Tatiana Grigorieva
Tatiana Grigorieva ( Russian Татьяна Владимировна Григорьева ; born October 8, 1975 in Leningrad , Russian SFSR ) is a former Australian pole vaulter of Russian origin.
She emigrated to Australia in 1997. At the World Athletics Championships in Seville in 1999 , she won the bronze medal in the pole vault behind Stacy Dragila (USA) and Anshela Balachonowa (UKR). At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester , she won the gold medal ahead of Kym Howe (AUS) and the three third-placed Irie Hill (GBR), Bridgid Isworth (AUS) and Stephanie McCann (CAN).
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , she won the silver medal in the pole vault behind Stacy Dragila (USA) and in front of Vala Flosadóttir (ISL).
In January 2007, she announced her retirement from competitive sports.
Web links
- Personal website of Tatiana Grigorieva
- Tatiana Grigorieva in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Tatiana Grigorieva in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
- Tatiana Grigorieva in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Pole vaulter Tatiana Grigorieva resigns , article on Leichtathletik.de, January 22, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grigorieva, Tatiana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Григорьева, Татьяна Владимировна (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian pole vaulter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad , Soviet Union |