As a former national level hurdler in Russia, Grigorieva took up pole vaulting when she migrated to Australia in 1997. Within 12 months of picking up a pole, she became one of the world's best, placing third in the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. In her first appearance at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, she won the bronze medal.

2020年7月25日 · Then there was the sight of ethereal Russia-born Australian Tatiana Grigorieva catapulting through the night air and releasing both hands from her pole vault on the way to an Olympic silver medal.

2020年7月25日 · Pole vaulter Tatiana Grigorieva became a household name when she won silver at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the same night sprinter Cathy Freeman won gold. And as the 20-year anniversary of the...

2000年9月25日 · When Tatiana Grigorieva left Russia in her early 20s to build a new life in Australia, she could hardly speak a word of English and had never pole vaulted. Soon after, she would represent her new country on the world stage at the Sydney Olympic Games. Tatiana Grigorieva today, 20 years since she the Sydney Olympics.

2007年1月21日 · Australia's Olympic pole vault silver medallist Tatiana Grigorieva says she has retired from athletics despite enjoying one of her most successful years on the international circuit. The Russian-born athlete, who soared to prominence with a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, said she was looking to focus on business and charity interests.

Women’s pole vault made its Olympic debut at Sydney 2000. At her debut Games on home soil Grigorieva set a new personal best of 4.6m to win the silver medal behind World Champion and record holder Stacy Dragila (USA). Both athletes failed to …

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (1–1–0 2002 Manchester ATH gold: pole vault; 2006 Melbourne ATH silver: pole vault) Did you know? The 1948 Olympic ice hockey tournament saw two US entries: one affiliatied with the international Ice Hockey Federation, and one affiliated with the US Olympic Committee.

2016年7月13日 · During her 10-year career as a pole vaulter, Grigorieva won bronze in the World Championships in 1999 and came in second to American Stacy Dragila at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, winning silver in front of the home crowd on Sept. 25—the same night Cathy Freeman took gold in the 400m.

Athletics – Pole Vault. Silver Medalist at the Sydney Olympic Games 2002 Athletics – Pole Vault. Gold Medalist at Manchester Commonwealth Games

Tatiana GRIGORIEVA, Australia