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

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

8 times Australian high jump champion: 1991, 1993–95, 1997–2000

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Australia
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	High jump	1.87 m
1991	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
1994	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
1998	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.