Vicky Parnov
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| Born | 24 October 1990 (age 33) Moscow, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vicky Parnov (born 24 October 1990 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is an Australian athlete who competes in pole vault[1]. She has strong athletic pedigree, being the niece of Tatiana Grigorieva, who won the silver medal for Australia in the women's pole vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the granddaughter of Natalya Pechonkina, who won the bronze medal for the USSR in the women's 400m at the 1968 Summer Olympics. She is coached by her father Alex Parnov, himself a former world class pole vaulter. Her younger sister Liz also competes in Pole Vault and was the Australian national champion in 2010 before she turned 16.
Vicky moved to Australia with her family in 1996, at the age of six, and was inspired to take up pole vaulting at the age of nine, after watching her aunt win a silver medal in the event at the
In 2007, she was selected
Her personal best of 4.40 metres, achieved in June 2007 at Saulheim, was the Australian under-20 record until it was tied by her sister in April 2010 then surpassed in February 2012.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | 4th | 4.10m |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | 4.25m |
| World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 3rd | 4.20 m | |
| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 4.35m |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | Qualifying | 4.05m | |
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 4.20 m |
See also
External links
- IAAF profile for Vicky Parnov
- Athletics Australia profile
