EVENT: Athletics: Women's Pole Vault
Pole vaulter Imogen Ayris is all set to make her Olympic debut in Paris 2024.
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EVENT: Athletics: Women's Pole Vault
Pole vaulter Imogen Ayris is all set to make her Olympic debut in Paris 2024.
A former gymnast who represented her country where she switched to pole vaulting and competed at the World U20 Championships in 2018.
The Auckland-based athlete enjoyed the best performance of her career when, despite competing with a fractured foot, she won a bronze medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Coached by Scott Simpson, Imogen has competed at the past two World Championships, finishing joint 18th in the most recent edition in Budapest.
Imogen comes from a sporting background as her mother, Bridget, was a former gold medal-winning Maadi Cup sculler and her late father and “inspiration” Barny was a county rep in football and rugby in the UK.
