 tatiana grigorieva (; born october 8, 1975 in leningrad, soviet union) is a retired australian pole vaulter. she retired from the sport in 2007pole vaulter tatiana grigorieva set to retire after a 10 year career that saw her win olympic, commonwealth and world championship medals. she went on to star in series six of dancing with the starstatiana grigorieva and as olympia on the 2008 revival of gladiators.anthony koutoufides and tatiana grigorieva join == biography == 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. but it was at the 2000 summer olympics in sydney when she stepped into the spotlight and became a household name. on a night when cathy freeman won gold, they had a real bonus in seeing grigorieva jump a personal best and win silver. the ensuing fame saw grigorieva take up a number of off-field commitments whilst still continuing to train and compete. at the 2001 world championships in canada, competing against the odds due to an injury restricted campaign, grigorieva equalled her personal best to claim fourth. in the final competition of the season, as she had done in the olympics, she edged very close to the world record with a clearance of 4.56&nbsp;m (a personal best jump) in yokohama. at her first commonwealth games in 2002, she went into the competition as the overwhelming favourite with enormous pressure on her. grigorieva's goal was to win gold and set a new games record â she
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