Alison Inverarity
Alison Jane Inverarity (born 12 August 1970) is a former Australian Olympic and Commonwealth athlete, competing in the high jump. She was affiliated with the Western Australian Institute of Sport in Perth.
She was the Australian record holder with her jump of 1.98 m (6 ft 5 3⁄4 in) in 1994 (tying Vanessa Browne-Ward's 1989 mark). This record stood until February 2020.[1]
Inverarity competed at three Olympic Games, two Commonwealth Games and two World Championships. She won a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[2]
National titles
- 8 times Australian high jump champion: 1991, 1993–95, 1997–2000
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing ![]() | |||||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | High jump | 1.87 m |
World Student Games | Sheffield, England | 1st | High jump | 1.92 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | High jump | 1.91 m |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 5th | High jump | 1.97 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | High jump | 1.94 m |
World Cup | London, England | 7th | High jump | 1.85 m | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 24th | High jump | 1.85 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | — | High jump | NM |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | High jump | 1.88 m |
World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 7th | High jump | 1.85 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 32nd | High jump | 1.80 m |
References
- "High jumper Eleanor Patterson breaks 31-year-old Australian record". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Alison Inverarity". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- "Alison INVERARITY | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
External links
- Alison Inverarity at World Athletics
- Alison Inverarity at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Alison Inverarity at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.