Christine Stanton

Christine Frances "Chris" Stanton (née Annison, born 12 December 1959) is a retired high jumper from Australia. She set her personal best on 26 January 1985, jumping 1.96 metres at a meet in Adelaide, South Australia. An eight-time national champion in the women's high jump, she competed for her native country at three consecutive Olympic Games, in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988.

She was born in Perth, Western Australia.[1]

National titles

  • 8 times Australian high jump champion: 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983, 1985-87

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Australia
1977 Pacific Conference Games Canberra, Australia 3rd 1.80 m
World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 6th 1.75 m
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 6th 1.91 m
1981 Pacific Conference Games Christchurch, New Zealand 3rd 1.83 m
World Cup Rome, Italy 4th 1.86 m
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd 1.88 m
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 29th (q) 1.80 m
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 11th 1.85 m (1.90 m)
1985 World Cup Canberra, Australia 5th 1.88 m
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 1st 1.92 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 17th (q) 1.88 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 1.93 m

Notes:

  • Results with a q, indicate overall position in qualifying round.
  • Results in brackets, indicate superior height achieved in qualifying round.

References

  1. ^ WA Hall of Champions Inductee Christine Stanton Archived 12 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. WAIS. Retrieved 2015-01-08.

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