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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]
Inverarity was born on 12 August 1970[3] in Perth, Western Australia. She is the daughter of the former Australian test cricketer John Inverarity.
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Australia | |||||
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 |