Tatiana Grigorieva

Tatiana Grigorieva ( born October 8, 1975 in Leningrad ) is a retired Australian pole vaulter Russian origin.

She emigrated in 1997 to Australia. At the World Athletics Championships in 1999 in Seville, she won the bronze medal in the pole vault behind Stacy Dragila (USA) and Anschela Balachonowa (UKR ). At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester she won the gold medal ahead of Kym Howe (AUS ) and the three third-place Irie Hill ( GBR), Bridgid Isworth (AUS) and Stephanie McCann (CAN).

At the Summer Olympics in Sydney in 2000, she won the silver medal in the pole vault behind Stacy Dragila (USA ) and before Vala Flosadóttir (ISL ).

In January 2007, she announced her retirement from competitive sport.

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