PARNOVA Elizaveta

Australia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 9 May 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Youth Olympian

Place of birth: MOSCOW

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : PERTH, WA

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Pole Vault

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault B	Women's Pole Vault Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2012	London, GBR	Qual. (NM)

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2010	Singapore, SIN	2nd (4.25)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (4.35)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (4.35)

Oceania Championships

Year	Location	Pole Vault
2019	Townsville, QLD, AUS	1st (4.60)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Liz (perthnow.com.au, 13 Apr 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete, Model

Education:

University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, AUS

Languages spoken:

English, Russian

Club name:

University of Western Australia [UWA] Athletics Club [Australia]

Coach:

Paul Burgess; James Fitzpatrick

Sporting relatives:

Her father Alex Parnov has worked as a coach. Her sister Vicky represented Australia in pole vault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, while her aunt Tatiana Grigorieva won the silver medal in the pole vault at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Her grandmother Natalya Chistyakova won bronze in the 400m for the Soviet Union at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Her twin sisters Alla and Natasha have competed in pole vault at national level in Australia. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Jul 2021; thewest.com.au, 15 Apr 2017; athletics.com.au, 29 Mar 2017; theaustralia.com.au, 06 Mar 2012)

Debut:

2010 for Australia, Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India (couriermail.com.au, 05 Apr 2014)

Injuries:

She fractured her right tibia in April 2016. She returned competition a year later. (thewest.com.au, 15 Apr 2017; perthnow.com.au, 13 Apr 2016)

She tore a muscle in her leg in June 2012. (smh.com.au, 25 Jul 2012)

Start:

She took up athletics at age seven. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012)

Reason:

She wanted to follow her aunt Tatiana Grigorieva and her older sister Vicky into the sport. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012)

Hero:

Australian pole vaulter Steve Hooker. (insidesport.com.au, 01 May 2012)

Influence:

Her sister Vicky. (Athletics Australia YouTube channel, 25 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Commitment, 100%. Go out there and leave no stone unturned." (Athletics Australia YouTube channel, 25 Sep 2019)

Award:

She was flag bearer for Australia at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. (insidesport.com.au, 01 May 2012)

General Interest

General
MODEL VAULTER
She has worked as a model and is signed to an agency. "I guess our sport is quite revealing and my sister [pole vaulter Vicky Parnov] and I like to take pride in our appearance. It's hard for athletes to come across as glamorous because we are out there sweating and grunting rather than standing there looking all pretty and posing. I find it quite bizarre but it's nice in such a masculine event to look feminine." (Instagram profile, 23 Jul 2021; yahoo.com, 29 Jun 2014)

FROM RUSSIA TO AUSTRALIA
She moved with her family from the Russian Federation to Australia in 1996. "At home we all speak Russian because [her younger twin sisters Alla and Natasha] were born in Australia so we're trying to keep them in contact with the family. It's hard to speak Russian living in Australia." (nzherald.co.nz, 27 Jan 2018; singapore2010.olympics.com.au, 26 Aug 2010)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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