Emma George

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Emma George (born November 1, 1974 in Beechworth[1], Victoria) is an Australian pole vaulter. She set twelve world records in a row in the late nineties, but she lost it on May 26, 2000 to Stacy Dragila and was unable to recapture it.

[edit] 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 08 Feb 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

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Height
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	4.35 m
	World Student Games	Sicily, Italy	1st	4.40 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	4.20 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	6th	4.35 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	14th	4.15 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	15th	4.25 m

[edit] References

• Profile

Records
Preceded by Sun Caiyun	Women's Pole Vault World Record Holder November 30, 1995 – May 26, 2000	Succeeded by Stacy Dragila
Sporting positions
Preceded by Incumbent	Women's Pole Vault Best Year Performance 1996 – 1999	Succeeded by Stacy Dragila