âUnbelievableâ: Aussie Olympianâs crazy feat SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Nicola McDermott celebrates a cleared jump in the Women s High Jump Final during the Australian Track & Field Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on April 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
Track and Field by Nic Savage 19th Apr 2021 5:37 AM Aussie Olympian Nicola McDermott has set a new national high jump record, becoming the first Australian woman to break the two-metre barrier. Competing at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney on Sunday, McDermott cleared 2.00m on her second attempt to better the previous Oceania record of 1.99m set by Eleanor Patterson in February 2020.
Nicola McDermott becomes first Australian woman to break high jump s 2-metre barrier
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Nicola McDermott celebrates after setting a national record in the women s high jump.
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High jumper Nicola McDermott has become the first Australian woman to break the 2-metre barrier, setting a national record at the Australian track and field championships in Sydney.
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McDermott posted a height of 2.00 metres, one centimetre above the previous national record set by Eleanor Patterson
Both high jumpers had already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics
Dani Stevens won her 14th national title in the women s discus
McDermott cleared 2.00 metres on Sunday, beating the previous mark of 1.99m set last year by her domestic rival Eleanor Patterson.
Nicola McDermott becomes first Australian woman to clear 2m in the high jump
Athletics by Scott Gullan 19th Apr 2021 7:06 AM It was the upset of the championships which elevated Jye Edwards from promising injury-prone junior to giant killer and Tokyo-bound. Edwards stalked Australia s best runner Stewart McSweyn in the 1500m final and then took him down over the final stages to win his first national title and claim a spot on the Olympic team. There were plenty of highlights on the final day of the Olympic trials with Nicola McDermott becoming the first Australian woman to clear 2.00m in the high jump.
âUnbelievableâ: Aussie Olympianâs crazy feat SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 18: Nicola McDermott celebrates a cleared jump in the Women s High Jump Final during the Australian Track & Field Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on April 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
Track and Field by Nic Savage 19th Apr 2021 5:37 AM Aussie Olympian Nicola McDermott has set a new national high jump record, becoming the first Australian woman to break the two-metre barrier. Competing at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney on Sunday, McDermott cleared 2.00m on her second attempt to better the previous Oceania record of 1.99m set by Eleanor Patterson in February 2020.