Nina Kennedy

Nina Kennedy (born 5 April 1997 in Perth, Western Australia)[2] is an Australian athlete who specialises in the pole vault.[3] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without clearing the opening height in the qualification round. As at March 2017, Kennedy is ranked 49th in the world in the women's pole vault category.[4]

Nina Kennedy
Kennedy in 2018
Personal information
Born (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997
Perth, Western Australia
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vault

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Australia
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 5th 4.05 m
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, US 4th 4.40 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China NM
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland NM
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th 4.60 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 3rd 4.60 m

References

  1. "Nina Kennedy". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Commonwealth Games 2018: WA pole vaulter Nina Kennedy bounces back from tough time" Archived 6 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine by Steve Butler, The West Australian, 26 February 2018
  3. "Nina Kennedy". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "Profile of Nina Kennedy". www.all-athletics.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.


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