Vanessa Ward
Vanessa Carol Ward (née Browne; born 5 January 1963) is a retired
Olympic Games, in Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1981 to 1984 and 1987 to 1988.[1]
Achievements
- Australian high jump record holder - 1.98 metres in 1989 (equalled by Alison Inverarityin 1994)
- Five-time Australian National High Jump Champion(1979, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990)
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Australia | |||||
1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 5th | High jump | 1.83 m |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | High jump | 1.88 m
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1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, California , USA
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6th | High jump | 1.94 m
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1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 9th | High jump | 1.83 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th (q) | High jump | 1.90 m |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | High jump | 1.88 m |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | High jump | 1.90 m |
Note: result with a Q, indicates overall position in qualifying round.
References
- ISBN 1-74013-060-X.
External links
- Vanessa Ward at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Women's World All-Time List
- Vanessa Ward at World Athletics
- Vanessa Browne at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)