Vanessa Browne-Ward

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Vanessa Browne-Ward (born 5 January 1963) is a retired high jumper from Australia, who set her personal best on 12 February 1989, jumping 1.98 metres at a meet in Perth, Western Australia. A eight-time national champion in the women's high jump event, she competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 (Los Angeles, California).

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Height
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	5th	1.83m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	1.88m
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, California, USA	6th	1.94m
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	9th	1.83m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	13th	1.90m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	1.88m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th	1.90m

[edit] References

• Profile
• Women's World All-Time List
  
• IAAF profile for Vanessa Browne-Ward

Sporting positions
Preceded by Katrina Gibbs	Women's Australian National Champion 1979	Succeeded by Christine Stanton
Preceded by Christine Stanton	Women's Australian National Champion 1984	Succeeded by Christine Stanton
Preceded by Christine Stanton	Women's Australian National Champion 1988 — 1990	Succeeded by Alison Inverarity