Vicky Parnov (born 24 October 1990 in

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) is an Australian athlete who competes in

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. She has strong athletic pedigree, being the niece of

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, who won the silver medal for

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in the women's pole vault at the

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, and the granddaughter of Natalya Pechonkina, who won the bronze medal for the

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in the women's 400m at the

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. She is coached by her father Alex Parnov, himself a former world class pole vaulter. Her younger sister Liz also competes in

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and was the Australian national champion in 2010 before she turned 16. Vicky moved to Australia with her family in 1996, at the age of six, and was inspired to take up pole vaulting at the age of nine, after watching her aunt win a silver medal in the event at the

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. Her first international experience came at the age of 14, when she represented Australia at the 2005 World Youth Championships in

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, placing fourth. At the following edition of the championships, the 2007 World Youths, held in

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, she won gold in the pole vault with a jump of 4.35m. She has also competed in two editions of the World Junior Championships, claiming the bronze medal in 2006, and represented Australia at open level during the

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, and the 2007 World Championships in

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. When she competed in the women's pole vault at the 2007 World Championships, she became the youngest athlete to ever represent Australia at World Championship level, aged 16 years and 305 days. In 2007, she was selected Asics Junior Athlete of the Year. Her personal best of 4.40 metres, achieved in June 2007 at Saulheim, was the Australian under-20 record until it was tied by her sister in April 2010 then surpassed in February 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parnov, Vicky 1990 births Living people Australian female pole vaulters Russian emigrants to Australia Athletes from Moscow Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia Australian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Australian sportswomen

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