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Encyclopedia > Emma George

Emma George (born November 1, 1974 in Beachworth, 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. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Pole vaulting is an athletics event where competitors use a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Stacy Dragila (born Stacy Mikaelson on March 25, 1971 in Auburn, California) is an American pole vaulter. ...


World records

November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Achievements

The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Paris-Bercy Omnisports Stadium in Paris, France between March 7 and March 9, 1997. ... The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from September 11 to September 21 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for 20th Century. ...

See also

This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

External link

  • Emma George at Athletics Australia

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Emma George (330 words)
Unfortunately Emma was not able to make it into the final after finishing eighth in her qualifying group.
Following the Olympics, Emma had surgery to repair two stress fractures in her feet which included grafts and pins in the navlcular bones in both feet, as well as a complete ankle reconstruction and a bone spur removed from her heel.
Emma returned to competition at the Telstra A-Series Melbourne in 2002 where she placed fourth with a jump of 4.10m.
PoleVaultPower.com :: View topic - Emma George Retires (1231 words)
George said she planned to study at university with a view to becoming a sports journalist.
As George sat on a bench in tears, she glanced across to the other qualifying pool on the adjacent runway where Dragila was also fighting back the tears.
George regrets she will now not have a further chance at Olympic gold, but says she is satisfied to have been a pioneer in the event.
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