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This article is about the Canadian athlete. For the actress, see Nicole Forester.
Nicole Forrester 
Personal information Born November 17, 1976
Aurora, OntarioSport Country CanadaSport Athletics Event(s) High jump Nicole Forrester (born 17 November 1976) is a Canadian high jumper. She was discovered working at McDonald's by Dave Hunt, who suggested she learn how to high jump. She was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Thessaloniki. She is currently completing her PhD in Sports Psychology at Michigan State University.
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 3rd 2001 Universiade Beijing, China 2nd 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 3rd 1.87 m World Cup Madrid, Spain 8th 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dom. Republic 7th 2006 World Cup Athens, Greece 5th 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 1.95 m 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie Beirut, Lebanon 3rd 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 1st References
- IAAF profile for Nicole Forrester
- ^ "Olympic Heroes". Markham Economist and Sun: p. 14. 2008-08-23.
External links
Commonwealth Champions in Women's High Jump 1934: Marjorie Clark (SAF) · 1938–50: Dorothy Tyler-Odam (ENG) · 1954: Thelma Hopkins (NIR) · 1958: Michele Brown (AUS) · 1962: Robyn Woodhouse (AUS) · 1966: Michele Brown (AUS) · 1970: Debbie Brill (CAN) · 1974: Barbara Lawton (ENG) · 1978: Katrina Gibbs (AUS) · 1982: Debbie Brill (CAN) · 1986: Christine Stanton (AUS) · 1990: Tania Murray (NZL) · 1994: Alison Inverarity (AUS) · 1998–2002: Hestrie Cloete (RSA) · 2006: Anika Smit (RSA) · 2010: Nicole Forrester (CAN)
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Female high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Canadian female high jumpers
- Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
- People from Aurora, Ontario
- Track and field athletes from Ontario
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs
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