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'''Tatiana Grigorieva''' (Russian: '''Татьяна Григорьева'''; born [[October 8]], [[1975]] in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Russia]]) is a retired [[Australia]]n [[pole vault]]er. She |
'''Tatiana Grigorieva''' (Russian: '''Татьяна Григорьева'''; born [[October 8]], [[1975]] in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Russia]]) is a retired [[Australia]]n [[pole vault]]er. She retired from the sport in [[2007]].<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21095387-2,00.html Pole vaulter Tatiana Grigorieva set to retire]</ref> |
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Grigorieva began her athletics career as a 400-metre hurdler, later turning to pole vault. She was formerly married to fellow pole vaulter [[Viktor Chistiakov]], whom she migrated to Australia with in [[1997]]. She became an Australian citizen in [[1999]].<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/18/1069027114259.html The High Road]</ref> |
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As a former national level 400m hurdler in Russia, Tatiana took up pole vaulting when she migrated to Australia in 1997, with little English, two bags of clothes and only knowing 3 people in the country. Within 12 months of picking up a pole she had become one of the world's best, placing 3rd in the '98 Goodwill Games in New York. In her first appearance at the World Championships in '99 she won the bronze medal. |
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But it was at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney when she stepped into the spotlight and became a household name. On a night when the whole of Australia was watching Cathy Freeman win gold, they had a real bonus in seeing Tatiana jump a personal best and win silver. The ensuing notoriety saw Tatiana take up a number of off-field commitments whilst still continuing to train and compete internationally. |
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At the 2001 World Championships in Canada, competing against the odds due to an injury-restricted campaign, Tatiana equalled her personal best to claim fourth. In the final competition of the season, as she had done in the Olympics, she edged very close to the world record with a clearance of 4.56m (a personal best jump) in Yokohama. |
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At her first Commonwealth Games in '02, she went into the competition as the overwhelming favourite with enormous pressure on her, Tatiana's goal was to win gold and set a new games record - she achieved both. |
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In 2003 and 2004, despite maintaining a high standard and a place amongst the world's best, injury, illness and the emotional strain of her marriage breakup resulted in her missing opportunities to represent Australia in World Championships and the Olympics in 2004. In 2005, she put all that behind her, changing her training regime, place of residence and focus in life. She had a successful season making the finals of the World Championships and winning the Osaka GP to retain her Japanese Record set in 2001. |
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In 2006, her focus was on defending her title at the Commonwealth Games in front of her home crowd. The untimely and mysterious loss of her vaulting poles and a nagging hamstring injury days before the event saw her competing at a slight disadvantaged. However as the consummate big-time performer, she walked away with a silver in a performance that was close to her very best. 2006 was clearly her best ever international season where she jumped over 4.5m 6 times and recorded new personal best heights within days of each other and regained a place in the top 5. |
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Since 2000, Tatiana has also become involved in a range of corporate, social and charity promotional roles having become the "face of" events, advertising campaigns and a spokesperson for a variety of causes. She even had a rose named after her - only the 2nd Russian women to do so. |
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She has also appeared in numerous television programs, newspapers, magazines and graced a number of covers from New Idea and Black+White to GQ Italy and Esquire UK. |
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Her practical experience and desire to help others is now backed by her continuing studies towards a Health Science degree at the Australian College of Natural Medicine. She also has completed qualifications in Reiki, Pilates and Yoga. |
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Apart from her athletic achievements, Grigorieva has also modeled, appearing in photo shoots for magazines [[Inside Sport]] and [[Black+White]], and competed in season six of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>[http://au.yahoo.com/dancing-with-the-stars/couples/tatiana-grigorieva/index.html Tatiana Grigorieva - Biography]</ref> In November 2007, Grigorieva and her partner Plamen Milanov opened the "Caffe e [[Gelato]] Milany" in the [[Brisbane]] suburb of [[Hamilton, Queensland|Hamilton]].<ref>{{cite web |
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|url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22723328-5013511,00.html |
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|title = Tatiana the ice-cream queen |
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|accessdate = 2008-04-12 |
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|date = {{Date|2007-11-07}} |
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|publisher = City North News}}</ref> She currently appears as Gladiator "Olympia" on the [[2008]] revival of ''[[Gladiators (Australian TV series)|Gladiators]]''.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22985884-2902,00.html Anthony Koutoufides and Tatiana Grigorieva join]</ref> |
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==Achievements== |
==Achievements== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.e-nova.net.au/ Tatiana's Management Company] |
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*[http://www.myspace.com/ Tatiana's MySpace page] |
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*[http://usuarios.lycos.es/biloska/Tatyana_Grigorieva.htm Tatiana Grigorieva Pictures] |
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Tatiana Grigorieva (Russian: Татьяна Григорьева; born October 8, 1975 in Leningrad, Russia) is a retired Australian pole vaulter. She retired from the sport in 2007.[1]
Grigorieva began her athletics career as a 400-metre hurdler, later turning to pole vault. She was formerly married to fellow pole vaulter Viktor Chistiakov, whom she migrated to Australia with in 1997. She became an Australian citizen in 1999.[2]
Apart from her athletic achievements, Grigorieva has also modeled, appearing in photo shoots for magazines Inside Sport and Black+White, and competed in season six of Dancing with the Stars.[3] In November 2007, Grigorieva and her partner Plamen Milanov opened the "Caffe e Gelato Milany" in the Brisbane suburb of Hamilton.[4] She currently appears as Gladiator "Olympia" on the 2008 revival of Gladiators.[5]
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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1998 | Goodwill Games | New York City | 2nd | Pole vault |
1998 | Australian Championships | 2nd | Pole vault | |
1999 | Australian Championships | 3rd | 100 m | |
1999 | Australian Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 9th | Pole vault |
1999 | World Championships | Seville | 3rd | Pole vault |
2000 | Australian Championships | 2nd | Pole vault | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney | 2nd | Pole vault |
2001 | Australian Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Alberta | 4th | Pole vault |
2002 | Australian Championships | 1st | Pole vault | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 1st | Pole vault |
2003 | Australian Championships | 2nd | Pole vault | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | 2nd | Pole Vault |
References
- ^ Pole vaulter Tatiana Grigorieva set to retire
- ^ The High Road
- ^ Tatiana Grigorieva - Biography
- ^ "Tatiana the ice-cream queen". City North News. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- ^ Anthony Koutoufides and Tatiana Grigorieva join