Nina Kennedy

Nina Kennedy's Biography

Australia’s newest golden girl Nina Kennedy recently won a Gold Medal in Paris at the 2024 Olympics – she is Australia’s best pole-vaulter and the current world #2.

Coming from Busselton south of Perth, WA, she had her first taste for athletics at her school carnival which inspired her to join her first club at age 11.

Just one year later, her life changed as her athletic prowess was identified by a pole vault coach at an athletics meet. From that day forward, Nina has worked her way to the top and earned her place as a trailblazer for the next generation of elite pole vaulters.

In 2015, 17-year-old Nina made her Australian senior team debut at the World Championships following her breakthrough earlier that year when she broke a junior world record and raised her PB three times in a single competition.

Amongst her accolades throughout the years, she has been a four-time Diamond League meeting winner, triple Australian national champion, bronze medalist at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and an Olympian at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.  In 2022, she won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, bronze at the Athletics World Championships in Oregon, and won the Diamond League championship title in Zurich, wrapping up the season with a world #2 ranking.

In 2023 she won gold at the World Championships in Budapest. Followed by a stellar Diamond League Meeting win, Nina not only jumped a personal best of 4.91m, she also set an Oceania Indoor record and meeting record.

Nina also holds the Australian national title, and national record with the jump height of 4.91m. Nina won a Gold Medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics and continues to build height in her career and cement her position as one of the best pole vaulters in the world.

To enquire about Nina Kennedy contact Helene Greenham directly: helene@platinumspeakers.com.au

Speaking Topics Include

In Conversation with Nina Kennedy

Nina is available for Q&A’s and panel discussions at corporate, school, sports and charity events.

Topics & Themes:

• The journey to becoming a Pole-vault athlete and champion
• Resilience, setbacks and how she overcame those
• The rise of women in sport
• Performing on the world stage
• Drive and mindset