.eleanorpatto has become just the 10th Australian athlete to win world championships gold with a thrilling triumph in the women’s high jump. 7NEWS
Patterson became the first Australian woman to win a world or Olympics high jump title, while John Winter is the only Australian man to achieve the feat.title as a shy 18-year-old in Glasgow in 2014.
Fellow Australian Nicola Olyslagers, the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, finished tied for fifth with a best clearance of 1.96m. All Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned from competing in Eugene due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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