Eliza McCartney became New Zealand's youngest female medallist at an Olympic Games, with her incredible pole vaulting performance on Saturday. Chris Rattue breaks down ten things you need to know about New Zealand's newest star. Lorde's mother, Sonja Yelich, posted a picture of McCartney on her Instagram account during the Olympics: "This is Eliza McCartney - just the nicest person ever - and a finalist in today's pole vault in Rio." Thank you, thank you, thank you to every single person sending their support. 11) McCartney believes women can match the men in pole vault, telling TVNZ: "...things are really moving forward very fast and the sport's evolving very quickly...we'll be pushing some heights near the boys hopefully.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 22, 2016 21:52 UTC