27 Feb 2017

McCartney sets another pole vault record

7:12 am on 27 February 2017

Olympic bronze medalist Eliza McCartney broke the Oceania record as she won the pole vault at the Auckland Track Challenge yesterday.

Eliza McCartney at the Rio Olympics.

Eliza McCartney at the Rio Olympics. Photo: PHOTOSPORT

McCartney vaulted 4.82 metres, adding one centimetre to Australian Alana Boyd's record and two centimetres to her own national record.

It's also a world leading mark in 2017.

Meanwhile, American Ryan Crouser won the men's shot put with a throw of 22.15 metres.

The Olympic champion threw four of his six efforts out over 22 metres.

New Zealander Tom Walsh was second with a best of 21.8 metres, a season best.

Jacko Gill was third.