When Eliza McCartney leaped to bronze in the pole vault at the Rio Olympics, she inspired a nation.
But it seems New Zealand's success in the sport may not be limited to McCartney, as a whole new generation of vaulters rise up through the ranks.
One of them is Olivia McTaggart, who after only two years in the sport has already broken McCartney's national under-17 record by 11 centimetres.
McTaggart says McCartney is a huge inspiration, especially after her bronze medal heroics in Rio.
"It's so amazing having her here training with us and having her here for support," says McTaggart.
"She's one of my biggest motivations to try to get those bigger heights."
McTaggart already has big goals to compete at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 and then the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
Her coach, Jeremy McColl, believes those goals are achievable.
"I think it's absolutely realistic. She is developing very quickly," said McColl.
McColl is also the mastermind behind the success of McCartney and now McTaggart. He puts it all down to the success down to hard work by both athletes.
"A lot of hard work and also the right athletes," said McColl, "I always believed New Zealand is going to be a country of pole vaulters, and it's kind of showing that now, and there's a lot more in the pipeline too."
If McCartney and McTaggart continue to grow and develop, together they could take the sport of pole vaulting in New Zealand to a whole new level.
Newshub.
