Search
Search

Background image
Olympians

Alison Inverarity

Image
Athletics

Age

54

Olympic History

Barcelona 1992

Atlanta 1996

Sydney 2000

Career Events

Athletics Women's High Jump

 

Alison's Story

1971 –

Alison Inverarity followed Christine Stanton as Australia’s premier female high jumper. Like Stanton, she came from Western Australia and attended three Olympic Games, with hers being Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. Her best performance was eighth at Barcelona. 

She attended two Commonwealth Games and two World Championships, with a best result of winning a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games at Victoria, Canada. During her career, Alison Inverarity won eight senior Australian high jump titles.

Read More

The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.

We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.

The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.