Nina Kennedy

For the American pianist and conductor, see Nina Gamble Kennedy.

Nina Kennedy
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 (age 27)
Busselton, Western Australia
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame Australia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Outdoor: 4.91 m (2023 NR)
  • Indoor: 4.60 m (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Pole vault
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene Pole vault
Diamond League
First place 2022 Pole vault
First place 2024 Pole vault
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Pole Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Pole Vault

Nina Kennedy (born 5 April 1997)[2] is an Australian athlete who holds the national record in the pole vault.[3] She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2023 World Athletics Championships (shared with American Katie Moon) and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

  1. ^ "Nina Kennedy". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2018: WA pole vaulter Nina Kennedy bounces back from tough time" Archived 6 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine by Steve Butler, The West Australian, 26 February 2018
  3. ^ "Nina Kennedy". World Athletics. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.