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Izobelle Louison-Roe

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Izobelle Louison-Roe
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 (age 17)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.89m (Lima, Peru)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lima High jump

Izobelle Louison-Roe (born 14 May 2007) is an Australian high jumper. She was a silver medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships. [1]

Career

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In March 2023, she cleared 1.84 metres to finish second in the high jump at the Sydney Track Classic at the age of 15 years-old.[2] She was a bronze medalist in the high jump at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

In December 2023, at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth, Australia she competed in the U17 100m hurdles, high jump, triple jump and long jump.[4] She set a championship record for the triple jump with a 13.39m jump.[5]

In August 2024, she won a silver medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in the high jump with a personal best jump of 1.89 metres, finishing behind Angelina Topic but ahead of defending champion Karmen Bruus on countback.[6][7]

Personal life

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From New South Wales, she attended Kirrawee High School in Sydney.[8] She is a member of St George Athletics Club.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Izobelle Louison-Roe". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "10 ATHLETES TO WATCH - AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 Apr 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Jharkhand's Asha Kiran Barla wins silver medal in 800m in Commonwealth Youth Games". AvenueMail. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ Salguero, David Rubio (7 December 2023). "2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics in Perth this weekend". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Australian All Schools Day 1: Beacroft produces a World Age best and Louison-Roe leaps to the best in the meet's history". nswathletics. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia record their best medal haul with three silvers and a bronze on final day". Olympics.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Veage, John (December 11, 2023). "Schools success". The Leader. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ Veage, John (April 24, 2023). "Izobelle's big leap". The Leader. Retrieved 1 September 2024.