9 Feb 2023

NZ Sporting History with Eliza McCartney

From Afternoons, 2:25 pm on 9 February 2023

Today on New Zealand Sporting History we're celebrating a more recent success story by talking to one of our youngest Olympic medalists.

Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney first picked up the sport at the age of 13 and six years later became the youngest Olympic medalist in the history of the women's pole vault event.

Injuries sadly kept her sidelines for the 2020 Olympic Games, but just a few weeks ago she made her competition comeback, winning the Potts Classic event in Hastings.

Eliza joins Jesse in the studio to talk about her incredible success so far and what lies ahead.

Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney

Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney Photo: Photosport