country birth_place weight nationality height sport birth_date image article_title name
australia melbourne , victoria , australia 61 kg lb on -lrb- 2009 -rrb- australian 1.71 -lrb- 2009 -rrb- pole vault 10 may 1984 athlète 02364.jpg alana boyd
 alana boyd
alana boyd

alana boyd -lrb- born 10 may 1984 -rrb- is an australian olympic pole vaulter .
the 2008 australian champion , boyd was selected for the 2007 world championships , but did not make the final .
she did not make the final at the 2008 summer olympics , but did at the 2012 summer olympics , where she finished in 11th place .
she also reached the final of the 2012 indoor world championships , finishing in 9th .
her personal best jump is 4.76 metres , achieved in february 2012 in perth .
she won the gold medal for the women 's pole vault at the 2010 commonwealth games in delhi , which she retained at the 2014 commonwealth games in glasgow .
alana 's parents are both former australian olympians and her selection in the 2008 beijing olympics marks the first time a child of two former olympians will compete in an australian olympic team .
her mother denise -lrb- née robertson -rrb- won the gold medal for 200 metres at the 1978 commonwealth games in edmonton and ran in three olympic finals .
her father and coach ray boyd was also a commonwealth games champion and double-olympic pole vaulter .
alana has two siblings , who have also represented australia internationally : jacinta -lrb- born 10 february 1986 -rrb- , a 6.64 metre long jumper , and matt -lrb- born 29 april 1988 -rrb- , a 5.35 metre pole vaulter .
