Olivia Gross
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 29 August 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Pole vault: 4.35m (Perth, 2025) |
Olivia Gross (born 29 August 2002) is an Australian track and field athlete. In 2024, she was runner-up at the Australian Athletics Championships in the pole vault.[1]
Career
[edit]From Geelong, Victoria,[2] she later became based in Perth, Western Australia, joining the Western Australian Institute for Sport on a scholarship in 2021.[3] She came third in the Australian Athletics Championships in March 2023, equalling her personal best clearance of 4.10m.[4]
On 27 March 2024, she set a new personal best clearance of 4.20m in Perth.[5] She finished runner-up at the 2024 Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide on 13 April 2024.[6][7][8] She increased her personal best to 4.35 metres at the Perth Classic on 1 March 2025.[9]
Personal life
[edit]She is the sister of sprinter Mia Gross.[10][11] She is a trained Pilates instructor.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "O.Gross". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Young Geelong pole vaulters Cassidy Bradshaw and Olivia Gross eye Vic County gold". Geelong Advertiser. 25 January 2020.
- ^ Reilly, Eliza (16 October 2021). "Emerging Victorian pole vaulter Olivia Gross joins WAIS after being inspired by Nina Kennedy at training camp". The West Australian. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "liveresults.qldathletics.org". watch-athlerics. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Strive Program D". World Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Womens Pole Vault". Roster Athletics. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Australia Athletics Championships 2024: Full list of medal winners". Olympics.com. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (16 April 2024). "World leads galore in Florida and Amber Anning improves again". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Perth Track Classic". World Athletics. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Bieske, Sarah (18 May 2024). "Mia and Olivia Gross aiming high in world track and field". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Mia Gross records qualifying time for World Junior Championships". Geelong Advertiser. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Olivia Gross – Jumping from East to West". wais.org. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
