Melina Hamilton

Melina Dawn Hamilton (born 15 June 1976 in Rotorua[1]) is a retired New Zealand athlete who specialised in the pole vault.[2] She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships, without reaching the final.

Her personal bests of 4.40 metres outdoors (2003) and 4.20 metres indoors (2004) were at the time national records; both were broken in 2014 by Eliza McCartney.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  New Zealand
1993 Oceania Youth Championships Canberra, Australia 2nd 800 m 2:21.05
1st High jump 1.55 m
2nd Javelin throw 37.34 m
1996 Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 2nd 100 m hurdles 14.92 s (w)
1st Pole vault 3.60 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th Pole vault 3.90 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 9th Pole vault 3.90 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 22nd (q) Pole vault 4.00 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (q) Pole vault 4.20 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th (q) Pole vault 4.15 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (q) Pole vault 4.15 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8th Pole vault 4.15 m

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Melina Hamilton at World Athletics
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