Alana Boyd

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Alana Quade
Personal information
Birth nameAlana Boyd
NationalityAustralian
Born (1984-05-10) 10 May 1984 (age 39)
Melbourne, Australia
Spouse
Ryan Quade
(m. 2016)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportPole vault
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Pole vault

Alana Quade (née Boyd, born 10 May 1984) is a former Australian pole vaulter and Olympian.[1][2]

Athletic career

The 2008

Australian Champion, Boyd was selected for the 2007 World Championships, but did not make the final.[3] She did not make the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 11th place.[4] Boyd won the gold medal for the women's pole vault at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, which she retained at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[5][6] She also reached the final of the 2012 Indoor World Championships, finishing in 9th.[4]

Her personal best jump of 4.81 metres, achieved in July 2016 on the Sunshine Coast, was an Australian record at the time.[7]

Personal life

Boyd married Ryan Quade on 24 September 2016,[8] with whom she has two children.[9][10]

Boyd's parents are both former Australian Olympians and her participation in the

Edmonton and ran in three Olympic finals.[12] Her father and coach Ray Boyd was also a Commonwealth Games champion and double-Olympic pole vaulter.[13] Alana has two siblings, who have also represented Australia internationally:[14] Jacinta,[15] a 6.64-metre long jumper,[16] and Matt,[17] a 5.35-metre pole vaulter.[18]

References

  1. from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Alana Boyd". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022. Alana Quade (Boyd)
  3. ^ Athletics Australia profile – Alana Boyd Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "IAAF: Athlete profile for Alana Boyd". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. ^ Boyd family makes history at Games Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Women's Pole Vault Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Alana Boyd breaks Australian pole vault record to surge into Rio medal running". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. The Courier Mail
    . 6 November 2016.
  9. The Courier Mail
    . 24 October 2018.
  10. ^ Potenza, Jonathan (7 July 2022). "Golden Moments: Former Aussie pole-vaulter Alana Quade reflects on the magic of the Commonwealth Games". The Inner Sanctum. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Herald Sun – Daughter follows parents into five-ring circus". Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  12. ^ Athletics Australia profile – Denise Robertson-Boyd Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ AA profile – Ray Boyd Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ Courier Mail – Vaulting into pole position
  15. ^ "AA profile – Jacinta Boyd". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  16. ^ Fanzone Athlete Profiles: Alana Boyd Archived 23 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Athletics Australia.
  17. ^ AA Profile – Matt Boyd Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ Athletics Australia – 2008 National Rankings Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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