- Christine Stanton
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Christine ("Chris") Frances Stanton (born December 12, 1959) is a retired high jumper from Australia, who was born as Christine Annison. She set her personal best on 1985-01-26, jumping 1.96 metres at a meet in Adelaide, South Australia. An eleventh-time national champion in the women's high jump and pentathlon event, she competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union).
High Jump Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Height 1977 Pacific Conference Games Canberra, Australia 3rd 1.80m 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 6th 1.91m 1981 Pacific Conference Games Christchurch, New Zealand 3rd 1.83m 1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd 1.88m 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland DNQ 1.80m 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, California, USA 11th 1.85m 1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 1st 1.92m 1987 World Championships Rome, Italy DNQ 1.88m 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 1.93m References
- IAAF profile for Christine Stanton
- Profile
- Women's World All-Time List
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)
Australian National Champions in Women's High Jump 1930 – 1932: Rosa Winter • 1933 – 1940: Doris Carter • 1948: Carole Stewart • 1950: Jacqueline Baumann • 1952: Mary Grace • 1954: Carol Bernoth • 1956: Janice Cooper • 1958: Michele Mason • 1960: Helen Frith • 1962: Carolyn Wright • 1963: Robyn Woodhouse • 1964: Michele Mason • 1965: Robyn Woodhouse • 1966: Michele Mason • 1967: Robyn Woodhouse • 1968 – 1971: Carolyn Wright • 1972: Raylene Parke • 1973: Carolyn Wright • 1974 – 1975: Raylene Parke • 1976 – 1977: Christine Annison • 1978: Katrina Gibbs 1979: Vanessa Browne 1980 – 1981: Christine Stanton • 1982: Katrina Gibbs 1983: Christine Stanton • 1984: Vanessa Browne 1985 – 1987: Christine Stanton • 1988 – 1990: Vanessa Browne • 1991: Alison Inverarity • 1992: Tania Murray (NZL) • 1993 – 1995: Alison Inverarity • 1996: Lea Haggett (GBR) • 1997 – 2000: Alison Inverarity • 2001: Carmen Hunter • 2002: Petrina Price • 2003: Miyuki Aoyama (JPN) • 2004: Petrina Price • 2005: Sophia Begg • 2006 – 2007: Ellen Pettitt • 2008: Catherine Drummond • 2009: Petrina Price
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- Australian high jumpers
- Australian pentathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Australian athletics biography stubs
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