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NZ pole vaulter sets junior world record

17:42 pm on 19 December 2015

Auckland pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has broken the world Under-20 record at an athletics meet at Mt Smart Stadium.

Eliza McCartney Photo: Photosport

McCartney jumped 4.64 metres for a personal best by 14 centimetres.

The 19-year-old's leap is also a New Zealand National & Resident record.

Eliza McCartney clears the bar at the IAAF World Junior Championships in 2014 in Eugene, Oregon Photo: AFP

Last month she reached the Olympic qualifying B standard of 4.5 metres.