Polina Knoroz

Polina Knoroz (, born 20 July 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian pole vaulter and athlete. She started her career in 2014, when she was at school.

Biography Polina Knoroz was born on 20 July 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

By profession, she is a Russian pole vaulter and athlete who competes internationally for Russia. In 2020 she participated at the Russian Indoor Athletics Championship and won the silver medal with a vault of 4.65m. Her best vault of 2021 was 4.65 in Znamenskikh stadium, Moscow.

In the same year, she began to attract attention online, with Lifestyle Asia magazine listing her alongside six other athletes from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to become "a sensation" on social media. Those athletes included Pita Taufatofua, Alica Schmidt, Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano, Zehra Gunes, Ran Takahashi, and Avishag Semberg.

As of 2026, she is ranked #7 in Europe and #15 globally.

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