Alison Inverarity
Alison Jane Inverarity (born 12 August 1970) is an Australian former 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]
Personal
[edit]Inverarity was born on 12 August 1970[3] in Perth, Western Australia. She is the daughter of the former Australian test cricketer John Inverarity.
National titles
[edit]- 8 times Australian high jump champion: 1991, 1993–95, 1997–2000
International competitions
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Alison Inverarity at World Athletics
- Alison Inverarity at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Alison Inverarity at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Alison Inverarity at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Alison Inverarity at Olympics.com
- Alison Inverarity at Olympedia
- Alison Inverarity at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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World University Games champions in women's high jump | |
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