Pole vaulter competes in world championships
Umina pole vaulter Amanda Bartrim is on her way to Canada to compete on July 19 in the 13th IAAF World Junior Championships, the biggest contest of her career.
The 19-year-old university student recently finished a three-day competition and education camp in Brisbane ahead of departure for the world junior titles.
Arriving in the host city of Moncton in Canada, Ms Bartrim will join a 37-strong team that boasts an all-female line-up of jumpers including Ms Bartrim (pole vault), Amy Pejkovic (high jump), Emily Crutcher (high jump) and Brooke Stratton (long jump).
Clearing a new personal best height of 3.95 metres at the Australian Junior Championships in March, Ms Bartrim was crowned the Under-20s national pole vault champion just two weeks after equalling her previous best effort of 3.90 metres at a NSW Athletics all-comers meet earlier in the month.
A talented high jumper prior to discovering pole vault, Bartrim leapt 3.81 metres to win gold at the 2008 Pacific Schools Games before taking silver at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney in January last year.
Departing our shores on July 8, Ms Bartrim and her teammates will acclimatise and compete in Vancouver ahead of the world junior championships in Moncton from July 19 to 25.
Website, 23 Jun 2010
Athletics Australia