Melina Hamilton

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Melina Dawn Hamilton (born 15 June 1976 in Rotorua [1] ) is a retired New Zealand athlete who specialised in the pole vault. [2] She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships, without reaching the final.

Her personal bests of 4.40 metres outdoors (2003) and 4.20 metres indoors (2004) were at the time national records; both were broken in 2014 by Eliza McCartney.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1993 Oceania Youth Championships Canberra, Australia 2nd800 m2:21.05
1stHigh jump1.55 m
2ndJavelin throw37.34 m
1996 Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 2nd100 m hurdles14.92 s (w)
1stPole vault3.60 m
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 16th (q)Pole vault 3.60 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7thPole vault 3.90 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 9thPole vault 3.90 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 22nd (q)Pole vault 4.00 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (q)Pole vault 4.20 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 24th (q)Pole vault 4.15 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (q)Pole vault 4.15 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8thPole vault 4.15 m

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