Dana Ellis (born December 7, 1979) is a

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former

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er. At the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, Ellis finished in a four-way tie for sixth place in the women's pole vault event. Her personal best is 4.52 metres, achieved in August 2007 in

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. After her athletic career, she attended medical school at

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in New Orleans, Louisiana. • 7th ranked pole vaulter in the world in 2005/2006
• Indoor and Outdoor Canadian National Record Holder in the Women's pole vault between 2000 and 2008
• 6th place at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
• 5th place at the 2003 Pan American Games
• 1st place at the 2004 Canadian National Track and Field Championships
• 6th place at the 2004 Olympic Games
• 2004 Canadian Field Athlete of the Year
• 1st place at the 2005 Canadian National Track and Field Championships and new Canadian Record (14'10''/ 4.51m)
• 6th place at the 2005 World Championships
• 5th place at the 2005 IAAF World Athletic Grand Prix Final
• 4th place at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
• New Canadian Record (4.52m) August 18, 2007
• Winner of the 2008 Grand Prix in Osaka, Japan May 10, 2008

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* * * * * * * 1979 births Living people Canadian female pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Track and field athletes from Ontario Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Canadian Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century Canadian sportswomen Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Canada-polevault-athletics-bio-stub