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{{Short description|Australian high jumper (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}

'''Alison Jane Inverarity''' (born 12 August 1970) is an Australian former athlete, competing in the [[high jump]]. She was affiliated with the [[Western Australian Institute of Sport]] in [[Perth]].

She was the [[Australian records in athletics|Australian record]] holder with her jump of {{T&Fcalc|1.98}} in 1994 (tying [[Vanessa Browne-Ward]]'s 1989 mark). This record stood until February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-28|title=High jumper Eleanor Patterson breaks 31-year-old Australian record|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-28/eleanor-patterson-breaks-australian-high-jump-record/12012138|access-date=2020-09-19|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|language=en-AU}}</ref>

Inverarity competed at three Olympic Games, two Commonwealth Games and two World Championships. She won a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alison Inverarity|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/alison-inverarity/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Personal ==
Inverarity was born on 12 August 1970<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alison INVERARITY {{!}} Profile|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/alison-inverarity-14271907|access-date=2020-09-19|website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref> in [[Perth]], Western Australia. She is the daughter of the former Australian [[test cricket|test cricketer]] [[John Inverarity]].

==National titles==
*8 times [[List of national high jump champions (women)|Australian high jump champion]]: 1991, 1993–95, 1997–2000

==International competitions==
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{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{AUS}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
| 11th
|High jump
|1.87 m
|-
|[[1991 Summer Universiade|World Student Games]]
|[[Sheffield, England]]
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st
|High jump
|1.92 m
|-
|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
| 8th
|High jump
|1.91 m
|-
|1993
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| 5th
|High jump
|1.97 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Victoria, Canada]]
|bgcolor="gold"| 1st
|High jump
|1.94 m
|-
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[London, England]]
|7th
|High jump
|1.85 m
|-
|1995
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|24th
|High jump
|1.85 m
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
|—
|High jump
|NM
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|High jump
|1.88 m
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Johannesburg, South Africa]]
|7th
|High jump
|1.85 m
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|32nd
|High jump
|1.80 m
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{World Athletics}}
* [http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete4.htm Alison Inverarity] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
* {{CGF|41173}}
* {{AOC|alison-inverarity}}
* {{Olympics.com|alison-inverarity}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{SR/Olympics|in/alison-inverarity-1|archive=20161203085248}}

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[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Athletes from Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Australian female high jumpers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Australia]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia]]
[[Category:Western Australian Institute of Sport alumni]]
[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners]]


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