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 Alana Boyd 

Alana Boyd
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Alana is the Australian record holder in the women's pole vault.

She will compete at her second Olympic Games in London, after making her debut four years ago in Beijing.

Date of Birth:
10.05.1984
Discipline:
Pole Vault
Occupation:
Athlete
Height:
N/A
Weight:
N/A
State:
WA
Coach:
Alex Parnov
Previous Coaches:
Ray Boyd
Scholarship:
WAIS
Club:
N/A
Place of Birth/Residence:
Melbourne, VIC/ Perth, WA
Marital Status
Single
Flame Team Number
80
Joined Flame Team On
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Twitter Account
@_AlanaBoyd
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Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pole vault: 2003 – 2nd (U20), 2005 – 4th (3rd Australian, 1st U 23), 2006 – 4th (3rd Australian), 2007 – 2nd, 2008 – 1st, 2009 1st, 2010 – 2nd, 2011 – DNC, 2012 - DNC

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
World Championships: 2007 [Osaka, JPN] – Pole vault qual 28th overall (4.20m), 2011 [Daegu, KOR] - qual grp A 6th (4.50m)
Olympic Games: 2008 [Beijing, CHN]– Pole vault qual 16th overall (4.30m)
Commonwealth Games: 2010 [New Delhi, IND] – Pole vault 1st (4.40m)
Continental Cup: 2010 [Spilt, CRO] – Pole vault 6th (4.35m)

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
Pole vault: 4.76m – Perth (AUS), March 2012

RECORD(S)
Australian record: 4.76m - Perth (AUS), March 2012

Honours

Commonwealth gold (2010)
2 x national champion (2008, 2009)
Australian pole vault record

Interesting Facts

Alana started athletics as a 10-year-old at school. She first represented Queensland at age 11, competing in the high jump at the national championships and went on to clear 1.70m at 14 years old.

Alana’s parents are Ray and Denise Boyd. Both represented Australia at two Olympic Games in athletics; Denise in the 100m, 200m and relay and Ray in the pole vault. Denise also held the Australian record over 200m with 22.32 until Melinda Gainsford-Taylor and Catherine Freeman eclipsed this mark. Denise was seventh in the final of the 200m in both the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won 11 national titles. Ray won 12 Australian pole vault titles and had a personal best of 5.30m.