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New Zealand's Eliza McCartney reacts while competing in the Women's Pole Vault Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016. / AFP / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)
Pole vault star Eliza McCartney has been named as a finalist for New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment of the Decade, the only category where the winner is decided by the public at the ISPS Handa Halberg Awards Decade Champion.
New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment of the Decade finalists are:
All Whites (football) 2010: Winston Reid’s last-minute goal against Slovakia in the FIFA World Cup (Johannesburg, South Africa)
All Blacks (rugby) 2011: The final whistle, All Blacks vs France, Rugby World Cup final (Auckland, New Zealand)
Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan (rowing) 2012: Storm from behind to win gold in the 2012 London Olympics (London, England)
Black Sox (softball) 2013: Win the ISF Men’s World Softball Championships (Auckland, New Zealand)
Brendon McCullum (cricket) 2014: Scores a record 302 against India for Black Caps (Wellington, New Zealand)
Grant Elliott (cricket) 2015: Smashes a six off the second-to-last ball of the semi-final against South Africa to put the Black Caps into the Cricket World Cup final (Auckland, New Zealand)
Eliza McCartney (athletics) 2016: Wins the bronze medal with her final pole vault attempt at the Rio Olympics (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Mitchell Hunt (rugby)2017: Drops a stunning last-minute drop goal securing the win for the Crusaders during the Super Rugby season (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Anna Leat (football) 2018: Successful penalty shootout against Japan, leading New Zealand into the semi-final of the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup (Uruguay, South America)
Silver Ferns (netball) 2019: Win the Netball World Cup (Liverpool, England)
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