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}} Alana Boyd (born 10 May 1984) is an Australian Olympic pole vaulter. The 2008 Australian Champion, Boyd was selected for the 2007 World Championships, but did not make the final.〔(Athletics Australia profile - Alana Boyd )〕 She did not make the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 11th place. She also reached the final of the 2012 Indoor World Championships, finishing in 9th.〔 Her personal best jump is 4.76 metres, achieved in February 2012 in Perth. She won the gold medal for the women's pole vault at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, which she retained at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.〔(Boyd family makes history at Games ), ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 13 October 2010.〕 Alana's parents are both former Australian Olympians and her selection in the 2008 Beijing Olympics marks the first time a child of two former Olympians will compete in an Australian Olympic team.〔(Herald Sun - Daughter follows parents into five-ring circus )〕 Her mother Denise (née Robertson) won the gold medal for 200 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton and ran in three Olympic finals.〔(Athletics Australia profile - Denise Robertson-Boyd )〕 Her father and coach Ray Boyd was also a Commonwealth Games champion and double-Olympic pole vaulter.〔(AA profile - Ray Boyd )〕 Alana has two siblings, who have also represented Australia internationally:〔(Courier Mail - Vaulting into pole position )〕 Jacinta (born 10 February 1986),〔(AA profile - Jacinta Boyd )〕 a 6.64 metre long jumper,〔(Fanzone Athlete Profiles: Alana Boyd ), Athletics Australia.〕 and Matt (born 29 April 1988),〔(AA Profile - Matt Boyd )〕 a 5.35 metre pole vaulter.〔(Athletics Australia - 2008 National Rankings )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alana Boyd」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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