Emma George
__NOTOC__Emma George (born 1 November 1974 in Beechworth, Victoria) is a former Australian pole vaulter. She set twelve world records in a row in the late nineties, but she lost the record on 26 May 2000 to Stacy Dragila and was unable to recapture it. She was previously a trapeze artist in The Flying Fruit Fly Circus. She was coached by world-renowned coach Mark Stewart, who also led Steve Hooker to Olympic gold.George competed in and won the Gladiator Individual Sports Athletes Challenge in 1995.
George suffered a fall while training for the 1999 Seville Championships. She then underwent a number of operations on her back before finally announcing her retirement in 2003. Provided by Wikipedia
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3by Cristina M. Caperchione PhD, Corneel Vandelanotte PhD, Gregory S. Kolt PhD, Mitch Duncan PhD, Marcus Ellison BHMSc, Emma George BHSc (Hons), W. Kerry Mummery PhDGet full text
Published 2012-11-01
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4by Andreas F. Haas, Marine Guibert, Anja Foerschner, Tim Co, Sandi Calhoun, Emma George, Mark Hatay, Elizabeth Dinsdale, Stuart A. Sandin, Jennifer E. Smith, Mark J.A. Vermeij, Ben Felts, Phillip Dustan, Peter Salamon, Forest RohwerGet full text
Published 2015-11-01
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