Olivia McTaggart
Olivia McTaggart is a pole vault athlete from New Zealand. In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia.
McTaggart was born in Australia and later moved with her family to Greenhithe, in Auckland, New Zealand. She attends Kristin School. Her brother Cameron is a weightlifter, and was also selected to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's 77 kg division.
McTaggart was a competitive gymnast for 10 years before changing to pole vaulting due to a back injury in 2014. After less than six months in the sport, she competed at the Australian Junior Championships in the under-16 event and won a bronze medal.
In 2017 McTaggart broke the New Zealand under-17 record which had been set by Eliza McCartney. The height she cleared, 4.40m, placed her third in the world for under-18 athletes and seventh in the world for under-20 athletes.
In 2017 she was a recipient of the AMP National Scholarship.
