Athletic career
The 2008 Australian Championships in Athletics, Australian Champion, Boyd was selected for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault, 2007 World Championships, but did not make the final. She did not make the final at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she finished in 11th place. Boyd 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. She also reached the final of the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2012 Indoor World Championships, finishing in 9th. Her personal best jump of 4.81 metres, achieved in July 2016 on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sunshine Coast, was an List of Australian records in athletics, Australian record at the time.Personal life
Boyd married Ryan Quade on 24 September 2016, with whom she has two children. Boyd's parents are both former Australian Olympians and her participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics marked the first time a child of two former Olympians competed in an Australian Olympic team. Her mother Denise Boyd, Denise (née Robertson) won the gold medal for 200 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton and ran in three Olympic finals. Her father and coach Ray Boyd was also a Commonwealth Games champion and double-Olympic pole vaulter. Alana has two siblings, who have also represented Australia internationally: Jacinta, a 6.64-metre long jumper,Fanzone Athlete Profiles: Alana BoydReferences
External links
* * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Alana 1984 births Living people Australian female pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Sportswomen from Victoria (state) World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes from Melbourne 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian sportswomen Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Australian Athletics Championships winners