Olivia McTaggart (born 9 January 2000) is a pole vault athlete from New Zealand.
Early life McTaggart was born in Australia to an Australian father and New Zealander mother. She later moved with her family to Greenhithe, in Auckland, New Zealand. She attended Kristin School.
Career 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 previously held 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. The same year she was a recipient of the AMP National Scholarship.
In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia where she finished ninth with a clearance of 4.30m. Her brother Cameron also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's 77 kg division weightlifting. That year she also competed at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland where she finished fifth in the final also with a clearance of 4.30m.
In 2019 McTaggart competed at the Universiade in Napoli, Italy, where she finished fourth with a mark of 4.31m.
She represented NZ at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships where she came sixth with a clearance of 4.60m.
She won the Diamond League London Athletics Meet on July 19, 2025 with a personal best of 4.73
Personal bests Outdoor
Performance Location Date 4.73m Olympic Stadium, London (UK) 19 July 2025
Indoor
Performance Location Date 4.65m Utilita Arena, Birmingham 15 February 2025
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