Emma George

Emma George (born 1 November 1974 in Beechworth, Victoria) is a former Australian pole vaulter. She set twelve world records in a row in the late nineties, but she lost the record on 26 May 2000 to Stacy Dragila and was unable to recapture it. She was previously a trapeze artist in The Flying Fruit Fly Circus.^[1][2] She was coached by world-renowned coach Mark Stewart, who also led Steve Hooker to Olympic gold.

George suffered a fall while training for the 1999 Seville Championships. She then underwent a number of operations on her back before finally announcing her retirement in 2003.^[3]

World records

• 4.25 m - Melbourne, Australia 30 November 1995
• 4.28 m - Perth, Australia 17 December 1995
• 4.30 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 1996
• 4.41 m - Perth, Australia 28 January 1996
• 4.42 m - Reims, France 29 June 1996
• 4.45 m - Sapporo, Japan 14 July 1996
• 4.50 m - Melbourne, Australia 8 February 1997
• 4.55 m - Melbourne, Australia 20 February 1997
• 4.57 m - Auckland, New Zealand 20 February 1998
• 4.58 m - South Melbourne, Australia 14 March 1998
• 4.59 m - Brisbane, Australia 21 March 1998
• 4.60 m - Sydney, Australia 20 February 1999

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Australia
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	4.35 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	1st	4.40 m
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	2nd	4.30 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	4.20 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	6th	4.35 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	4.15 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	15th (q)	4.25 m

References

External links

• Profile at Athletics Australia
• Brief biography at her personal website

Records
Preceded by Sun Caiyun	Women's Pole Vault World Record Holder 30 November 1995 – 26 May 2000	Succeeded by Stacy Dragila