4.42 m - Reims, France 29 June 1996
  • 4.45 m - Sapporo, Japan 14 July 1996
  • 4.50 m - Melbourne, Australia 8 February 1997
  • 4.55 m - Melbourne, Australia 20 February 1997
  • 4.57 m - Auckland, New Zealand 20 February 1998
  • 4.58 m - South Melbourne, Australia 14 March 1998
  • 4.59 m - Brisbane, Australia 21 March 1998
  • 4.60 m - Sydney, Australia 20 February 1999

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Australia
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France2nd4.35 m
UniversiadeCatania, Italy1st4.40 m
1998Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States2nd4.30 m
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st4.20 m
1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan6th4.35 m
World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain14th4.15 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia15th (q)4.25 m
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