Alana Boyd

Alana Quade (née Boyd, born 10 May 1984) is a former Australian pole vaulter and Olympian.[1][2]

Alana Quade
Personal information
Birth nameAlana Boyd
NationalityAustralian
Born (1984-05-10) 10 May 1984
Melbourne, Australia
Spouse(s)
Ryan Quade
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(m. 2016)​
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportPole vault
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Pole vault
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Pole vault

Athletic career

The 2008 Australian Champion, Boyd was selected for the 2007 World Championships, but did not make the final.[3] She did not make the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 11th place.[4] Boyd 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.[5][6] She also reached the final of the 2012 Indoor World Championships, finishing in 9th.[4]

Her personal best jump of 4.81 metres, achieved in July 2016 on the Sunshine Coast, was an Australian record at the time.[7]

Personal life

Boyd married Ryan Quade on 24 September 2016,[8] with whom she has two children.[9][10]

Boyd's parents are both former Australian Olympians and her participation in the 2008 Beijing Olympics marked the first time a child of two former Olympians competed in an Australian Olympic team.[11] Her mother Denise (née Robertson) won the gold medal for 200 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton and ran in three Olympic finals.[12] Her father and coach Ray Boyd was also a Commonwealth Games champion and double-Olympic pole vaulter.[13] Alana has two siblings, who have also represented Australia internationally:[14] Jacinta,[15] a 6.64-metre long jumper,[16] and Matt,[17] a 5.35-metre pole vaulter.[18]

References
  1. "Alana Quade (nee Boyd) to be inducted into this years Roll Of Excellence". littleathletics.com.au. Little Athletics Australia. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. "Alana Boyd". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022. Alana Quade (Boyd)
  3. Athletics Australia profile – Alana Boyd Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "IAAF: Athlete profile for Alana Boyd". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. Boyd family makes history at Games Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 October 2010.
  6. "Glasgow 2014 – Women's Pole Vault Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. "Alana Boyd breaks Australian pole vault record to surge into Rio medal running". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. "Olympic pole vaulter ties the knot: MEET the new Mr and Mrs Quade". The Courier Mail. 6 November 2016.
  9. "Coast Olympian celebrates her 'biggest achievement'". The Courier Mail. 24 October 2018.
  10. Potenza, Jonathan (7 July 2022). "Golden Moments: Former Aussie pole-vaulter Alana Quade reflects on the magic of the Commonwealth Games". The Inner Sanctum. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. "Herald Sun – Daughter follows parents into five-ring circus". Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  12. Athletics Australia profile – Denise Robertson-Boyd Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  13. AA profile – Ray Boyd Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Courier Mail – Vaulting into pole position
  15. "AA profile – Jacinta Boyd". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  16. Fanzone Athlete Profiles: Alana Boyd Archived 23 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Athletics Australia.
  17. AA Profile – Matt Boyd Archived 26 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  18. Athletics Australia – 2008 National Rankings Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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