Melina Dawn Hamilton (born 15 June 1976 in Rotorua) is a retired New Zealand athlete who specialised in the

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. She represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships, without reaching the final. Her personal bests of 4.40 metres outdoors (2003) and 4.20 metres indoors (2004) were at the time

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; both were broken in 2014 by Eliza McCartney.

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1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Rotorua New Zealand female pole vaulters Olympic athletes of New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand women 21st-century New Zealand women {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub