Aussie Eleanor Patterson makes history by winning gold in the high jump at the World Championships
Daily MailEleanor Patterson has become just the 10th Australian athlete to win world championships gold with a thrilling triumph in the women's high jump in Eugene. 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. Patterson became the first Australian woman to win the world high jump title when she triumphed by 2cm The 26-year-old bettered her personal best by 2cm and equalled the national record Patterson first burst to prominence when she won the Commonwealth title as a shy 18-year-old in Glasgow in 2014. She beat out Ukrainian Yarolsava Mahuchikh and Italy's Elena Vallortigara for the title in a sign she could be bound for glory at next week's Commonwealth Games Australia's Matthew Denny was sixth in a high-quality men's discus final, with his best effort of 66.47m coming in the final round, But no-one could get near Slovenia's Kristjan Ceh won claimed gold with a massive throw of 71.13m.
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