Episode 5 - Our golden girl, Eleanor Patterson
We don't know about you, but we're still in elean-awe of Eleanor!
Our golden girl Eleanor Patterson soared to victory in the Women’s High Jump final at the World Athletics Championships, delivering a sensational performance that saw her become the first Australian Women’s High Jump gold medallist and only the 10th Australian able-bodied track and field athlete to claim a world title.
The 26-year-old recorded a new personal best of 2.02m, equalling Nicola Olyslager’s Oceania and Australian record, but what was most impressive was her comeback after finding herself knocking on the door of elimination from competition. After sailing through the first four heights, Patterson found herself jumping to stay alive in the after failing to clear the height twice at 1.98m. Then in fourth place, she cleared her indoor personal best of 2.00m on her second attempt, but with four others ahead of her, the Leongatha native needed to clear new heights to put herself back in medal contention.
An unsurmountable height for many, Patterson cleared 2.02m with ease on her first attempt and skyrocketed to gold when her rivals missed the height. Only one of her three opponents managed to clear the bar, with World Indoor Champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) achieving the feat on her second attempt.
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