Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Perth, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Western Australian Institute of Sport [WAIS]: Perth, WA, AUS |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
Her father Alex Parnov has acted as her coach. Her sister Vicki is an elite pole vaulter, while her aunt Tatiana Grigorieva won the silver medal in the pole vault at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Her grandmother Natalie Tchistiakova won a 400m bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. (theaustralia.com.au, 06 Mar 2012) |
Awards and honours |
She was the flag bearer for Australia at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. (insidesport.com.au, 01 May 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Alex Parnov [father] |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Russian |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from which country? |
Russia |
General Interest |
Other information |
YOUNG REPRESENTATIVE She competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, at age 15. (theaustralian.com.au, 06 Mar 2012) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
University of Western Australia: Crawley, AUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Spending time on the beach and in cafes. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She wanted to follow her aunt Tatiana Grigorieva and older sister Vicky into the sport. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Australian pole vaulter Steve Hooker. (insidesport.com.au, 01 May 2012) |
Sport Specific Information |
Coach from what year? |
2000 |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up athletics at age seven. |